A health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for an individual or family. Nurses therefore have an important role in health promotion and by using the principles of Gordon’s functional health pattern it can assist in developing a diagnosis and nursing care plan. The functional health patterns serve as a framework that is adaptable to all models of care that can be used as a tool for nursing diagnosis for individuals or communities. It is based on the assumption that
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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT GRAND CANYON UNVERSITY FAMILY-CENTERED HEALTH PROMOTION NRS-429V-0506 February 13, 2015 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT America having been a very welcoming nation with welcoming people continues to experience immigrants from other parts of the world in search of better living standards and employment opportunities, hence has a high growing population with diverse cultures .This writer is a new immigrant from Africa .For that reason it is important for nurses to learn the health
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Friedman Family Assessment May 2010 University of Phoenix NUR/405 Amy Weaver A nursing assessment of a family is the basis of nursing interventions. Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) state, “By using a systematic process, family problem areas are identified and family strengths are emphasized as the building blocks for interventions and to facilitate family resiliency (p. 567). The following paragraphs will describe a typical family. The family consists of a mother, a father, a 10 year old
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Teaching – Learning Process (Parents with school aged diagnosed with ADHD) James C. Whear Metropolitan State University Instructor: Deborah Matthias-Anderson NURS 407-01 Family Health Nursing December 7, 2012 Objectives Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a syndrome of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The 3 types of ADHD are predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. Diagnosis is made by clinical criteria. Treatment usually includes
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American Heart Association Joemary Kallarackal Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 V November 5, 2011 [pic] [pic] American Heart Association: The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our Vision: Our vision is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. Our Mission: Smoke
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SIMMONS COLLEGE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSING Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing I The Health History Biographical Information Full Name: | | | Address: | | | Birthdate: | | | Sex: | | | Race: | | | Marital Status: | | | Next of kin I contact person: | | | Employer I job description: | | | | Health Care Profile Usual source of health care (provider/facility): | | Medications (Prescription and OTC): | | Allergies
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES PAGES: UNITES STATES SUPREME COURT CASES Adams v. United States ex rel. McCann, 317 U.S. 269 (1942) ARIZONA V. FULMINANTE, 499 U.X. AT 310-311 (1992) Brecht V. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 629-630 (19930 CARTER V. ILLINOIS, 329 U.S. 173, 174-175 (1946) CLEBURN TEXAS V. CLEBURNE LIVING CENTER, 473 U.S. 432, 439 (1985) COLUMBUS BOARD OF EDUCATION V. PENICK, 443 U.S. 449 (1979) DAVIS V. UNITED STATES, 417 U.S. 333 (1974) DENT V. WEST VIRGINIA
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Nursing for the twenty-first century Patricia Edwards Grand Canyon University August 05, 2012 Nursing for the twenty-first century Nursing in the twenty first centaury will be very different from the practice of the last one hundred and fifty years. Nursing education and employment has been primarily at the bedside and influenced by institutions and the medical model. In the last 40 years significant progress has been made on the requirements for entry level practice, development
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VARK Analysis Paper Learning styles are the different views and ways of learning. In 1970, the idea of individualized learning styles started. In 1987, Neil Fleming designed the VARK learning model with Colleen Mills the co-author. ("VARK," 2011, p. 1)Fleming VARK model of learning is one of the commonly used learning styles which developed upon old Neuro linguistic programming models. This model is combined of four strategies which are Visual, Aural, Read/write and Kinesthetic. It contains
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Health assessment provides a detailed plan of care that focuses on the specific needs and the specific approach to achieve them. The process involves evaluation of health status and conducting a physical examination and the overall health history (Laymon, Shah, Leep, Elligers & Kumar, 2015). Health assessment in lifespan provides a substantive evaluation of the health of individuals across ages. The paper serves to address an assessment of the health of a child, an adult and an older adult for instance
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