C228 - Community Health Nursing – Task 1 Christi Corder Western Governors University Identification of Community Greenville County is located in upstate South Carolina along Interstate 85. It is found halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. Greenville is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area and is the largest city in this area (“Greenville, South Carolina,” n.d.). Approximately 59.7% of the population consists of individuals
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with concerns about the meaning or motives behind offending and replaces these with an emphasis on ‘technologies’ of ‘risk minimization’ and the elimination of potential threats to social order. The Risk Factor Prevention Paradigm (RFPP) uses risk assessment and survey to identify factors in the key domains of a young person’s life that statistically increase the likelihood of offending or decrease its likelihood (Case, 2007. p. 92). Youth justice today is increasingly dominated by risk management
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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
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Analyse how policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health, safety and risk management requirements Heathville Residential Care has organisational policies including a number of procedures and processes which contain information in relation to health and safety. It is the duty of the employer to safeguard the health, safety and welfare, if there are five or more employees, the employer must provide a written health and safety policy and ensure that all staff have seen it. These can
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Introduction This is a written critique of the Cultural and Linguistic Diversity of Measures in Aged Care published by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW 2014). In this critique, an article summary abstracts what is specified in the report. The aims of the article and its targeted audience are both included. This is followed by the description of the commissioning body and the reason of publication. A critical evaluation of the article is the last element discussing how it contributes
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Education An individual with an Associate’s degree in Nursing is trained as a technical bedside nurse using the “Apprenticeship model” (Joan L.Creasia, 2011), rather than being trained to be a leader. The Associates of degree in nursing program from community colleges are completed within 2-3 years, with little or no research work done. Cost of education could range from $5,000 – $14,000, depending on residency status and, or whether the school is a private nursing school or not. On the other hand, the
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C228-Community Health Nursing-Task 1 Western Governors University Identification of Community Along the northern-end of Utah’s Wasatch Front is a scenic region of land known as Weber County. This county ranges from the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains into a portion of the Great Salt Lake of the lower valley. The Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys (Weber County, 2015). Weber County is the second smallest county in land mass and has the fourth largest population
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Abstract Windshield Survey A community is a group of people who live in the same area, interact with each other, and share certain norms and values. A community is defined as a locality-based entity, composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting societal institutions, informal groups, and aggregates that are interdependent and whose function or expressed intent is to meet a wide variety of collective needs (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012). Community health is the process or characteristics
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Movie Character Health Assessment Presentation Details: In this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the application of the functional health assessment of a movie character. To complete this assignment, do the following:Choose a movie from the following list and identify a character from the movie on whom you would like to do a health assessment. If you wish to use a character from a movie not included on the following list, get the approval of your instructor.
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committed to advancing professional nursing roles and highlighting the connection between well-educated nurses and quality health care. As a leading supporter of academic institutions that educate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), AACN is keenly aware of the direct link between graduate-prepared nurses and both patient safety and positive outcomes. Within the APRN community, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) play a unique role in the delivery of high quality nursing care. These clinicians are
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