Essays on Health Nursing

LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERCEPTION OF AFRICAN WOMEN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UK AS THE RESULT TO THE CURRENT TREND OF INADEQUATE CLINICAL INTERVENTION FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION PATIENTS Limited understanding of the perception of African Women Immigrants in the UK the Cause of the Current trend of inadequate Clinical Intervention

Introduction

Over the recent decades, the number of immigrants settling in the UK has grown exponentially to give the country a new outlook on cultural diversity. With these social changes, new demands have been imposed on the healthcare sector to provide health services in ways that promote social justice. According to ...

Community health nursing is a critical area of nursing as it focuses on the community as the client thus giving the nurse a chance to determine the impacts of the prevailing socioeconomic and sociocultural aspects on the health status of the individuals in that community. Ultimately, the community health nurse has to devise ways and methods to improve the apparent health status by offering tailored solutions to the target community. The role of the faith-based nurse or the parish nurse is founded on the concepts of holistic care which posit that the care planning aspects must take into consideration ...

Introduction

Culture is the primary factor that distinguishes individuals from each other in different countries and societies. Culture determines how people react to various situations, the acceptable ways of the society as well as their way of carrying out daily activities (Bhui et al., 2007). With the modernization and globalization in the current world, cultural competence and sensitivity have significant impacts on the interaction of the people across the globe. The paper indicates how cultural competence and sensitivity affects the mental health of the client. It is a reflection on how culture influences the interaction of a nurse with the ...

A windshield or a walking survey is a way of observing the community to note its characteristics hence aiding in the assessment of the community. From such a survey, it is possible to better understand the general or specific conditions or an aspect within the community. This technique is useful when the area to be surveyed is large with limited personnel but the aspects to be observed should be seen from the road. This survey helps community health providers to identify the needs of the community especially those relating to health. This study is an observational assessment that aims ...

Introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there are about 400 million people around the world who are currently suffering from a mental illness. If all types of mental illnesses are considered, then it is safe to say that about one in four people will suffer from a mental disorder at one point in their lives. Out of the many mental illnesses, there are some that inflict a severe toll on their sufferers, on their lives and on their families as well. The effects of mental illness can be devastating on a person. However, those with even the most ...

Introduction

Psychiatric nursing is an appointed position of a professional nurse who holds specialization in mental health. This specialty is also known as mental health nursing, which provides care to individuals who have mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, dementia, psychosis, and other similar illnesses that requires mental healthcare intervention. Not all nurses have the ability to become a psychiatric or mental health nurse, as such position requires additional knowledge beyond what is needed to become a licensed nurse. Furthermore, one must have the skill and passion to help individuals who suffer from mental illnesses towards their complete ...

According to Gulanick and Myers (2013), the nursing process has been identified as the most appropriate strategy which can be employed in trying to ensure that the most suitable care is provided to a particular individual. Ensuring that the patient gets the best out of the Caregiving process should form the primary objective of any nursing undertaking. Addition studies (de Oliveira et al. 2012; Weber and Kelley, 2013), show carrying out a thorough assessment of a patient is a significant step as it forms the basis of a care plan. Studies by (Papathanasiou et al., 2013; Morrissey, 2016) showed ...

Happell, B., & Caderyn, J.G. (2012). The attitudes of undergraduate nursing students towards mental health nursing: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 148-158. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12022

The Problem

The two research problems were clearly stated at the end of the introduction. The aim of the systematic review was to understand undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes towards mental health nursing. The introduction shed light on the problem by describing the need to attract more nurses into mental health, defining the concept of attitude, and proposing how undergraduate education may likely influence students’ attitudes towards mental health nursing. The 2 research questions help validate ...

Introduction

Advanced practice psychiatric nurses (APPNs) are advanced practice physicians specialized in providing multifaceted roles in mental health care. Changes in the delivery of health-care have promoted for the integration of the advanced psychiatric nurse into psychiatric practice to address a number of mental and other psychiatric health problems formerly met primarily by the psychiatrist alone (Theccanat, 2015). Also, it positions the APNs in a broader position to provide an array of psychiatric and mental health-related services not only in their health care centers but also in the wider society. In this paper, we analyze some of the critical roles ...

