...SZT1 Community Health Practice Task 4 Disaster in Franklin County Tracie Willis Western Governors University Franklin County was recently victim to a massive summer storm. The storm resulted in tornado, thunder storms, flash flooding, power outages, roads and bridges closed, and even a hazardous materials spill. To assess the damages that the towns and the residents suffered, and how to best deal with the aftermath, a task force was created. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was set up and an Incident command briefing was called. The chain of command was established at this time. All members of the task force reported to the EOC commander. The community health nurse was called to join the task force as a member of the Public Health Group; this group was under the supervision of the Medical/Health Branch Director. The Director of the Medical/Health branch reported to the Operations Chief and she reported directly to the EOC Commander. One of the branches of the task force, the Public Health Group, was tasked with evaluating the health risks and needs of the community. This group was led by the Operations Chief; her responsibilities included developing and implementing strategy and tactics to carry out the objectives identified by the taskforce at the EOC briefing, as well as organize, assign, and supervise the tactical field operations. The Logistics chief supports the operation by acquiring things that are need to get the...
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...illness. The main advantages of classification such as most appropriate treatment and community education Definition of the Classification system used to Diagnosis Mental illness. As Social workers it important to try and grasp the concepts of how classification of mental illness is arrived at and to have a basic knowledge of the types of mental disorders people can be classified as having so we can understand the basis of a diagnosis. According Mendelson (2001) “Classification refers to ordering of objects into groups on the basis of their relationship. The result is a classificatory system. Nomenclature related to agreed names that have been assigned to disease or syndromes. Taxonomy covers principles and methods underlying the practice of classification. Finally, nosology denotes the conceptual system that supports the strategy of classifying.” ( Mendelson 2001 p. 63) Golightley (2004) text states that classification is an important step towards the diagnosis of a mental disorder. Mental disorder is broken down into various classifications that represent groups or syndromes of symptoms. Thus if a series of symptoms fits into a recognised pattern of behaviour they can be classified as for example, schizophrenia and a diagnosis made. A diagnosis is a short- hand version of what a psychiatrist believes to be wrong with a client. (Gollightley 2004 P 25) According to both Mendelson (2001) and Golightley (2004) classification is important because it provides a common language...
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...Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Health Promotion In Nursing Practice Elizabeth Carhuapoma Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS 429 April Herrera July 08, 2012 Health Promotion In Nursing Practice As health care evolves and changes, the roles of nurses in health promotion and prevention have expanded greatly. The goal is to prevent disease from occurring rather than taking a reactive position of treating the client once disease has already occurred. Health defined by Edelman and Mandle is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that allows a person to reach their individual potential for optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, n.d.). In order to reach these goals, levels of prevention have been defined and nurses take an active role in the implementation of positive changes in clients’ lifestyle. On each level of the health promotion continuum, the nurse has to keep in mind the clients’ cultural and educational background to develop mutually agreed- upon goals. “Primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses, now attempt to involve individuals and their families in the delivery of care, teaching individuals about individual responsibilities and lifestyle choices has become an important part of their job”(Edelman & Mandle, p. 9). These positive changes improve the quality of the clients’ and families lives. The three- levels of health care promotion...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Zahra Rassouli Grand Canyon University Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health (World Health Organization, 2014). For each individual it is fundamental to understand the aspects of a complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Recognizing what contributes to change and the coping mechanism within the environment is an important aspect. A healthy life style prevents disease and illness from occurring, which is considered primary health promotion; health and social wellbeing are influenced by factors such as socioeconomic conditions, patterns of consumption associated with food and communication, demographic pattern, learning environments, family pattern, cultural and social background (Kumar & Preetha, 2012). Hence, the health promotion of individuals and their communities’ grows beyond behavioral characteristics; the attitude toward a healthier life style and disease prevention is affected by a multitude of factors. In nursing practice the focus of health promotion is to influence the health behaviors of individuals and the communities in an encouraging and optimistic way to primarily prevent illness and disease from occurring; furthermore, by considering the challenges that these individuals are facing, nurses have a broader knowledge on how to establish an environment from which the selected group members are able to recognize and choose the desired life...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Mary Sprague, RN Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Heather Swanson April 13, 2014 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion has become a key part of healthcare in today’s health industry. Promoting healthy lifestyles and behaviors and prevention of disease has shifted to a forefront position in the arena of healthcare. Health promotion is defined by the World Health Organization as “the process which enables people to improve control over the determinants of health and as a result to improve their own health.”(Jadelhack, 2012, p. 65) Promoting wellness and developing strategies to obtain this including confrontation of obstacles and barriers to wellness has become mainstream in nursing practice. Nurses now incorporate areas of education, practice, methodology, and research which has set them at the cutting edge in health promotion. Studies have shown that health promotion is highly cost-effective and as health costs rise, targeting diseases that are preventable such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, COPD, and communicable diseases such as Hepatitis and HIV can greatly diminish healthcare costs. Promoting prevention rather than just curing disease after it occurs will reduce healthcare costs exponentially. In the past, nurses provided patient education arranged at teaching patients how to manage current illness, the focus was on the present. In today’s nursing the focus is now...
