count: 2084 Due Date: 3rd February 2015. Introduction. Due to the increasing demands on the Health Service the “Transforming your care “ report (Department of Health Social Service and Public Safety, (DHSSPS) 2011a) made recommendations to increase care in the community, making home the centre of care aiming to reduce the strain on limited resources and give value for money. Within the community care district nurses are vital, there role is autonomous, unique and varied. Furthermore there expert
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Family Health Assessment Felicia Allred Michelle Filardi Sarena Humbert Joy Myers Sandra Ortega Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V XU0811WA Brenda Geisler October 12, 2014 Family Health Assessment In this paper, a family health assessment was completed. A telephone interview was conducted with the head of the family Leonard Brenyah. Within the assessment thirty-three open-ended questions were asked according to Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns
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Running head: Heritage Assessment Heritage Assessment Caridad Doucet Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotions Melva Bost RN, MS August 26, 2012 Heritage Assessment The United States has become a multicultural country. Everywhere you look, you see a plethora of cultures that range from Hispanic and African to Asian and American Indian. The varied traditions and beliefs of a multicultural country impact how nurses implement patient-centered
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CHAPTER 8 HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MODULE 8.1 Overview This chapter presents the health delivery module of the assessment. Section 8.1 defines health service delivery and its key components. Section 8.2 provides guidelines on preparing a profile of health service delivery for the country of interest, including instructions on how to customize the profile for country-specific aspects of the health delivery process. Section 8.3 presents the indicator-based assessment, including detailed descriptions
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Nguyen________________________________________________ 1. For the community health nurse, what is the process of data collection in the community? Give 2 examples from textbook, lectures, and your community assessment project. Course Objectives 2,3,4,5: Chapter 15 and your community health assessment project (20 points or 10 pts. for each example and the written description of the example) Be sure to include two of the following: Observing the community; Interviewing people in the community; Reviewing records (what type of records);
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B1. Community I did my study for this assignment in Stokes County, North Carolina which is where I recently moved to from Iowa. Stokes County is made up of several small towns but King, which is where I live, is the largest town. Stokes County is in the middle northern part of the state near the Virginia border, a mountain chain, and a lot of wilderness. Some of the towns are incorporated and some are not and a few only claim to be villages. Using the Population Economic Status Assessment, I looked
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component of the community. The household members make up the family as a structure. The family includes members of different age group from newborns to elders. The family’s activities and reactions influence the patterns of the family as a whole (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle 2014, p. 2014). The ultimate aim of the treatment is to expedite the fitness of the family. Family health valuation defines the assessment of actual and potential problem of individual (Gordan 1994). The goal of health care is giving
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Tertiary Prevention in Health Promotion Health promotion is the ability of all health care professionals to motivate individuals to increase control over a person’s health using various social and environmental factors (World Health Organization, 2011). The idea of health promotion is what fuels the nursing profession to be what it is today. It helps to guide how patients are taken care of, how assessments are done and the health education that it is provided to the community and patients (Edelman
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Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Joanna Carreon Western Governors University The town of Colma is located in San Mateo County within the state of California. Colma was established on August 5, 1924. It has an elevation of 100 feet above sea level, and measures 1.91 square miles. Population Economic Status Assessment The Population Economic Status Assessment tool assisted in obtaining statistical facts about the population
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT April 09, 2011 FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment The family of my choice is the Jones family. Sarah Jones is 40years African American, born into the Jones family with both parent alive and grandparent alive. The Jones family are devoted Catholic, they believes strongly in their Christian faith. Sarah Jones family has history of diabetes, hypertension, constipation, alcoholism and long history of smoking. Sarah Jones has history of diabetes
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