Heritage Assessment Angel S. Winnie Grand Canyon University: NRS429V May 17‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment The heritage assessment tool is a checklist used by professionals to gain knowledge of patient’s culture and beliefs prior to initiating care. (Spector‚ 2000). There are many different cultures in this country‚ brining different beliefs in health‚ illness‚ recovery‚ death‚ and life. The heritage assessment tool is an important measure towards better understanding of cultural competency‚
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Interview Name of Student Name of Institution Functional assessment of an elderly man at home Introduction According to NHS (2011)‚ elderly people who have attained the age of 65 years and above usually spend an average of 10 hours and above daily sitting or lying down‚ making them the most sedentary group of people. Due to this apparent inactivity among the elderly‚ they are more prone to accidental falls‚ obesity‚ cardiovascular accidents‚ heart conditions and sudden death
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Nursing Assessment Joann Campbell Palm Beach State College August 26‚ 2012 Nursing assessment is one of the main stages of the nursing process. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ “nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient’s physical‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ and spiritual status”. As professional nurse’s‚ we are responsible to use skills to complete assessments on every patient that we care for. Collecting this information allows
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302 Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 My duties as a care worker involve giving the people I support personal care‚ such as assisting with washing‚ dressing‚ and toileting requirements. Assisting with nutritional requirements such as meal planning/preparation/feeding‚ prompting/administering medication. It is my responsibility to ensure that the people I support maintain an acceptable level of health and to promote the individuals
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Write a statement explaining how you plan assessment with learners including planning for holistic assessments and comparing assessment methods and adapting methods to meet individual needs As assessment or evaluation is a method of judging the performance of an individual learner‚ therefore a written record of targets should be written out so that a learner knows what is expected of them and by when it should be achieved. The assessment method should allow the opportunity for reflection as each
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Family Assessment Assignment As a nurse practicing in today’s health care environment it is always important to be very attentive for the needs of the patient and the patient’s family. In order to realize the needs of the patient and the patients loved ones it is often helpful to conduct a family assessment. This assessment was carried out on an urban family which is in the middle income group. Some of the factors which were inferred from the assessment were as follows. In terms of values‚ health
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Mental health nursing is a career that requires commitment‚ patience and empathy‚ which could be rewarding in helping people. Even though this branch of nursing is very demanding and challenging‚ I feel the satisfaction is great in helping the most vulnerable in society such as the mentally ill‚ therefore willing to embark on this career. I would like to study mental health nursing because I feel it will lead me directly to one of the most emotionally fulfilling career as well as giving me the opportunity
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head:COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT 1 Community Assessment Nikki Shannon Johnston Walden University NURS:4011‚ Section 07‚ Family‚ Community‚ and Population-Based Care February 13‚ 2014 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT 2 Community Assessment Community assessment is a core function for the public health nurse
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Running head: 1 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Tricia E Topping University of Phoenix NUR/440 Karen Harriman April 16‚ 2012 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper 11/13/12 8:13 PM http://www.scribd.com/doc/104725000/Assessment-Tools-Analysis-Paper Page 2 of 12 April 16‚ 2012 2 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Assessment tools are used in nursing to enhance the overall assessment phase of the nursing process. The assessment tools that I have selected to analyze are: The Spiritual Well- Being
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REPORT ON COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND WASH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN DISTRICT SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD- UNION COUNCIL MANHARO AND DISTRICT MIRPUR MIRPURKHAS- UNION COUNCIL MIR IMAM BUX OF SINDH PROVINCE‚ PAKISTAN Jointly Conducted by NAWABSHAH DISABILITY FORUM (NDF-Pakistan) – SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD & NOUJWAN SINDH SAMAJI SANGAT (NSSS) – MIRPURKHAS 5th September 2012 – 15th September 2012 Report on Community Restoration and WASH Needs Assessment Contents Acronyms ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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