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...Humanities in Health Care Practices Heather Emmett HLT-305 1/13/2013 Instructor Kimberly Cairns-McGhee Having a patient come into my office showing the first stages of dementia, she is 80 years old, without any prier diseases to cause the onset of dementia such as AIDS or a stroke, then I would look towards Alzheimer’s. With any of the medication I would prescribe, I would also suggest one or more of the following therapies to help keep the mind active. First, I would stories because she would still be able to remember names of family and friends. Next, I would say to use art or pictures of any kind that reminds her of family or friends even every day stuff that she may need to use or see. Last, I would say use music for music could bring back wonderful memories for anyone, also most find that music is calming and that may be helpful for when she gets frustrated. Using stories to help someone remember you would have to know that person well. When my grandma was in her last stages of her life she had dementia; and before she got to the point where she did not remember anyone or anything I would tell her stories of my mom and my aunts and uncles all growing up for these are the things she remembered. They were the stories she told me. I feel that if we tell them stories they already know it will trigger there memory of family and friends. If you use pictures or some kind of art you need to make sure that it is, something that they can relate there everyday life to...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Dulce Cervantes Grand Canyon University NRS 429V: Family Centered Health Promotion Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion has existed for ages slowly it has progressed to what it is now. Health promotion changed vastly over the last few decades. Health promotion is described as the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 14). Fundamentally it helps the public and the government in preventing and healing any given disease with minimal cost. Nurses have a key purpose in health promotion; they are educators, restore patients to their optimal health, and above all advocates by using the three levels of promotion and health, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary In the primary level the purpose is to educate the public by taking a proactive approach to promote positive health and properly educate the public. A nurse can educate the public on numerous topics; some specific topic could be use of specific immunizations, personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and protection from carcinogens (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 16). This focus care can be done at place where it is easy for the community to access such as clinics, urgent cares, and primary care offices. Nurses can also inform the public either on a one to one basis or at medical fairs on what new health assists has been created. Women often place their loved one health...
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...Reporting Practices and Ethics of Health Care Oscar Derry Brown HCS405 March 9th 2013 Donna Nanovski Reporting Practices and Ethics of Health Care This paper will explain the practices and ethics of the health care system. Within the past few years there has been countless of fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid systems. Many false practices by doctors and health care staff to make the extra dollar. On the other hand there are health care providers who follow the right proto-call to stay honest with his or her patients and practices. This paper will summarize the many financial elements and the ethical standards of the health care providers. Financial Management As the health care system enters to the new century, there is a tidal wave effect within the system. With so many changes, such as the older generation are working and living longer the health care system has to change. Reorganizing (organization) the health care system over the past 10 years has changed completely the procedure of delivery and financing. Better future planning however has been a challenged for the health care system. There are several factors cost cutting, services continue to reduced, the growth of revenues and return on the investments. This can be called mismanage care that has decreased cost (M. Cipriano-Silva, 1998). The health care workforce is the fastest growing career in America. Eleven million plus strong employees is most powerful workforce...
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...Jessica Eggenton November 15, 2013 HLT – 305 Dr. Melinda Tolitsky Humanities in Health Care Practices Dementia is known as “a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning” (Google Definition, 2013). You can include art, music, literature, video, and humanities in helping any patient to remember key life events such as marriage, children, education, and well-being. An example to include art would be to tell the patient about a significant moment in their life and then have them paint a picture about that particular moment. Using music can be another great way to help dementia patients by playing them key songs that relate to their life or perhaps re-playing them their first dance song at their marriage reception. Poetry is something that someone can remember easily if they are in tune with the words and it speaks to them on a personal level. Perhaps a physician and the patient can write a short poem about the good memories in life and reminisce on only those things and each morning wake up and read this poem. There are many programs and videos out today that can help patients dealing with dementia, one of these videos being, “Meaningful Activities for Dementia Patients.” This is a thirty minute video that explores a wide range of fulfilling activities that foster self-worth and belonging. This video illustrates how activities can be done one-on-one or in...
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...Health Needs Assessment: Practice Population BSc (Hons) Specialist Practitioner Community Nursing Word Count: 3836 Pages:17 Public health is a multifactorial approach to the health of the population and is concerned primarily with the promotion of health (Naidoo and Wills 2000). Wanless (2004) defines it as ‘The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, public and private, communities and individuals’. Baggott (2004) agrees with the above, but suggests that public health is fundamentally concerned with the activities of the community to improve health, rather than treatment of disease in individuals. As a student practice nurse working in a GP practice in primary care I will often be the public’s first point of contact with the National Health Service (NHS) (Ewles and Simnett 1999). Primary care is increasingly being seen as the key area within the NHS for the implementation of public health strategies (Peckham 2003, p.20). It is important, therefore, that I have an understanding of the wider issues which impact on the health of individuals and the population as a whole, in my area of practice (Jones 2000). Carey (2003, p.221) suggests that it is crucial for practice nurses to deliver care that meets the needs, and addresses the public health issues of the local population. One way to review whether health services are...
