Winston-Salem State University The School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing RN-BSN Option [pic] NURSING 2312 Dynamics of Professional Nursing FACULTY: Steven K. Pierce RN, MSN, APRN, CNE Winston-Salem State University The School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing RN-BSN Option Course Number: Nursing 2312 Course Title: Dynamics of Professional Nursing Placement: Level II Credit Hours: 3 Semester
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spiritual well-being. I will describe the purpose of each tool and the population it might be useful. I will give data such as; cost, length of time to complete, ease of using and intended population. I will also describe how this tool enhances the assessment phase of the nursing process and the quality of care delivered by the nurse. Lastly, I will apply these tools to the vulnerable older population chosen from my Self Awareness paper. The three assessment tools that I selected were: The Spiritual
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Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper Nursing 440- Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population July 21, 2014 Deanna Radford Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper According to De Chesnay and Anderson (2012), there has been an increased recognition of not only identifying and understanding vulnerability but in gaining the skills needed to help these populations. Furthermore, De Chesnay and Anderson (2012) states that there is a call to go beyond
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A Vulnerable Population NUR/440 9/22/14 A Vulnerable Population Introduction A vulnerable population is a group of individuals who are disadvantaged. A vulnerable population can include ethnic minorities, race, decreased income children, uninsured, the homeless, and the elderly, those with specific diseases, unhealthy, mentally ill, and chronically ill. The disadvantaged individuals can include residents who live in a rural area and have barriers accessing healthcare. Vulnerability
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Vulnerable Populations Complete the following assignment of the total 100 points for this module and submit this in Blackboard assignments. You will need to utilize the following chapters (31-38) in the Stanhope and Lancaster book to assist you with this assignment. Name: Trevalla Eggleston__________________ Date: _04/11/2013__________________ I. Complete the following activities which will count for a total of 50 points 1. Complete the following table. (Type your answers into the table.) (10
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Addiction and Awareness Chris Darnell NUR/440 June 6, 2011 Nita Magee-Cornelius Addiction and Awareness Addiction is a problem that touches many families in today’s society. In Madison County Alabama the use of alcohol and drugs is a growing problem in all age groups, especially in the younger generation. Working in a large emergency department nurses and doctors are seeing more drug abuse victims and dealing with patients who are addicted is a huge challenge for most health care professionals
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Teenager Obesity and Societal Bias NUR/440Health Assessment and Promotion of Vulnerable Population September 19, 2011 Teenager Obesity and Societal Bias Obesity is a well-recognized disease, and childhood obesity is a long-term risk factor for adult morbidity and social disabilities (Flodmark, Lissau, & Pietrobelli, 2005) Weight prejudice is rampant in the health care, according to Puhl 2009, there is no antidiscrimination laws against weight discrimination. The common thought that obese
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Running Head: Vulnerable population Name: Institution: Date: Definition and Identification Over the years, HIV has killed millions of people around the world. African Americans living in the United States represent one of the groups that are adversely affected by HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) refers to a virus that attacks one’s immune system which represents the natural defense system of a human body. When this defense system becomes weak, the body becomes susceptible to various
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Childhood Obesity In the Workplace Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical, psychological, or social health. Anyone can be vulnerable at any given point in time as a result of life circumstances or response to illness or events (De Chesney, M., & Anderson, B. A., 2008). A vulnerable population recently identified and being a focus on in my workplace is childhood obesity. Several of this adolescent is presented to our hospital with an acute illness as well as obesity as a
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Homeless Veterans a Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations are often used to characterize groups whose needs are not fully addressed by traditional service providers (Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J., 2008). These people believe they cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered. They include physical or mental disabilities, limited or non-English speaking, geographic or cultural isolation, medical or chemical dependent, homeless, frail/elderly
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