Susan Kennedy Grand Canyon University Nursing 502 September 22‚ 2010 > Cultural diversity is a concept that is of increasing importance in the delivery of quality health care. It is this cultural awareness that allows healthcare professionals to see the entire picture of the patient and thus improves quality of care and healthcare outcomes The cultural values of specific ethnic groups have a direct influence on how they perceive healthcare‚ how and when they seek healthcare and how
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Community Health Epidemiology Shelley Doodeman WGU Indiana Community Health Epidemiology Community Description and Data Hendricks County‚ Indiana is a rapidly growing community located just to the west of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 United States Census‚ the population of Hendricks County was 145‚448 (United States Census Bureau‚ n.d.). The estimated population in Hendricks County for 2012 is 150‚434‚ an increase of 3.4% (United States Census Bureau‚ n.d.). The county is primarily
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Health promotions in nursing practice Dana Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V November 3‚ 2013 Health promotions can be defined as giving people control over their own health and helping them improve their health status. Health promotion focuses on helping individuals‚ families‚ and communities develop proficiencies needed to gain control over everyday life. Therefore‚ the ultimate goal of the health promotion model is to promote a sense of well-being‚ not just the
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Introduction according to the most recent information gathered by the CDC‚ there were 10‚673 abortions performed in the state of Nevada in 2006. However‚ roughly 2‚600 of those abortions were performed in Reno’s only abortion clinic‚ west end women’s medical group. The decision to terminate a pregnancy is a very personal and unique experience for each woman. When a woman does decide she wants an abortion‚ nurses/caregivers play a vital role in the abortion process. It is essential that abortion
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Health Promotion-Review of literature Jacqueline Drummond Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion Janet Arnold September 8TH‚ 2013 Health promotion includes identifying obstacles‚ teaching as well as encouraging and educating positive health behaviors. It is promoting awareness so health care professionals will empower individuals they come in contact with‚ either in the community‚ and elsewhere. They must strive to give uninterrupted attention and time to educate which
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Australia’s healthcare system has been affected by a variety of historical‚ political and socio-cultural factors. Healthcare is described as especially trained and licenced professionals who work to “maintain or restore physical‚ mental or emotional well-being” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2017). With that in mind this essay identifies a historical influence‚ specifically biomedical approach‚ and a cultural influence‚ such as cultural competency and describes how each have shaped Australia’s healthcare system
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Donum vitae emphasizes‚ “Surrogate motherhood represents an objective failure to meet the obligations of maternal love‚ of conjugal fidelity and of responsible motherhood; it offends the dignity of the right of the child to be conceived‚ carried in the womb‚ brought into the world and brought up by his own parents; it sets up to the detriment of families‚ a division between the physical‚ psychological and moral elements which constitute those families.” Surrogacy is the process of giving birth as
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in 2013‚ according to its annual report.” Gore then proceeds to list off a series of numbers and statistics to support this claim‚ one of the statistics being that Planned Parenthood performed 935‚573 cancer screenings‚ including breast exams and Pap Smear tests (Gore). Cancer is a very serious illness that most people see or have seen in their lifetime either firsthand or through a loved one. Planned Parenthood provides cheap or even free scans and checks to ensure the safety of United States citizens
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educated about cervical cancer by nurses and had been through a colposcopic examination. The educational leaflets about the procedure were also provided. According to a recent qualitative study‚ more detailed and practical information about the cervical smear result and the procedure may reduce stress and anxiety (Bosgraaf et al.‚ 2013). Women receiving leaflets showed lower anxiety level as compared to women who did not receive an information (Wilkinson et al.‚ 1990; Marteau et al.‚ 1996). These pre-procedure
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Cells‚ Cell Division‚ and Cell Specialization Fundamentally Different Types of Cell Prokaryotic Cell- single celled: only DNA+ structure (“before nucleus”) E.g. zygote-complete DNA Eukaryotic Cell-multi-celled (“after nucleus”) Prokaryotes Eukaryotes DNA In “nucleoid” region Within membrane-bound nucleus Chromosomes Single‚ circular Multiple‚ linear Organelles None Membrane-bound organelles Size Usually smaller Usually larger- 50 times Organization Usually single-celled Often multicellular
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