Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis Krystle Gonzales Chamberlain Community Health Nursing 443 Prof Schoenberg November 20‚ 2014 Introduction A community health nurse must be effective in targeting the population as a whole. The nurse will determine the needs for the community by using the data compiled from a windshield survey. As stated in the text‚ “A population focus also involves a scientific approach to community health nursing: an assessment of the community or population
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Do not resuscitate: A different caring As stated by Fields‚ “Do not resuscitate does not mean no care; it means a different kind of care that can be best achieved through end-of-life protocols and education” (2007‚ p. 294). According to Lachman (2010)‚ do- not-resuscitate orders‚ or DNRs‚ are not being initiated early enough in their hospital stay for identified terminal patients. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and focus on a few reasons why this is happening‚ as well as to provide
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Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia National Plan of Action on older persons (1998 - 2007)E.C Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs June 2006 Addis Ababa Acknowledgement The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs expresses its deep gratitude to HelpAge International- Ethiopia office for its financial contribution and technical support to prepare this Plan of Action of Older Persons and translate into English language. MOLSA would also like to extend its thanks
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SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE OLDER PERSON INTRODUCTION Most people with dementia undergo behavioural changes during the course of the disease. They may become anxious or repeat the same question or activity over and over. The unpredictability of these changes can be stressful for carers. As the disease progresses‚ your loved one’s behaviour may seem inappropriate‚ childlike or impulsive. Anticipating behavioural changes and understanding the causes can help you deal with them more effectively. Each person’s
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concept of caring is a significant skill and attribute to every healthcare professional. One specific caring theory that has been rutted in the foundation of nursing for many years is Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Watson’s theory focuses on caring for the patient as a whole‚ meaning caring about the patient’s mind‚ body and spirit so that the patient can heal at an optimal level. This Transpersonal Caring Theory comprises of ten caritas processes that set the foundation for a caring relationship
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The movie 28 Days is about Gwen Cummings and her dangerous lifestyle. Gwen is a journalist with a partying attitude‚ alcohol addiction‚ and pain killer addiction to Vicodin. She has a blatant disregard for other people’s feelings and rules. The world revolves around what she wants and needs. She makes excuses for everything that goes wrong around her and according to her it’s never her fault. Until one day when she screws up‚ she ends up with a DUI and a twenty-eight day stint in a rehabilitation
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thousand people in America today (White‚ “The Genius of Caring: an interactive documentary”). Now‚ think about what it would be like to be the caregiver of those people. They are husbands and wives‚ sons and daughters‚ or close friends and
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Chapter 28 The Liberal Era (1960-1968) I. The Kennedy Presidency A. Personality‚ image‚ and characteristics -Kennedy personified the self-confident liberal who believed that an activist state could improve life at home and confront the Communist college abroad -Vigorous and prosperous -Wealthy father -Charming war hero‚ used his father’s connections to win election to the House of Representatives in 1946 from a Boston district in which he had
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Dr. Jean Watson’s Theory: The Philosophy and Science of Caring “Caring is the essence of nursing”~Dr. Jean Watson Major Concepts of Watson’s theory: • Main focus in nursing is on carative factors • For nurses to develop humanistic philosophies and value sytem • The caring stance that nursing has is threatened by the demands of the curative factors ( Sitzman‚ 2007) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Published
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B&B Chapter 28 Chapter 28 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM DESIGN Changes from the Twelfth Edition All changes to chapter 28 were minor. Approach A brief summary chapter seems to help students consolidate their previous topic-by-topic learning‚ and they appreciate such a chapter for final exam study preparation. The summary of the many different adjectives placed before the word “cost” and the concepts behind these adjectives is useful. However‚ because there is no conceptually new
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