Community Health Advocacy Shannon Jensen NUR/544 August 25‚ 2014 Dr. Louama Driscoll Community Health Advocacy The levels of prevention in epidemiology help provide a framework for health professionals to intervene and prevent disease‚ injury‚ or disability. What is epidemiology? The World Health Organization (2014) states “epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events and the application of the study to the control of disease and other health
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rights. Another example‚ the september 11‚ 2001 (attack on world trade center) changed the life of Malala. All these things influenced Malala and she decided‚ in 2009‚ to start a vlog for the BBC under a pseudonym. She was writting facts and events about the talibans trying to take over schools in Pakistan. Her identity had been release in the New York Times when Swat population were prohibited from all (school‚ shopping‚ television‚ music‚ etc.). For all
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Elevating Prostate Cancer Awareness in Orange County among African American Men University of Central Florida Community Diagnosis Health seeking behavior: prostate cancer screening among African-American men ages 40 and older related to the fact that African American men are 50% more likely to develop prostate cancer than any other racial or ethnic group (Maurer & Smith‚ 2005‚ p. 443) and risk factors: family history of prostate cancer‚ a diet high in fat‚ and non-participation
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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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INTRODUCTION Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants‚ children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic‚ working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals‚ although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved
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program would further your academic and/or professional career. My proposed program is Master in Nursing. It will allow me to foster my academic and professional career in numerous ways. As learning never stops‚ the advancement in my academic degree or specialization would provide me with variety of learning experiences. Furthermore‚ it would not only furnish me with better opportunities in various health related aspects but also would lay a platform to use my analytical skills for implementation of
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SPECIFIC | MEASURABLE | ACHIEVABLE | REALISTIC | TIMELY | To Achieve a good understanding of nursing and medication calculations. | To revise and practice nursing and maths calculations . To undertake the Nursing Calculations exam implemented by the trust. | To organise sum sheets‚ and ensure clinical practice allows me to dose and check prescriptions and medication ( under supervision) . | The goal is reliasitc as I have ample opportunity in practice. And a number of internet sites ‚ and
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Sample Numeracy Test - Nursing 1. 949 + 786 = 2. 71 – 58 = 3. 16.66 – 7.87 = 4. 4.78+ 5.84 = 5. 7 ¼ - 3 ¾ = 6. 479 x 9 = 7. 126 sweets are shared equally among 7 children. How many sweets does each child receive? 8. An 83 cm piece is cut from a length of ribbon measuring 1.3 metres. What length is left? 9. What is the total cost of 8 loaves of bread at £1.38 each? 10. Jane drinks 85ml of juice out of a half a litre carton. How much juice is left? 11. What is the total
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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Personal & Community Health HPER 1053 Mike McBrayer Stress; can have a major affect upon your body. It can be detrimental to your health. An increase to your stress levels stress can cause neurons to die which leads to headaches‚ anxiety and depression. In the digestive system there can be mouth ulcers and cold sores. In the circulatory system the constant elevated blood pressure and heart rate increases risk of blood clots or heart attack. Your breathing also quickens increasing your chances
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