Introduction

Consumer- centered health care nursing can be explained as an approach to support and assist consumers and their families through modern care models and decision-making. The objective of consumer-centered health care is to build an intense relationship of therapeutic between the healthcare professional and the patient to provide effective health care services . The Institute of Medicines (IOM) has stated that the patient-centered health care is the foundation with the primary goal to ensure consumers treatment under respectful and valuable environment accompanied with their physical and mental comfort. It is also analyzed that several institutions of consumer-centered health care help ...

About myself

I am a college student finishing my nursing education at the College of New Rochelle, who is very passionate about the career as I love helping others. I am also a hardworking well-rounded person, and I believe that I have gained adequate knowledge in the field that will assist in my professional development. Choosing to be a nurse was one of the greatest decisions that I made, and I have never regretted. I plan on completing my Bachelor of Science in nursing degree this May, and I already know the great advantages as well as the incredible career opportunities ...

Critique

The following is the systematic critique of the article titled, “Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK” (Hemingway et al., 2012). The nursing critique has been done in accordance with the guidelines provided in the article title, “Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research” (Ryan, Coughlan and Cronin, 2007). The research article is published in the journal of Issues in Mental Health Nursing, which is a peer reviewed journal. The research article by Hemingway et al., 2012, is a qualitative study that employs an assortment ...

Reasons

The desire and aspiration to become a psychiatric nurse started when I was a little child. During my childhood, I had a cousin of mine was mentally ill. The pain he suffered fueled my desire to pursue nursing. At Penn University, I seek to learn what may enhance my ability to help individuals like my cousin. The knowledge I learn can enhance my ability to open my own psychiatric practice. I consider Penn University as one university that offers some of the best nursing programs in the country. A graduate program at Penn University in any nursing specialty is ...

American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice vs. Public Health Nursing (PHN) practice Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing

American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice vs. Public Health Nursing (PHN) practice Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Like most professional associations, nurses organize themselves into groups of practitioners to not only perform functions they cannot accomplish as separate individuals but also influence policy making in their area of expertise and adjudge one another as equally and professionally competent (American Nurses Association (ANA), 2010). In such associations, the practitioners also create, establish, and ...

Introduction

Hildegard E. Peplau was an American nurse who developed the interpersonal relations theory of nursing. Her specialty was mental health nursing and her theory revolutionized nursing practice by emphasizing on the need for a partnership between the nurse and the patient instead of a situation where a patient receives health care services passively. Patient participation is the foundation of patient centered care which is one of the dimensions of quality in modern health care setting. Peplau’s interpersonal relations theory is a midrange nursing theory which bridges grand nursing theories to day-to-day nursing practice. This essay evaluates Peplau’s interpersonal relations theory with ...

The process of evaluation is used to monitor the program and its operations. The experts use it in home health nursing. They also use it to assess the design and implementation of the project according to the plan.

The journal highlights various factors that are put into consideration when customer and family education programs are designed. They include: time, frequency, and personal preference. Client goals are considered in the program. Evaluation is necessary to determine a patient’s condition. Home health nursing requires evaluation process to ensure that the expected outcomes are achieved (Revel &McCurry, 2010).

The process ...

An NCD or non-communicable disease is a disease that cannot be transmissible among people. It is also a disease that is non-inflectional. On the other hand, a communicable disease is a disease that is easily transmissible among people. Examples of non-communicable diseases are diabetes, asthma, cancers and heart diseases. Examples of communicable diseases include flu, Ebola, influenza, salmonella, and measles (Porche, 2004).

In the case, James is in great danger. Because of his parents’ personal beliefs, James was not immunized. He can easily get infected. He can get diseases such as smallpox, measles, polio, and others that can affect his well-being and growth. ...

Question 1

The future of nay society is vested in their youth. Their health is an integral prerequisite for this future. The responsibility of improving the health of the children and adolescents rests on the children and adolescents at the individual level, the parents and relatives at the family level and the community at the community level (Nies & McEwen, 2013). It is the responsibility children to report cases of ill health to their parents for immediate action. However, parent shoulder more responsibility in improving the health of the children and the adolescent compared to the individual children.

