DESCRIPTION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER A community health worker is one who provides basic community health care services for promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ simple treatment and rehabilitation. The services utilizes the philosophy‚ content‚ method and skills of public health care. While most nurses care for one patient at a time‚ public health nurses care for entire populations. By working with whole communities‚ public health nurses are able to educate people about health issues‚ improve community
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Patient’s safety and care is an important facet in any health facility. That is why I‚ Susan‚ decided to take a professional approach in caring for Josie when she was admitted with severe body burns in the Hopkins hospital (King 14). In fact‚ a fair share of challenges should be faced by a renowned health facility‚ patients‚ and their family members. Medical practitioners are supposed to observe high level of professionalism when discharging their services. Despite the high expectations‚ medical
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Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 Jennifer Ramey RN July 28‚ 2014 As a registered nurse of only three years‚ I am often referred to by my peers as a “baby” nurse. However‚ in those short three years of practice I have learned and continue to learn many things whether medical‚ personal‚ or humanitarian. My personal nursing experience has been in surgical care services. The vast majority of the patients I have cared for are those undergoing elective procedures. They have chosen to have joint
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Abstract National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has created a guideline for the care of adults that are in their last days of life. This was done by doing an analysis of a lot of different research articles on this topic and complying a list of recommendations that healthcare providers should follow and incorporate into their practice. There will also be a brief mention of some nursing research that can be developed from this guideline‚ and how this can be use in the clinical practice
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Laura L. Cooper Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V August 23‚ 2011 Family Health Assessment The term family brings to mind a visual image of adults and children living together in a harmonious manner‚ although this may not be the case for all. The “typical” family‚ two biological parents and children‚ has changed over time. Families are as diverse as the individuals that compose them‚ and clients have deeply ingrained values
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Teaching Care Plan Ativan Assessment Diagnosis Plan/ Goal Implementation Evaluation *Assess patient’s knowledge of lorazepam. *Assess knowledge of intended response of medication. *Assess knowledge of when‚ and how to take medication. *Assess knowledge of side and adverse effects. *Assess patient’s degree of anxiety. *Assess patient for alcohol withdrawl symptoms. Knowledge‚ deficient r/t non exposure of information. Noncompliance r/t medication misuse. Patient should understand
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OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING NCM 101 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Health Promotion and Public Health Health • A State of complete physical‚ mental and social well- being‚ not merely an absence of disease or infirmity (WHO‚ 1948). • A State of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent (Nightingale‚ 1969). • Optimum Level of Functioning (OLOF) Determinants of Health (World Health Organization) • The health of individuals and communities
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Confucius Teachings: Pillars in the Nursing Care Sandra Joy T. Dela Vega Wagner College Abstract “Thus‚ nurses serve beyond theories… that beyond the dosage of medicine they give‚ an ounce of humanistic touch must be extended to their patients.” Nurses serve the patient beyond theories. There must be a combination of heart and brain among the health care practitioners‚ particularly nurses. Caring people is human welfare and human welfare is no joke. It is a profession
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Impact of Institute of Medicine on Nursing Ermina Rosic Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 14‚ 2014 The Institute of Medicine Report On Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a national‚ independent‚ non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide guidance‚ advice‚ and analysis of the field of medicine. The recent IOM report regarding the future of nursing gives us a glimpse of the dynamic and progressive changes that the field of nursing will experience in the coming decade
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with patients that suffer from physical 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
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