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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Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall
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Review of Corporate Social Responsibility policies and actions in Mauritius and Rodrigues Final Report April 2008 Table of Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................. 3 1.1 1.2 2 Background information ........................................................3 Structure of the Report .........................................................3 Methodology ........................................................
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The discipline or practice of nursing has developed over time and many nursing theorists contributed to the professional practice as we know it today .Theory ‚research and applications to clinical practice are symbiotic as new concepts ‚practices and empirical data emerge professional practice changes or evolves. During the intuitive period ‚people believed that sickness was caused by the invasion of the evil spirits or as a result of anger of the Gods.People used different
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Patient safety Definition: Patient safety is a fundamental principle of health care. Every point in the process of care-giving contains a certain degree of inherent un safety. Adverse events may result from problems in practice‚ products‚ procedures or systems. Patient safety improvements demand a complex system-wide effort‚ involving a wide range of actions in performance improvement‚ environmental safety and risk management‚ including infection control‚ safe use of medicines‚ equipment safety
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Assessment and Diagnosis Rhonda Gilbert Chamberlain School of Nursing Mrs. Lori Sprenger February 2‚ 2014 Assessment and Diagnosis This paper will uncover a community health problem in Calhoun‚ GA. It will discuss the details of the problem and the impact that it has on and with the community and its’ reactions. It will describe the community first. Then it will discuss data gathered about the community by using “census reports‚ vital statistic reports‚ city records‚ and other agency sources”
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Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing ‚ believes that education has a major impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician. AACN helps employers to get benefit on the education and experience provided by the different educational programs leading to the registered nurse description by using these
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LAND (DUTIES AND TAXES) Act 46 of 1984 – 16 July 1984 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I – PRELIMINARY Short title Interpretation PART II – REGISTRATION DUTY 3 Duty leviable PART III – LAND TRANSFER TAX 4 Levy of land transfer tax 5 Exemption 6 Declaration by transferor 7 Penalty for incorrect declaration PART IV – CAPITAL GAINS 8 Interpretation 9 Levy of capital gains tax 10 Sale price and cost of infrastructure works 11 Contents of deed PART V – 12-15 PART VI – CAMPEMENT SITE TAX 16 Interpretation
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In this paper‚ I will be talking about the nursing theory that I choose and it is my job to explain to the audience how my theory applies to my change project and what expected changes we can expects if it is applied to the change project. Fundamental Concepts The nursing theory that I will be using is the Health Promotion Model‚ the health promotion model was created by Nola J. Pender. This model basically defines health as a positive dynamic state rather than simply the absence of disease. The
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Allergies | Past Medical HistoryFamily History Genogram of three generations | Medications | No Known Allergies | Hypertension and Glaucoma | Metronidazole (Flagyl) 500mg by mouth every eight hours.Lisinopril (Zestril) 20mg by mouth once a day.Timolol (Timoptic) 0.5% one drop to both eyes twice a day. | Pattern | Problem | Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Prioritization | Health Perception/Health Management | YES NO | Subjective: “My health is usually good‚ I rarely have a problem”
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