Firstly, it is ...

The role of the school nurse is different from a community nurse. School nurses are specialized nurses who are trained to care for children at schools. Most of the school nurses undergo specialized training in family nursing and child health nursing (pediatrics). It is considered that higher the educational level of the school nurse, the better the nurse would be at delivering care to the child. The roles and functions of school nurses are inclined towards the care of children. Some of the roles that school nurses play are educators, counselors, direct caregivers, case managers, and consultants.

Direct caregiver is ...

I have been amazed at how many area of public life a public health nursing practice may include. With regard to public health I had always thought it had more to do with large scale epidemiology and massive world-wide epidemics but since it was a public discipline had nothing to do with individuals. I was surprised to find that there are nurses involved in all aspects of public health including teaching, research and practice in the areas of biostatistics, Environmental Health, Health & Social Behavior, Health Policy & Management, Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Maternal & Child Health, Public Health ...

Introduction

A. Role of Public Health personnel during disaster

The role of the public health personnel inclusive of the Public Nurse is crucial in the twenty-first century nursing practice. According to a position paper written by the Association of State and Territorial Director of Nurses (ASTDS) Public health nurses have specific skills for intervening in times of disaster. Actually, they can be considered first responders in the crisis. Incidentally, in executing this role they are expected to function from a population based vision (ASTDS, 2007).

Public health personnel such as public health inspectors, doctors, first respondents are expected to execute and evaluate ...

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agencies are capable of making predictions about terrorist attacks in communities. However, accuracy of predictions is always the greatest challenge. The same is true of weather reports that foretell earth quakes, tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes, fires, and the list can become expansive. This is why emergency response management is so essential in disaster preparedness for communities. Therefore, the community health nurse must be equipped with appropriate skills for efficient collaboration with chain of command, understanding communication protocol, knowledgeable concerning available resources for intervening with distressed families and a confused public.

A. Role of Public Health personnel during disaster

In Franklin County there are specific guidelines for Public ...

Introduction

Quality of life and functioning relates to fulfillment of low level demands for life as outlined in Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs theory. It is the ability to acquire and enjoy fresh air as well as breathe efficiently. Also, it is to articulate one’s existence into self-actualization, which is the peak of successful living (Maslow, 1954 ). Therefore, in discussing this case study regarding the quality of life to be envisioned by a community health nurse for this distressed family it is imperative that strategies be designed to intervene for total well-being of all involved in Mrs. Thomas’ ...

1. Barriers to a healthy lifestyle that face various vulnerable populations in the society as addressed by Community health Nurses. A healthy lifestyle is one of the most desirable things that every country, state, community or society strives to achieve in each and every undertakings that happen within it. This is the reason why most societies across the globe emphasize on teaching related courses in school which include sustainable environmental studies and activities, health and hygiene, conservation among others, and this is based on the fact that health and hygiene go together, and their quality within a society is one ...

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Summary

Cooper & McCarter in the article, “The Development of a Community and Home‐Based Chronic Care Management Program for Older Adults” evaluate chronic care management program managed by the nurses association. The article evaluates the program plan, outcomes and implementation. The chronic care program targeted to improve the patient’s self-efficacy, self-management, and clinical measures. Even with the given medical advancements and claims of longevity support, eighty percent of older adults live with at least one chronic ailment while fifty percent of the population suffers two or more ...

Theory Literature Matrix

Theory Literature Mix Public and Community Health Nursing Achieving an improved community health is one of the roles of nursing practice. It involves public health, to which the nursing professional not only works with one patient at-a-time. The public health or community health nurses aim to provide education to people when it comes to health issues (explorehealthcareers.org). Thus, part of their goals is to improve the safety and health of the community and to increase their access to healthcare. There are various challenges that could influence the over community health (Meadows, 2009). However, there are different theories ...

Amongst mentally ill patients at high risk for early readmission, does the utilization of a multi-component transition care plan as compared to usual care help to improve early readmission rates?

