or list the major components of a successful community based primary intervention health program. What is my view of the nurses role in the program? Teen Pregnancy The age of adolescence is a time for growth and development. Young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years establish patterns of behavior and make life-style choices that can have long-standing consequences. Adolescent pregnancy is a significant public health problem‚ with 58 out of every 1000 females becoming pregnant each
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Maternity Health nursing Kholud Rajab Yousef is 29 years pregnant woman in her 32 gestational weeks‚ G: 8. P:4 admitted to antenatal wards at 6/12/2011 with complain of dizziness ‚ shortness of breath‚ palpitation and fatigue‚ she also have history of varicosities since 5 years ago‚ which cause acute pain in her legs. The pt. is on regular diet‚ not smoker‚ educational level is high school‚ she is house wife‚ her husband educational level is secondary school‚ he work as taxi driver ‚ he is
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improve your practice by “Setting examples of continuing to comfort the afflicted.” Nursing is all about caring. Since the time of Florence Nightingale‚ the nursing goal is to provide safe and comfortable care to the patient. This will promote health and wellbeing (Selanders & Crane‚ 2012). Mr. Rory Rochelle‚ Director of Nursing and Allied Health Education Nursing says that caring‚ altruism and holism are important qualities to have as a nurse (Qualities in Nursing‚ n.d.). The primary role of a nurse
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Research: Its Significance to Nursing Practice I guess the greatest reason (I could think) why we are studying Research today is that someday as a Nursing Practitioner we are not only going to stare at the walls of our hospitals and scratch the bottom of our multi-colored (red‚ blue‚ black and green) pen in our heads whenever there are significant problems happening around our future working environment‚ those problems that are causing bad effects to our profession and to the kind of care we will
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One aspect that I believe to have been a successful part of my practice over these past few weeks is my increased confidence and ability to recognize assessment results that stray from the norm‚ such as a blood pressure of 90/60. This was particularly made apparent a few times within these past few weeks‚ but more particularly when working with a patient whose temperature averaged around 34.5 degrees Celsius. As that is well below what one’s average temperature could be and could be a warning sign
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Coaching should be considered a core competency of advanced practice nursing. Coaching‚ as defined by Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy & O’Grady (2014) is a process by which an advanced practice nurse can use skills that have been learned to guide patients and families through health related issues that have been identified for the patient and can be used to improve overall health for the patient (p. 186). Since advanced practice nurses have been trained in communication skills and providing care for patients
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Psychology in the Practice of Nursing Many people‚ especially of older generations‚ tend to think of a nurse as only a doctor’s assistant‚ a waitress‚ or a butt wiper. However‚ now nurses are doctor’s colleagues‚ their eyes and ears‚ and their primary goal is patient advocacy. But in order to care for someone‚ nurses must have knowledge of not only procedures‚ diagnoses‚ and treatment‚ but they must also understand what is going on with the patient on mental level‚ which‚ without an understanding
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Critical analysis of health promotion leaflet This essay aims to critically appraise a health promotion leaflet (Appendix 1)‚ which at present is incorporated in a health promotion campaign from the NHS. The evaluation of this leaflet will consist of: where the leaflet was sourced; a rationalization of the selected leaflet; the nurse’s role in relation to health education and health promotion with the use of leaflets; examine the leaflets use of illustrations‚ design and layout; substance of the
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illness‚ have negative perceptions on mental health nurses‚ viewing it as less desirable‚ requiring little knowledge and giving no opportunity for professional progression. (Ng‚ et al. 2010) This is because mental health problems are harder to portray and understand than physical health problems‚ along with the fact it is easier to sympathise with someone who has a visible illness. (Angermeyer & Schulze. 2003) Students looking to move into a mental health nursing career are frequently recommended to study
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1. A home health nurse knows that a 70-year-old male client who is convalescing at home following a hip replacement‚ is at risk for developing decubitus ulcers. Which physical characteristic of aging contributes to such a risk? A) 16% increase in overall body fat. Feedback: INCORRECT B) Reduced melanin production. Feedback: INCORRECT C) Thinning of the skin with loss of elasticity. Feedback: CORRECT D) Calcium loss in the bones. Feedback: INCORRECT Feedback: CORRECT
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