Community in Practice Community in Practice Hispanic Community Potential community and family stressors Among the Hispanic community, the aspect of family is highly valued as it is considered as a source of support and joy. Religion is regarded as a major community and family stressors in the access of healthcare services in dealing with such →
The workability of any form of medication depends grossly on the patient's state of mind and on the conviction that a particular medication is effective to alleviate the disease. Conclusion Effective response of patients to medication is partly determined by the conditions of environment at the time of medication and their state of mind.
Yes, I absolutely agree that our society is built for the majority of people who are the right-handed ones, and that is all against the minority of people who are " lefties" and who cannot fix it. This assignment is designed to help students in understanding and accepting of the existing discrimination in our society.
Family and diversity Nurse 10 Mercy College Fall Family and diversity Introduction The scope of nursing involves provision of care to the society, at individual, family and community level, to ensure people's well being through prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders. Based on the course's concepts of family and its effects on children's current →
Furthermore they need to be provided with an overview of the course they will be teaching and its curriculum and the overview of the program for which they are going to teach. In order to pursue the position of nursing clinical faculty an incumbent needs to be a licensed registered nurse of the state in →
The research conducted assessed the satisfaction of the patients since the prologue of the service. Phase 4: Evaluation The survey conducted looked at the satisfaction of the patients about labor analgesia and the involvement of the midwives in teaching about the practice.
In addition, the sleep diary assists in assessing the sleep behaviors and the progress in therapy. M, & Colten, H.R.
It provides a starting point for the improvement project specific for the place of work to be acted uponIt creates a culture of ownership, responsibility and accountability for the team involved in the improvement processIt helps to understand patient pathway and process from the perspective of the patient by providing an illustration of the same. →
This would allow for the Multistix and lab tests to be done in different containers. In addition, the chart should combine the results obtained from the two tests from one person's specimen.
The readings taken should show the time of electric travel and the ventricle recovery. It combines a series of action relating to the contraction and relaxation of the lower part of the heart muscles.
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As such, the FNP added pharmaceutical counseling specifically for adult diabetics to the range of services the clinic offered in the community. On the other hand, the limitations include the lack of referral to other professionals who can help the patients such as a dietician for nutrition education and a social worker to bridge the →
The planning, evaluation and implementation of programs meant to prevent or control communicable diseases require nurses to first identify the nature or type of communicable disease and the mode of transmission. This first step is essential to enable the nurses immediately devise a public awareness campaign that informs the public regarding the outbreak of the →
There are several measures that can be taken in order to minimize and prevent escalation of injuries, death, and destruction, including generation of medical and communication resources, provision of plans for the community's recuperation after the disaster, provision of early warning systems, and putting plans in place to aid in the post-disaster rehabilitation reconstruction. Responsibility →
There are however certain barriers when it comes to the diagnosis and treatment of depression in these patients due to the nature of relationship between the patients and their caregivers or health officers in residential homes. Depression has also been found to increase the risk of suicide in older patients.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Evidence-Based Practice refers to the integration of the best research findings with clinical knowledge as well as the expectations of the patient. The final step is to foresee the implementation of the practice in order to establish if it is worth carried out as it is.
This paper is a personal reflection of the important things that I have learnt from reading the book. I am inspired by the importance of the smallest thing that the doctor did when he took part of the cancer part of the patient.
This was one case of real conflict since such a culture is not in line with the healthcare regulations and codes of ethics. Another measure is to champion for healthcare promotion which helps in mitigating such effects of cultural beliefs in the outcome of patient's healthcare.
The CDC being the nation's protection agency, CDC through the website aims saving and protecting lives of the Americans from critical health threats such as Ebola. Conclusion The website is an essential tool in ensuring health, safety, and security to the Americans.
Exposing the kids to such content and their excessive use of media has detrimental effects. I also learned that providing the children with non-electronic materials and limiting their screen time can help overcome the problems.
The US has sufficient health structures in place and measles vaccine are usually given to people, so there have been lower measles cases as compared to cases in the rest of the world. The cases have been reduced due to routine measles vaccine started in 1963 and MMR vaccine.