Abstract

The early hospital readmission rate in a 30-bed psychiatric unit in California is 25%. This figure is higher than the 13% reported in the literature for high-income countries like the US (Vigod et al., 2013). Early readmissions are problematic as they are costly and disruptive to the personal and professional lives of patients and their family members. In addition, they are construed to be negative patient outcomes and negative indicators of ...

Maternity services require high quality where the outcomes are compared favorably in order to improve and respond to the needs brought forward by the family. Primary maternity services entail giving care and attention to the woman through antenatal, birthing and postnatal care where the risks are kept as low as possible. These services are kept safe and effective through structures given by care providers that ensure appropriate assessment, timely referral and access to secondary services. Women in this stage will be referred to secondary services and then tertiary services which provide higher level of medical care. This structure enables ...

Currently, the fate of community nursing health lies in the governments and stakeholders ability to regulate some of the health economic factors affecting the medical field. Among the challenges faced by the institutions, undertaking health of communities high cost of equipment and supplies necessary to monitor and manage diseases especially in the rural setting. For instance, it has been difficult to run the special supplementary nutrition programs for children, infants and women because the government and other stakeholders are not doing enough in terms of policy and finances to support the execution and sustainability of the program. Apart from ...

Causes

Bacteria, which lives in the soil is the main cause of tuberculosis. It spreads to humans through a mechanism, which involves breathing the dusty air where the bacteria are present. Further, breathing the air coughed out by an infected person or by drinking milk from an infected cow can cause infection of the disease.

Symptoms

A common symptom of TB is the presence of a productive cough that can last more than two weeks. Other respiratory symptoms, which include chest pains, shortness of breath and haemoptysis accompanies the productive cough (World Health Organization, 2010). Additional symptoms include weight loss, night sweats, fatigue, ...

Hepatitis B is an infection caused by the hepatitis B virus that invades liver cells to replicate therein and release virions which spread the infection within the organ (Peppa & Maini, 2012). Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and body fluids. Hence, the infection can be passed on to others through the transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of needles among intravenous drug users, needlestick or sharps injuries, unprotected sexual intercourse, and from an infected mother to her newborn (Grieve, 2014). To a lesser extent, acupuncture and body piercing using unsterile equipment, and the sharing of toothbrushes and razors can also facilitate ...

According to White & Hall (2006), nursing case management is special in the sense that it is a dynamic and follows a systematic approach that offer health care services to a particular population. The framework of nursing case management is composed of five parts including planning, assessment, evaluation, implementation and interaction (While & Hall, 2006). The nursing case management has broadened role of nurses since they are expected to perform patient identification and case selection, data collection and analysis, identification of resources, monitoring, coordination, and evaluation of care. It is vital that the nurse case managers to be able to identify and facilitate the ...

Abstract

The following paper analyzes three articles that deal with the effect of addicted mothers on infant development. The type of addiction that the paper concentrates on includes alcohol abuse, use of cocaine, marijuana, and heroin. Drug use during pregnancy has been on the higher rise as more young mothers engage in drug and alcohol abuse. Mothers who use non-prescribed when pregnant never realizes the dangers they expose their newborn babies to until the child is born and attains the age of five years. The paper will identify various problems analyzed in the selected articles and relate them to the ...

Nursing services are key to the success of healthcare sector. The care providers offer services indiscriminately and effectively to all persons. The terms public health nursing, community health nursing, and community-based nursing are often applicable in the health centers and the nursing profession. Essentially, it is important to distinguish between the three terms because many people are not able to tell what roles the various nurses perform. Certainly, it is essential to define different nursing roles to help individuals to know the kind of nurses to approach for their problems and what problems to discuss. The community-based nursing ...

IntroductionChildbirth classes, provide education in understanding the natural way of human birthing. The process has had positive outcomes and birth satisfaction for many women for decades. The education helps the women by building their confidence and enhancing their health. The education is also paramount in extending the coping strategy of pregnancy as well as reducing the pain associated with labor and delivery (Perry, Hockeneberry, Lowdermilk, &, Wilson, 2014 ). Childbirth classes help one to get well prepared for the big day ahead to deal with the physical and psychological outcome of birth. Perry et al. (2014) explained that the main purpose ...

