Health Assessment 1. Define two different methods or frameworks‚ commonly used to collect health assessment data. Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns provides a holistic guide used by nurses to gather health data as well as a format for the organisation of data collected (White‚ 2005). A functional assessment assists the nurse in obtaining the clients past health history‚ current health status and perception of health behaviours (Gordon‚ 2010). Focusing on 11 areas of possible functional
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Benjamin Engelhart Patient ID: 112592 DOB: 10/05/1967 Age: 46 Sex: M Date of Admission: 11/14/2013 Date of Discharge: 11/17/2013 Admitting Physician: Bernard Kester‚ MD General Surgery Consultations: Procedures Performed: Laparoscopic Appendectomy with placement of RLQ drain 11/14/2013 Complications: None Discharge Diagnosis: Acute Superative Appendicitis; perforated Diagnostic Lab/Imaging: Lab results at the time of admission showed
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Health promotion and teaching are important tools for nursing. By promoting health and health teaching‚ nurses can help lay the foundation for a healthier future. Major Concepts and Definitions Beliefa statement of sense‚ declared or implied‚ that is intellectually and/or emotionally accepted as true by a person or group. Attitudea relatively constant feeling‚ predisposition‚ or a set of beliefs that is directed toward an object‚ a person‚ or a situation. Valuea preference
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broadcasting and telecommunications. Throughout this paper we intend to argue that there is a clear ideological discourse which‚ under the assumption of technological determinism‚ aims to undermine the State commitment to Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) in order to open up spaces for private interests and profit-making participation. In our view this is the result of a pre-electoral political compromise between the current Labour party leadership and several media conglomerates that operate inside and outside
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← Definition of health: “A state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”(WHO‚ 1948) ← Definition of illness: “A highly personal state in which person’s physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ developmental‚ or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished. ← Definition of wellness: “Wellness is a state of well-being .It defines by each person relative to his or her own values and beliefs *(Environmental‚ social‚ emotional
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Describe health promotion‚ illness prevention‚ and illness care in the context of the ecological model and social determinants of health (SDOH). With the ecological model‚ we look at the environment of the individual and how the two interact together. The environment consists of peers‚ family‚ community‚ infrastructure within the community‚ etc. All these things impact the individual’s perception of their health and they outcomes they will accept for their health. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
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in another area of your choice. Social Work in Mental Health has often been associated with the power to compulsory detain people for admission to Mental Health institutions. This relationship and the role of Mental Health Social Workers has changed overtime‚ as government policy and wider social influences have impacted on the profession. The effect has been an evolution in the role‚ setting‚ training and regulation of Mental Health Social Workers. The policy agendas that gave rise to this
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Community Heatth Vol. 28‚ No. 1‚ pp. 51-63 © 2005 Uppincott Williams & Wilkins‚ Inc. Health-Promoting Behaviors of Sheltered Homeless Women Meg Wilson‚ PhD‚ RN To expand the body of knowledge and provide further insight into the complex area of homelessness and health‚ health practices of sheltered homeless women were investigated using a crosssectional‚ descriptive‚ and non-experimental design using Pender ’s Health Promotion Model as the theoretical framework. The sample (w = 137) was weU educated
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Unit 1 [MT499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Management] Assignment Details and Rubric Business Description For this four to five page project‚ you will identify a business that you would like to start. Either this can be an actual plan for a business you have thought about starting for years‚ or you can create a hypothetical business for the purposes of this project. You will describe the vision‚ mission‚ and the type of structure your business will take. In addition‚ describe‚ as the
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Wendy‚ I think your description of the pathophysiology of asthma was right on point. Due to the release of the mediators causing an increase in blood flow and vasoconstriction‚ which is why his BP increased and experiencing tachycardia. With bronchoconstriction‚ causing him to used excessive muscle to breathing‚ leading him to have tachypnea of 42 with shallow breathing. Since the patient is experiencing exacerbating‚ it is important to act quickly and manage it by early treatment and education
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