now spread to middle- and low-income countries. The change is from a prevalence of infectious disease‚ to one of acute illnesses‚ and now to chronic conditions”. (Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean) Research has shown that during the last century‚ the incidence of and the mortality rate associated with chronic disease‚ has by far surpassed that of infectious disease and is most rampant in those countries that are developed and are developing. Barbados‚ classified
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care settings. In health care‚ chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide (World Health Organization‚ n.d.). Chronic diseases prevention and control helps patients’ live longer and have healthier lives. Effective patient education helps decrease the incidence and impact of chronic diseases. This paper will show the use of nursing education in managing patients with chronic diseases‚ and the three domains outlined in Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education. Effective patient
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of our daily living. These domains of learning can be categorized as cognitive domain (knowledge)‚ psychomotor domain (skills) and affective domain (attitudes). This categorization is best explained by the Taxonomy of Learning Domains formulated by a group of researchers led by Benjamin Bloom in 1956. by Sarah Mae Sincero (2011) A. COGNITIVE DOMAIN The cognitive domain involves the development of our mental skills and the acquisition of knowledge. The six categories under this domain are: 1.
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Definition of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system including the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves. The central nervous system is made up of nerve cells that send signals to each other. Each nerve cell is covered with a protective lining called myelin which acts like insulation on an electrical wire. It allows signals to pass between nerve cells at high speed. In multiple sclerosis‚ disease activity damages the myelin in a process called "demyelination"
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COPD which is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is known as a condition that progressively makes it harder to breathe because the airflow into and out of the lungs is reduced. This usually occurs because the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become swollen‚ or if the airways are clogged because they made more mucus than usual. Three main conditions of this disease are emphysema‚ chronic obstructive bronchitis
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Chronic Diseases: Cervical Cancer Every year about 12‚000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer‚ that’s 33 women a day. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. This type of cancer is a slow growing cancer and can be hard to diagnose because sometimes women do not have any symptoms. Even though women sometimes do not show or have symptoms of cervical cancer it can be found with a regular Pap test; women should
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In the case of chronic diseases‚ it is hypothesized that the abundance of food and our relative access to it has greatly contributed to the prevalence of many of the diseases we see today. Stated differently‚ our social transition from a hunter-gatherer based lifestyle to a more sedentary and consumer approach has removed certain biological pressures
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NSAIDs‚ she often suffers from chronic pain. Her mobility is limited and she can walk short distance only. She always uses a car driven by her husband or transportation when she goes out. When the pain becomes severe‚ she visits to a doctor‚ but does not participate in any support programs. She has supportive carers‚ including her husband‚ children‚ and several friends. Kate and her carers do not know about osteoarthritis very much. Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic condition of the joints‚ which
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The Economics of End Stage Renal Disease Tammy Reed Walden University NURS 6050: Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health April 6‚ 2013 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is diagnosed by screening people who are at risk for kidney problems‚ people with hypertension‚ diabetes or family with chronic kidney disease. There are five stages of chronic kidney disease‚ with stage one being the mildest and usually causing few symptoms and stage five being a serious illness with short life
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Chronic Disease Rick Assessment When I did the assessment for chronic diseases I chose to do one for Diabetes because I am considered obese with a BMI of 39.9 so with this certain risk factor of obesity I run the risk of developing diabetes‚ the assessment states “Compared to a typical woman my age‚ my risk of developing diabetes is ABOVE AVERAGE” that is very scary because I know that diabetes can be dangerous and cause many other health problems‚ also it runs in my family‚ my father developed
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