Importance of Health

Introduction In order to understand the importance of health, one should focus on the statistics on a particular aggregate group. Various indicators are floated in order to describe the health status of this particular group. This paper will consider the children of America as an aggregate group. Using literature from various scholars, the paper will examine this aggregate group with regards to various indicators. The paper will also examine where the responsibilities for the health of this aggregate group fall. In recognition of the raging disparities to access of health services for this group, this paper will evaluate how ...

Guidelines are operational standards set to streamline a particular field of expertise by recommending approaches to be observed though not necessarily mandatory. Unlike the guidelines, standards are set rules that are necessary and have a mechanism of enforcement (Townsend, 2014). The treatments of psychosocial disorders are behavioral interventions and Pharmacotherapeutic treatment. Currently, the trends in the practice of mental health demands informed choices of scientifically validated and proven therapy by research (Muñoz and Mendelson, 2005). The level of effectiveness from these interventions is, therefore, very important to provide psychiatric diagnosis. According to (Mohr, 2009), estimation of treatment effects is ...

Introduction

Various health programs usually focus on the control and management of diseases affecting individuals rather than ensuring the overall health of the population. Health promotion challenges narrow focus on health and supports a comprehensive analysis of various factors which may affect the health and well-being of individuals . Health promotion essentially recognizes the environmental factors affecting health and the complex relationship between the environmental factors and the emergence of health problems as a result of such factors .

Health Promotion in Nursing Practice

Health promotion is a vital component of nursing practice and nurses play a critical role in transforming the health of individuals, society and health care system through ...

Introduction

The growing workforce shortages is a major challenge facing the healthcare industry in the U.S. Currently; the nation is struggling with improving the healthcare system to take care of the increasing number of patients and to provide better health care services at an affordable price. Primary care providers work hard to look after their patients as they influence the treatment, diagnosis, prescriptions and the overall quality of healthcare services. However, Americans especially those in rural areas are at risk of getting inadequate healthcare services due to the present and the ever increasing health workforce shortages. Currently, the U. S. is ...

Vulnerable Populations

Vulnerability refers to exposure to stress and contingencies, and difficulty in handling with them. In reference to community health, vulnerability refers to certain individuals or people who are likely to develop a health-related problem, due to the exposure they have to multiple risks. It implies that, in a general population there are people who are more sensitive to risks factors that can affect their health. The risk factors are economic, social, biological, physical and genetic factors. The risk factors are interdependent in each other. For instance, an individual with mental illness may not get a job. Therefore, the person will not have ...

Health abnormalities of various kinds possess a deep association with the underlying factors which are of genetic, biochemical and environmental origin. Affected individuals are more prone to suffer from an impaired quality of life (QOL). As a result, their management also places a significant burden on the family members and the healthcare system. Especially, health abnormalities linked with substance abuse present a challenging task. The reason is that people with substance abuse behavior either have or more vulnerable to mental health problems. There is a need to highlight this particular healthcare problem, its challenges, assessment and management with the aid of available literature. So, ...

Discharge Planning Case Study

Discharge planning is an essential activity in the preparation of consumers for the transition from hospital to home settings. The efficiency of the process for patients living with mental health problems can influence the number of future rehospitalizations in acute-care facilities as well as their quality of life in the community (Nurjannah et al., 2014). This paper will address the discharge planning process for a 48-year old patient called Margaret who had been treated for an anxiety disorder at a local hospital. According to the history, she had been referred for assessment by her general physician due to a history of withdrawal ...

Human wellbeing entails health as an integral aspect of wellness. Mental health which simply is the lack of mental disorder describes psychological excellence. It is the expression of the varied emotions while signifying the successful adjustment to the numerous demands. The distinctive types of problems in mental health include: bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder among others. WHO studies, reveal that almost half of the total world's population possess some kind of mental illness that effects on their relationships, self-esteem, and capacity to function effectively in their life (Sawyer et.al, 2007, p. 43). Someone’s emotional health directly affects ...

Abstract

Psychological Nursing is a nursing specialty that deals with and care for people with mental distress or mental health illnesses like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia or depression. Registered psychological mental health nurses work with families, groups, communities and individuals of all ages attending to their health needs. In this specialty, nurses receive intense training in psychological therapies. They deal with demanding behavior and psychiatric medication administration. Traditionally, mentally ill people in the society were removed and placed in asylums, indefinitely, patients inside the mental health system were required to take compliant roles in management of their own care and decision ...

