...Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 Mary Valori-Schmidt Western Governor’s University As an RN, with many years of experience in critical care and trauma, I have had to witness death and dying on a regular basis. After leaving the acute care setting, I functioned as case manager and clinical director for Medicare certified home health. Referrals to Hospice were frequently made for many patients. One’s perceptions regarding death and dying tend to be influenced by one’s cultural and religious (if applicable) beliefs, however, working in healthcare has had a significant impact on my own perceptions. Quality of life is of paramount importance as opposed to length; living with unbearable pain, for example, is not a life at all. One of the most important factors for me, though, is respect for the dying person’s wishes. All too often have I seen well-meaning family members push for any and all extreme, life sustaining measures for their loved ones, while the patient is praying for death. I have had to advocate for the patient many times when there is no further viable treatment and palliative care is all that is left. Honesty, with compassion, tact and sensitivity, I believe, are the keys to imparting information to grieving family members. These experiences have taught me to always educate patients and family members about the importance of advance directives and durable medical proxy appointment while they are well enough to make informed decisions about their wants and needs...
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...Wgu Community Health Task 1 Community Health Assessment Szt Task 1 Community Description This city of Port Orange is located in Central Florida, in Volusia County. Dr Milton Hawks arrived during what was actually the second wave of settlers to explore what is now known as Port Orange. He is also credited with giving the settlement its name. It was incorporated April 26th of 1867. As of the U.S. census there were 56,048 residents of the growing city. The city’s total area is 28.7 square miles, of which 2.0 sq miles are made up of water and 26.6 sq miles are land. Port Orange is a beautiful city on the East Coast of Florida, home of the World’s most famous beach. With average temperatures in the 80-90s in the summer, many Port Orange residents enjoy the beaches, creeks and rivers with less than a fifteen minute drive to reach their favorite destination. Demographic Port Orange’s race makeup is predominately White at 91.3%. African Americans or Blacks make up 3.3%, Native Americans .03%, Asians 2.2%, Hispanic 4.5%, and 1.8% are of 2 or more races. Of the 56,048 Port Orange citizens, 21,831 or 47.6% are male and a higher female population of 23,992 or 52.4%. 44.6 is the average age, with an average income of around $43,419 (year 2012) (Census.gov). The population of Volusia residents, as a whole, living under poverty level is about 15%. Port Orange has seen a 19% increase of population since 2000. Port Orange is predominately a working class community with the leading...
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...Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 February 7, 2014 A. Personal Perceptions Serving as a patient care advocate is the most important role a nurse serves as a health care provider. Nurses serve to support the patient, sometimes having to put their own personal beliefs and values to the side. Although this is ingrained in us as nurses, sometimes health care providers allow their emotions to alter their perspective when dealing with death and dying. For twenty-four years I have served as a critical care nurse, and as an ICU nurse, I have been trained to help patients and families through this time of illness to provide care to help them heal and get better. Despite all that we do to treat patients, sometimes their illnesses are such that they do not get better and a decision is made to pursue comfort care. Since we are trained to help patients and families heal, this can be difficult to handle. Regardless of my personal feelings or beliefs, I always encourage my patients and their families to make the decisions that are best for them with the information they have been given. Our job as patient care advocates is crucial, especially when dealing with end of life and quality of life issues. The National Institute of Health defines hospice as “end of life care provided by health professionals and volunteers.” This type of care gives attention to pain control while trying to keep the patient as alert as possible. A referral to hospice is placed when a patient...
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...Community Health Assessment Szt Task 1 Community Description This city of Port Orange is located in Central Florida, in Volusia County. Dr Milton Hawks arrived during what was actually the second wave of settlers to explore what is now known as Port Orange. He is also credited with giving the settlement its name. It was incorporated April 26th of 1867. As of the U.S. census there were 56,048 residents of the growing city. The city’s total area is 28.7 square miles, of which 2.0 sq miles are made up of water and 26.6 sq miles are land. Port Orange is a beautiful city on the East Coast of Florida, home of the World’s most famous beach. With average temperatures in the 80-90s in the summer, many Port Orange residents enjoy the beaches, creeks and rivers with less than a fifteen minute drive to reach their favorite destination. Demographic Port Orange’s race makeup is predominately White at 91.3%. African Americans or Blacks make up 3.3%, Native Americans .03%, Asians 2.2%, Hispanic 4.5%, and 1.8% are of 2 or more races. Of the 56,048 Port Orange citizens, 21,831 or 47.6% are male and a higher female population of 23,992 or 52.4%. 44.6 is the average age, with an average income of around $43,419 (year 2012) (Census.gov). The population of Volusia residents, as a whole, living under poverty level is about 15%. Port Orange has seen a 19% increase of population since 2000. Port Orange is predominately a working class community with the leading employment coming from...
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...Web Video Texts Audio Projects About Account TVNews OpenLibrary | | | | Home | American Libraries | Canadian Libraries | Universal Library | Community Texts | Project Gutenberg | Children's Library | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Additional Collections | Search: Advanced Search | Anonymous User (login or join us) | Upload | Full text of "Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni Volume 1"THE NATYASASTRA A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to B ii A R A T A - M r X I Vol. I. ( Chapters I-XXVII ) Completely translated jor the jirst tune from the original Sanskrit tuttri «u Introduction and Various Notes M .U'OMOH A N liHOS H M.A., Pn. I). <OaU 2 Viu i95y CALCUTTA THE RoyiL ISIAJtC SOCIETY OF BENGAL Dedicated to the memory of thom great scholars of India. and the West mho by their indefatigable study and. ingenious interpretation of her Religion, Philosophy, Literature and Arts, have demon- strated the high ealiie of India- s culture to the World at large and ham helped her towa.nls a reawakening and political alteration., and who by their discovery of the Universal aspect of this culture have made patent India's spiritual kinship with the other ancient nations of the World and ham paved the way for an ultimate triumph of Internationalism. PREFACE The preparation 'of an annotated English translation of the Natya&stra entrusted...
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