The Shannon and Weaver mathematical model of communication consisted of five key stages; an information source produces a message, this is then encoded into signals by a transmitter, which also sends the message through a channel, the medium through which the message is sent to the receiver, which then decodes the signal and reconstructs the →
Response to Peng Anderson's acute bronchitis vs.pneumonia post I agree with Peng Anderson that symptoms of acute bronchitis and pneumonia differ from each other. What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Bronchitis?
In order to reduce the rampant use of mobile phones by teenagers and other drivers, the best advocacy efforts would be to post visual images on the internet and set up bill boards along the streets to sensitize the youth on the dangers of texting while driving. On the internet, the best approach would be →
The two major stressors in today's industrialized society that may affect the early and middle age adult involves typically their economic security and social relationship. The common coping mechanism of early and middle age adult is exert extra effort to find another job when it was lost or to be defensive about it when it →
Alya and Rhett, also, added some very constructive commentary to the posting. Rhett's was well grounded and informative and Nasreen's gave a thorough regard to how to help solve the problem at the core of her work.
The Influence of Philosophy on Knowledge Development in Nursing Our philosophy of nursing influences the process of knowledge development in nursing practice. According to Polit and Beck, nursing research is a " systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues of importance to the nursing profession" and clinical nursing research is " designed to generate →
I feel that nursing makes you closer to God, to humankind, and to yourself; and that is why, I want to pursue career in nursing. I hope that the authorities will provide me with chance to prove myself as an empathetic, compassionate, and professional nurse.
Autism AUTISM On 3rd June, a patient by the John Cage, from Southern California 7 years of age was taken to the hospital. This gave me an outline of the patient's symptoms and what he would be suffering.
First, the physician should investigate the patient's medical and family history of the patient. A physical examination typically involves listening to the breathing of the patient and looking for signs of asthma and allergies.
The case study offers the different forms of data and assessment procedures that a health assessment should take, which should follow the elements that " form the database of the assessment of the person's health" as provided in chapter 1 in Jarvis. According to Jarvis the musculoskeletal function is affected by the cultural background and →
Regional analgesic is the commonly used method that flexes loss of pain on the area that is affected. Sundin, J, & Murdoch, S.
Nevertheless, since higher education is different from lower education, these approaches have been designed in such a way that the needs of adult learners are taken care of. Since the students have different learning styles, the course allows evaluators to come up with mechanisms of addressing needs of each and every student.
I am enthused by the position, and I am eager to improve my skills in the Operating Room. I value this opportunity especially in relation to a future career as an Operating Room Nurse.
The researchers again calculated the nutrition make-up of the food items chosen by the research participants after the intervention. The researchers drew a comparison between the nutrition makeup of the pre- and post-intervention food items selected by the research participants.
One of the most important applications of NANDA, NOC, and NIC, is in theoretical and practical teaching in nursing schools. For example, they are incorporated in numerous textbooks for different areas of specialization, and many nursing schools across the world use them to design their curriculums.
To become a nurse you need to be compassionate and able to pass college algebra and severalsciencecourses such as microbiology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology. The shortage nurses are causing a dramatic increase in salaries for nurses but this is not a hindrance to become a nurse.
Disseminating Results to Stakeholders Elaborately simple guidelines of the use of screening tools which will be presented in laminated posters will ensure that mother, the key stakeholder, are proficient in the identification of symptoms of postpartum depression. The communication between mothers and nurses will play a substantial role in enhancing the knowledge adoption by mothers →
The participants were briefed on what the study would involve since there were no serious risks involved in the research; it was a research based on free will from the participants. Use of surveys ensured that participants were able to provide research information at different stages in the research and to analyses, the consistency of →
The controversy of prolong use is the concern of doctors of development abuse, dependency, and addiction in patients with nonmalignant pain. Patients who suffer from side effects of opioid usage should consider the use of complementary therapy to lower the abuse and dependence of opiates.