Sources of information

Community health organizations, disease reporting and resources manual for communicable diseases, the internet, government organizations such as the centers for disease prevention and control, and public health reports provide the sources of information on communicable diseases. The World Health Organization is also another major source and authority where the latest data on communicable diseases are specified. Reporting Responsible health officers are responsible for reporting the latest information on communicable diseases to the local authority or jurisdiction. The reporting system follows specific regulations and at different levels. The first stage entails collecting the basic information from the grass ...

Introduction

Men’s health varies depending on several factors such as age, employment, social class, marital status, personal health beliefs, sexuality, ethnicity, and marital status. The different life experiences and levels of education that the men go through further influence these factors. Common health issues in men include prostate cancer, heart diseases, impotence, sexually transmitted diseases, and mental health. According to Conrad and White (2007), men experience more cardiovascular problems than women do. Further, it is known that men live a much more risky lifestyle than women hence may tend to die sooner. Men tend to have behaviors such as ...

Part 1: Introduction

When it comes to mentoring, most people think of when they think of mentoring: a spontaneous, casual relationship where a senior person takes a junior person "under his or her wing" and then give them some long-term counsel and guidance. In my own life, I have a position of being senior staff nurse and midwife. I have over 12 years of experience with being a nurse and delivering babies. However, as far as education goes five of those years it took five years to become a nurse. Then I specialized specifically in midwifery which took a year. I have found that Midwifery has huge highs and ...

Introduction

- Description of the organization’s strategic plan as it pertains to quality improvement.

Design a balanced scorecard for the organization to measure quality.

Evaluation of the scorecard comparing it with the priorities of your organization. Definition of the value of a balanced scorecard and suggestions for improvements that my organization may need. Explanation of each measure in the scorecard in terms of standardized data definitions. Evaluation of external benchmarks and a projection of goals for the next three years. Conclusion - Description of how the balanced scorecard reflects the strategic plan of the organization and nursing’s role therein.

Abstract

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The Cost-Effectiveness of ARN’s in Managing Patients with Addiction and Mental Issues in A Correctional Setting

Overview In the United States, studies establish that more than 45 million individuals are diagnosed with mental illness on an annual basis (Henderson, 2008). Studies go further to approximate that within a period of six months, health conditions of more than 30 million individuals deteriorate due to lack of mental healthcare treatment. These statistics provide sufficient evidence to prove that there is need to increase availability of preventive services to mentally ill patients. The problem of mental illness is highly underestimated (Wheeler, 2004). For instance, Wheeler establishes that the main causes of disability include obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar ...

The Center for Allied Health Nursing Education

This center was established in 2003 in response to an emerging shortage of trained and experienced healthcare workers in New Jersey. This phenomenon is believed to have evolved from increasing health care demands inclusive of a steep growth in the population; diminishing interest of new students within ther health care industry and an aging workforce and baby boom bubble. As such, the focus was towards ‘developing and offering educational programs that (i) provide students with comprehensive instruction and training and (ii) reinforce the humanistic aspects of care in the area of healthcare’ (Strategic Plan, 2013). Core values encompass a commitment towards ...

Abstract

Nursing Process Theory as deliberated by Orlando looks at the interaction existing between a patient and a nurse, validation of perception and how the nursing process can be used to come up with outcomes that are positive or improvement in patients. The main focus that Orlando had in mind was to provide a clear definition of the function of nursing. The theory has been one of the most effective theories that can be practiced by nurses. The use of this theory enables the nurse to keep her focus on the patient alone. It comes out as a very concise, clear and a theory that ...

JagjotDulay

Healthy Communities Nursing Theory and Practice Debora Spartaco d) Primary Health Care‐how have the values and principles of Primary Health Care been reflected in the work you are involved with? How does it directly influence your clients? The Values of The basic principles of primary health care identified in the Alma Ata declaration are to be modified into national health policies so as to sustain the vision of primary health care as part of a comprehensive health care system which is in consonance with other sectors, these principles include Equitable distribution of health care, Community ...

