NAME: _____Thao Nguyen________________________________________________ 1. For the community health nurse, what is the process of data collection in the community? Give 2 examples from textbook, lectures, and your community assessment project. Course Objectives 2,3,4,5: Chapter 15 and your community health assessment project (20 points or 10 pts. for each example and the written description of the example) Be sure to include two of the following: Observing the community; Interviewing people
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Family Nursing Diagnosis and Assessment September 3, 2012 University of Phoenix Nursing 405 Ginger Witherington After spending time with my family and assessing their daily activities it is very apparent that they all need help coping and finding a solution to the growing problem within their home. By using the Friedman Family Assessment as a guideline to identify the structural framework of this particular family, nursing diagnosis and interventions can be drawn as a guide to help with
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Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue September 11, 2014 Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue Compassion fatigue, which is also known, as secondary traumatic stress is a natural effect that occurs as a result of taking care of patients who are in pain, stressed, suffering, or traumatized. Compassion fatigue commonly affects nurses who show extreme empathy for patients and their relatives. Empathy is the act of putting oneself in another person’s situation or understanding one's
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Running head: COMPARISON PAPER Comparison Paper Epidemiology: Global and Public Health NUR408 October 11, 2009 Comparison Paper Public and community health nursing are specialty areas that have been and will continue to be practiced and each having a specific area of focus. Research has indicated that many individuals tend to see each entity as one and have a misconception that public and community nursing is one in the same (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). The misconception is just that
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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) shall be utilized for this paper in describing their differences in function. Two examples from the NCSBN code of ethics will be provided and how they have influenced my practice. I will choose four traits from the ANA and discuss them in reference to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. A Nursing Theory will be discussed as well as a nursing figure that is important me. Two safeguards
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Family Nursing Diagnoses NUR/405 Family Nursing Diagnoses Community Nursing The community health nurse has a primary role to assess the relationship of variables in the community with how they relate to patients and health. Cultural, religious, ethnic, and personal upbringings are variables that are considered to gain a basic understanding of the community framework. The purpose of this paper is to discuss three nursing diagnoses related to AL and his family living in a suburban community
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SYNTHESIS OF ADVANCED NURSING ROLES BROWN_K_W5A2_SU_NSG5000 Kerry Ann Brown South University Due to the changing health care environment, the nursing profession is currently in a process of evolution. Scopes of practice and role expansions are being prepared. Some of these roles are traditional, such as nurse practitioners who have been fighting for equality and recognition since the early 19th century. With the advent of technological advancements in health care new roles such as nurse
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head: NURSING 1 What is Nursing? Shakira Rideout Keyano College NURSING 2 What is Nursing? In this paper I will identify the fundamental concepts of nursing. In addition, I will recognize how nursing is based on the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC). Further, how the history of nursing has formed nursing today and what it means to be a professional in nursing by incorporating the code of ethics. Fundamentals of Nursing Nursing is a
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Family Health Assessment Nurses could view family as a client, as one unit with multiple individuals in different stages of transition including adults, adolescents, and small children. “A family is a set of interacting individuals related by marriage, blood, and adoption or by cohabitation interdependently perform relevant functions to fulfill expected role” (Edelman & Mandle2010). System theory helps nurses to view clients as participating members of a family. Developmental theory helps
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The Journey into Cultural Care and Diversity in Nursing: A Personal Framework I have had the opportunity to work in many different areas of nursing, and have learned a great deal regarding cultural care and diversity among patients and their families. I have used my past experiences in each different unit and healthcare facility to improve my communication and rapport with my patients and their families to improve the continuity of care. I have been exposed to patients from different countries
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