Two major ANA meta-concepts, namely health promotion, and the spirit of caring are definitely strengthened by SDLC because it organizes knowledge and resources in a way that makes updates more comprehensive, robust, and evidence-based, to expedite the changes to improve the methods being practiced. In health promotion, wherein about 9 other concepts can be identified →
If a medical officer assists an ill person who is suffering from immense pain in taking his/her own life to help them in gaining relief from that pain, the act of assisted suicide should be considered as ethical as well as legal. If the decision of assisted suicide for a terminally ill patient who is →
In order to research current application of the concept of perceived control in health related research aimed at adults. Theoretical perspectives of perceived control in older adults: A selective Review of the literature.
The move will not only prevent the infection of the patients but also the care providers especially nurses who spend a significant amount of time attending to the patients. In this regard, the healthcare professionals should provide primary care services to the patients in an objective of reducing the severity of the infection risk factors.
Allowing the physician to place the patient on life-sustaining procedures before the legal matter is discussed and clarified would be a fit decision because it co-exists with the statute referenced in a note found in the patient's medical record. Janet's fetus is obliged to a surrogate because the advance health directive about life prolongation excludes →
Contributions from the FNP are of help due to the rise in shortage of primary care physicians. Primary care nurse practitioners working in pediatrics, geriatrics, family medicine and among others make up to 84 percent of all NP graduates in the year 2012.
I personally was brought in a very reserved community where parental guidance is very paramount when it comes to the upbringing of the young generations. Children from other cultures are left to surf the internet on their own devoid of any form of parental guidance.
If the blood loss continues, the woman may develop hypovolemic shock, which is characterized by a weak and thread and rapid pulse; hypotension; cold and clammy skin; and changes in level of consciousness. It was concluded that active management of the third stage of labor in the setting of a maternity hospital was superior to →
In order to live out my philosophy of nursing, everyday I must remember this, that a nurse and his or her patient must form a shared story. It is the job of everyone working at a hospital, but especially nurses to ensure that this is the case.
Most of the participants were from the vulnerable cancer survivors. The research is clinically important to physical activities and quality life of cancer survivors.
Nasser has the conviction that her daughter should not undergo a vaginal examination despite the fact that the symptoms that she presents require that the examination. The Best Response from the Nurse The nurse should demonstrate understanding of Mrs.
Mental health nurses have a role in working with clients in the community to coordinate the range of services that are required in an effort of maximizing the patient's level of functioning. Role of the mental health nurse towards physical health care in serious mental illness: an integrative review of 10 years of UK literature.
This paper will discuss how nursing theory will continue to influence nursing professions, evidence-based practice trends in healthcare and future of nursing and the roles of nurses with research and how the new roles and opportunities with benefit nursing and healthcare. According to " Nursing-Theory.org", " nursing theory is an organized framework of concepts and →
The optic nerve is involved with sending of visual signals from the eye to the brain. The test is also done in the visual field to understand the level of impairment.
Study Purpose: The purpose of the research article " Towards a definition: what does 'health promotion' mean to speech and language therapists?" by Morag Ferguson and William Spence was to explore the meaning of the term 'health promotion' in the context of speech and language therapy, and how speech and language therapists interpret 'health promotion.' →
As demonstrated by these authors, the prisoners' access to health care and the quality of that care in American jail systems are often underprovided in spite of the fact that incarcerated individuals have a constitutional right to healthcare which is guaranteed in the Eighth Amendment. Overall, it can be concluded that stereotyping made it possible →
My understanding of the reading relates to my work at the organization as derived in chapter 4 of the book, " Images of organizations" by Gareth Morgan. As such, an understanding of the brain would help us to understand our organization.
The article is relevant to nursing practice since it discusses a new aspect of the transcultural nursing theory, and provides a useful insight into the field of nursing in relation to the theory. An analysis of the article by Leininger presenting the view of transcultural nursing specialists and the effects of transcultural nursing reveals the →
The racial and ethnic diversity within the United States and throughout the world presents the challenge of choosing appropriate interventions to include in a plan of care. The racial and ethnic diversity within the United States and throughout the world presents the challenge of choosing appropriate interventions to include in a plan of care.