I have been placed into the community renal clinic at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto. The centre provides its services with a help of a renal management clinic, 15 hemodialysis stations and offers peritoneal dialysis care. St. Joseph’s is also a teaching hospital, which commits to foster a healthy community by working with it in a close partnership. Its underlying goal is to serve, engage and raise the awareness about the disease so that the health of patients, their families and communities as a whole can be enhanced (St. Joseph’s, 2011). The community renal clinic makes a focus on a strategy, which can ...

Abstract

Home Health Nursing has been a dedicated profession since the introduction of visiting health nursing profession in 1916. The practice has been widely appreciated; particularly in treating those patients who suffer with some chronic ailment and prefer their medical aid to be taken at their homes. Home health nurses visit their homes and meet their needs, as required and desired by them to soothe themselves. The profession is now supported with proper guidance teams which include physicians, social workers and technicians, and thus there is a good scope of home health nursing in the coming future too.

Meeting the Needs of Chronically Ill by Home Health Nurses

Nursing has been a dedicated ...

Risky Families

For more than 25 years, homelessness has been one of the major concerns for the government of the US. The number of homeless people has been on a constant rise for the part 2 decades. The National Center on Family Homelessness estimates that close to 37% (about 77,500 families) of American population are homeless families with a population that makes up a third of the entire population of homeless people in America. The NCFH further asserts that these statistics are the highest in any given industrialized nation pointing to the fact that the US is incontestably the industrial country with the ...

The journal “Public Health Nursing Vol. 25 No. 4” was written by Terri Rebmann, Ruth Carrico and Judith F. English. It focuses on demarcating the lessons learned by public health professionals from past disasters and resources found to be lacking in previous disasters. The authors undertook to understand what public health professional had learned from dealing with precedent calamities and what steps they would take in case of reoccurrences or other disaster. They diversified their field of study to cover as much ground as possible.

The authors opted to use the qualitative design of study as their research methodology. ...

Kangaroo Mother Care: The Benefits of Skin-to-Skin Contact with Newborns

Kangaroo Mother Care, or Skin-to-Skin contact with a newborn immediately after birth, has proven to be a highly beneficial practice, with hardly any negative impact. Kangaroo Mother Care, or KMC for short, provides a newborn the warmth, stimulation, safety, protection from infection, and love that they need. KMC has benefits for not only the newborn, but also significant benefits for the mother, including a boost in her self esteem. Through various studies, pediatricians and obstetricians have found little negative impact through the use of the Kangaroo Mother Care method. The only time it should not be used is in emergency situations, where a newborn ...

Read the following DoH Strategy and summarize in your own words (250 words).

DoH 2009 Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_094058

People with dementia suffer from cognitive incapacity and personality changes due to neurological damage in the brain. There is no cure for the disease and it gets worse with age; however, if diagnosed early, people can learn to cope with most problems associated with dementia and improve their quality of life. Dementia has been defined as a national priority in England, where the incidence of dementia is expected to double within the next three decades, from 700,000 to 1.4 million; and the cost to triple, from £17 billion ...

Community Health Nurse

A community can be described as a group of individuals that possess a common attribute or interest and living together within a geographical boundary or territory. community health nursing was defined by WHO Expert committee on Nursing as that special field of nursing which combines the skills of nursing, public health and certain phases f social assistance and functions as part of the total public health program for the promotion of health, the improvement of conditions in the social and physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and disability. The goal of community health nursing is to raise the health standard of ...

Psychiatric nursing is a diverse, challenging but exciting profession. I expect to receive adequate and meaningful training in psychiatric mental health nursing as I set forth to achieving a lifetime ambition-becoming a psychiatric nurse. In the course of my training, I hope to acquire hands-on experience by attending to mentally ill patients. I expect to go through my training successfully, qualify as an-all-round nurse and obtain accreditation from the relevant bodies. Later, I shall provide comprehensive, patient-centered psychiatric and mental health care. Moreover, I hope to evaluate the outcomes of treatments in a variety of settings across the entire scale of care. ...