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
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C228 Community Nursing Task 2 Jane A. Wildeman Western Governors University C228 Community Nursing Task 2 Introduction Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV, is still a relatively new virus first diagnosed in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Thorough investigation by international health officials traced the disease to the first-known human case in Jordan in April 2012, and it is believed this first case was transported from camels, possibly by drinking raw camel’s milk. ("About
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Communicable Diseases: Task 3 Measles is an infectious illness that can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis, croup, blindness, diarrhea, or death if left untreated. According to Queensland Health (2013), measles symptoms usually start to show after about 10 days. The early symptoms are similar to that of the common cold; they include fever, fatigue, runny nose, conjunctivitis, and coughing. A trademark of measles is small white spots on the inside of the cheek. Once these small white spots appear,
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Identification of Community Originally called the Tri-City, Westminster is in Orange County, California. “Westminster is landlocked and bordered by Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south”, (Westminster Wikipedia entry, 2014). Westminster is also called Little Saigon. “The 2010 United States Census reported that Westminster had a population of 89,701 with a population density was 8,926.5 people per square mile”, (Westminster
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Running head: Community Health Project 1 The Community Health Project and Proposed Intervention Yvette Sanford Hall Loyola University of New Orleans Fall 2011 Community Health Project 2 This paper discusses the summary of the community health project carried
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History of Community Nursing Matrix As long as people have existed, they needed to look after their health. As a result, the healthcare industry was born. Nurses were a vital part of that growing community. This paper will approach three different historical periods in the United States, discuss the nurse’s role in the community in regards to the major health issues of that period, how they partnered with the community to create new programs and finish with an intellectual discussion on how Jean
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Community Health Needs Assessment During the past year, a focused community health needs assessment was conducted by Trinity Community Hospital. The assessment targeted cancer, orthopedic, and cardiovascular services within the hospital’s primary service region. It utilized information from multiple sources, including epidemiological surveys, state healthcare facilities’ planning guidelines, interviews with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and community focus groups. Following are
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Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 Cynthia Januale Community Health Nursing Reflection This assignment was very interesting and unique compared to other assignments that I have had in the past. Visiting and studying the community that I chose gave me quite the insight on various issues that, had it not been for this assignment, I may not have picked up on before. “In any setting, the role of public health nurses focuses on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the
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Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 August 7, 2012 Community Health Nursing Reflection According to Phyllis Meadows (2009), “Community health nurses are valued for their adaptability and willingness to provide care in many settings, including community health clinics, churches, homeless shelters, and schools,” (p. 19). Community health nurses aim to improve health outcomes and improve the infrastructure used to monitor and manage disease within the community. Healthy People 2020 has
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Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 2012 Diane Schlicke RN MSN Community Health Nursing Reflection The role of the community health nurse in the participating family’s community is to focus on the health needs of the aggregate or group. Community health nursing refers to a systematic, comprehensive focus on wellness, health protection, and disease, and injury prevention for the population residing in a specific area. The nurse functions as advocate, case manager, consultant, health
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