I work in the sales department and can identify with some of the issues that might have led to the delay but I still believe it has taken longer than necessary for me to get my check. I am therefore requesting you to release my check as soon as possible failure to which I will →
From the definitions, these errors are an action that are apparently committed and are divergent from the intended act; and, as a consequence fails to adhere to the principles of safety and conformity to the delivery of the highest quality of patient care, as expected from the health care profession. By focusing more on preventing →
Diagnosis of Shingles in geriatric patients includes various clinical examinations such as the culture of the vesicle fluid to find the virus that causes the condition. Drinking plenty of water is also important to the patient as it hydrates the skin.
Effects of Radiation on Veterans Radiation exposure to the veterans had the effect of leading to the development of healthissues. Radiation also has the negative effect of affecting the skin of the veterans including their eyesight, which influences their ability to make judgments in different situations in their life.
In health psychology, health is defined by distinct models two of which are the biomedical model and the biopsychosocial model, both of which look at health from a different perspective. Biopsychosocial model of health The biopsychosocial model is an interdisciplinary model that assumes that health and illness are caused by a multiple interaction of biological, →
My vision in nursing leadership is the use of technology especially the Electronic Health Records by the year 2015 and the healthcare sector in US can show a tremendous growth. It is quite evident that the use of computer and information technologies in the healthcare increase at a faster rate and this is in turn →
The story of Job in the Holy Bible and the story of Dan in the Torah demonstrate how the grieving process was depicted in the Catholic and Jewish traditions. The Nature of Grief: The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss.
The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of pulmonary congestion in hemodialysis patients, to measure the effect of standard ultrafiltration dialysis on ELW, to investigate the relationship between WLW, body fluids volume status, and echocardiographic parameters of cardiac performance and to test the prognostic value of extravascular lung water. The sum →
As postulated by the Balanced Scorecard, quality improvement tools allows healthcare leaders or managers to view or look at their business in a range of perspectives. The balanced scorecard Measures that drive performance.
Due to the fact that even a cursory level of understanding with regards to the way in which culture and society impact upon mental health, one can begin to realize that these two are in fact inseparable. Ultimately, as a result of the information that has been presented, it is a primary goal of this →
With reference to the way that the research itself was actually set up and carried out, the authors of the piece sought to set up a series of test which sought to measure the epidemiological affect that antidepressants had on the patient; up to and including what the researchers deemed as " suicidabiliy". As the →
According to Watson, the theory of human caring offers a structure that nurse leaders can employ to reinstate the nurses' value-oriented mission of care that permits the leaders to care for nurses and promote wellness. Nursing The philosophy and science of caring.
The forefront duties of doctors and other health care personnel should adapt to the uses of Medical Laws. They can give the state of the health condition of a patient to a specialist, and other necessary agents.
For these decision makers, the strategy to disseminate the information to them is through the use of formal memos or proposals, outlining the key findings of the research and explaining to them why it would be a prudent decision to implement the ideas within the identified setting in a bid to battling obesity in children. →
The major difference between the Unipolar and the bipolar depression is in the way the people are receive treatment and how they feel on the inside and the behaviors that might come out. The reason for stating this is because of the feel of helplessness that an individual feels in depression that causes the person →
This will help in the analysis and the assessment of the problem that is at hand. Huesmann, R, Eron, L, & Dubow, E.
The strength of Healthy People 2020 is exhibited in their public health goals which are more comprehensive and standard than those of other streamlined programs in existence. In as much as Healthy People 2020 is present to increase the health status of the citizens, it has been incapacitated by the level of poverty and illiteracy →
Growing up with a lot of nurses in the family inspired me that I wanted to be a nurse. I am eager to pursue a career in which I am able to help and care for people, becoming a nurse would allow me to fulfill this ambition.
In accordance of the current situation faced by Parkway Nursing Care, one of the social cultural factors is the childcare commitment that the staffs needed since a lot of them are single parents or the primary care giver of their children. One of the critical government factors that may directly give the impact to the →
The need for this practice was because of the growing concerns about the changes in the health centre particularly the health care delivery system and in the field practice as well. In realizing of the dire need of professional nurses in the health care centre, the faculty decided to re-educate the health care providers on →
In a study by Vu and colleagues, factors affecting orthodontic treatment duration were assessed with the use of ABO's DI to evaluate the severity of pre - treatment malocclusion. Treatment complexity index for assessing the relationship of treatment duration and outcomes in a graduate orthodontics clinic.