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...Complementary and Alternative Health Practices HLT 321 Marco Tassone Wilmington University Complementary and Alternative Health Practices Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products not generally considered part of conventional medicine (Donatelle, 2015, p. 490). Although often used interchangeably, complementary medicine and alternative medicine are distinctly different. According to the Donatelle (2015), complementary medicine is a treatment used in conjunction with conventional medicine (p. 491). Conversely, alternative medicine is a treatment used in place of conventional medicines and medical practices (p. 491). Two examples of complementary medicinal practices include combining acupuncture treatments with prescription medication to reduce chronic pain and combining vitamin C supplements with antibiotics to boost immunity and rid the body of infection. When used correctly, complementary medicinal practices may offer a more integrative approach to healing (The Healing Benefits, 2015). According to the article “The Healing Benefits of Complimentary Medicine,” these practices are often used in conjunction with cancer patients to help ease the side effects that come from aggressive chemo and radiation therapy (The Healing Benefits, 2015). Some side effects that complimentary medicine works to combat include pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Some complementary practices that doctors use in conjunction...
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...•What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial? •Why is this information important? •How will you use this information in the future? On April 14, 2003 the Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) took effect, and these federal regulation have had an impact on the field of healthcare. It affords certain protections to persons covered by health care plans, including continuity of coverage when changing jobs, standards for electronic health care transactions, and primary safeguards for the privacy of individually identifiable patient information. Protecting healthcare information is the key essential in a healthcare organization. In an Internet video, Barclay (2010) states it is imperative that all healthcare providers be knowledgeable about the HIPAA standards and protect the rights of patients and residents. However, patients also have the responsibilities to give accurate information about their condition and to participate in treatment and care. With that being said the doctrine of informed consent allows patients full disclosure to make a knowledgeable decision about their care. Failure of patient confidentiality gives rise to legal liability. Identifying different forms of security breaches and creating measures to safeguards standards, procedure and policies against leaking personal health information (PHI) will maintain and promote growth of an organization. Identifying different forms of security breaches and instituting measures to implement...
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...How Evidence based practice is applied in my health care practice setting. In everyday nursing practice, nurses are encouraged to incorporate and utilize evident base practice in their day to day nursing care. Evidence-based practice is using scientific evidence to determine best practice. Scientific evidence is important in clinical decision making. EBP is very relevant and critical in today’s clinical and nursing practice and it is evident in quality care. It is used to attain best clinical outcomes. For the following reasons, the process of EBP has to be monitored through ongoing quality monitoring and improvement. Nurses in all patient care setting should apply EBP to their day to day nursing intervention, implementation and evaluation of nursing practice. The goal of evidence based practice in nursing leads to cost efficiency, time efficiency, quality patient care. It is used to improve practice, using interventions to reach desired patient outcome by looking at a problem area. EBP gives my nursing setting knowledge and information of evidence needed to care for patients from diverse backgrounds necessary to improve health outcomes. In clinical setting, developing and initial implementation of evidence based practice involves a lot of processes and strategies. An example of evidence based practice in my in my work setting is hourly rounding. The introduction and implementation of hourly rounding in my hospital setting has lead to good patient outcome, patient satisfaction...
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...Evidence based practice is utilizing the managers knowledge and utilizing the research that is available in making progress on the improvement of patient care. When using evidence based practices you always want to utilize the patients experiences while in the health care facility because they are the consumer and need to be satisfied with the care given (UNC, 2015). When utilizing evidence based practices in a clinical setting can be hard and cause rifts in the employee satisfaction but utilizing evidence based practices can improve the results for patient outcomes, ensure the care given to patients are standard across the health care industry and lower costs of the care being provided to the patients. Utilizing evidence based evidence to improve patient care and decide what new practices can be utilized within the health care facility can make it possible for your facility to participate in a very competitive market in health care services (Spruce, 2015). Health care is going from ensuring...
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...Reutter and Kushner (2010) draws our attention to health disparities as it is an emerging crisis worldwide. The theoretical article identifies three problems that are prevalent in tackling health inequities: (1) not knowing the difference between health disparities and health inequities; (2) insufficient knowledge regarding policy advocacy and (3) “societal barriers and constraints within the nursing profession” (Reutter & Kushner, 2010, p. 278). Primary Health Care (PHC) is a social justice model conceptualized by Alma- Ata Declaration with the intention of reducing health disparities (WHO, 1978). The purpose of PHC was to achieve “health for all the people … by the year 2000” (WHO, 1978, p. 5). Reutter and Kushner (2010) elucidate that it...
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