Prayer in Nursing: The Spirituality of Compassionate Care Giving I believe it is fair to say that the majority of nurses fell a calling within them to join the ranks of this profession. The truth is evident through Nightingale's own words, and through a myriad of other nurse's that admired her and held the similar →
The cohort study of 2, 631 low-income children in 20 large U.S.cities obtained through FFS mother survey data, medical records, and in-home longitudinal study assessed the independent influences of homelessness and doubled-up episodes on the children's physical and mental health, cognitive development, and health care use. A, & Kaufman, J.S.
In the past, the model has been used in explaining the role of values and beliefs in predicting the outcomes and adherence to the health promotion education and behavior changes. Understanding the drawbacks of the patient as the recipient is key to effective learning.
Davison & Williams states that, " Compassion, or caring can be viewed as " nursing's most precious asset", a fundamental element of nursing care, and as one of the strengths of the profession. The different adjectives and virtues as those note above, can be used to describe caring and particularly in nursing, and expanded to →
By cutting the corpus collosum of the brain, the communication between the right and the left hemisphere of the brain is hampered. Will the right hemisphere of the brain be able to communicate with the left hemisphere of the brain if the corpus collosum was severed?- Will the patients with a severed corpus collosum be →
The purpose of the organization is to give care to the patients and health for all which was verbally communicated by the representative. Furthermore, in relation to leadership and management concept, the paper will highlight the concept of chain of command of power, politics in health care, image of nursing in Pakistan and challenges that →
Difference between childhood cancers and adult cancers The commencement of modern cancer treatment revealed that pediatric and adult cancers have a considerable degree of variation. A biological difference between adult and pediatric cancers is via the microscopic observation of the cells.
Studies of SNS have shown significant decreases in the number of incontinence episodes and in the number of incontinence pads used in up to 90% of patients. Behavioral interventions are first line for treatment of UI in the elderly and a patient with moderate cognitive impairment would require caregiver assistance to participate in behavioral methods.
Keeping the theory of Trans-cultural nursing theory, it will also address the correlation that the negativity of attitude from nurses has on the recovery of children. D & Gossesns.
Nasser, focus her attention on the issue, and help her understand that the examination will not compromise the girl's virginity and that the girl's health, which could extend to her reproductive health, is far more important than the value of virginity. Nasser's needs Accommodation and negotiation are the suitable culturally congruent strategies that may be →
One of the controversies of diagnostic label is that they can bring lapse in treatment because the clinician might decide that the problem has already been found after listening to the patient's labels. The therapist's experience and expertise also determines the success of psychological treatment because lack of the therapist's skills will slow the treatment →
A: small ducts bring tears to the front and blinking help spread the tears over the surface Q: what enzyme inhibits the growth of bacteria on the surface of the eyes? CATARACTS * Pathophysiology: opacity in the lens that can cause loss of vision; light cannot get through to the retina * Ultraviolet rays damage →
Toomey, I am writing as a concerned citizen of our valued state urging you to support the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011 in representation of the people who are pursuing the enactment of this bill. The effects of cancer to the people afflicted with this grave disease and their families is one that →
Allopurinol is used due to its mechanism of action; it blocks the formation of new uric acid by preventing hypoxanthine and xanthine metabolism, as seen in Figure 1. The parameters for using renal replacement in TLS are a little lower due to the fear of rapid potassium release and accumulation of uric acid.
The influence of vascular risk factors on cognitive decline in patients with dementia: a systematic review. Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions in delaying the institutionalization of people with dementia: A meta-analysis.
Emotional Intelligence and Appreciative Inquiry Emotional Intelligence and Appreciative Inquiry Introduction Over the last fifty years, institutions or organizations have been regarded to comprises problems that must be solved. Emotional intelligence and appreciative inquiry can be used to prevent conflicts in health care organizations.