Nurses Impacting Lives: Health Promotion in a Community Setting Christine Resler Grand Canyon University: NRS 429 May 18, 2014 Nurses Impacting Lives: Heath Promotion in a Community Setting The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated, “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to
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baccalaureate and graduate degree levels (AACN, n.d.). In 2003, Dr. Linda Aiken and her colleagues published in the Journal of the American Medical Association results of their study measuring outcomes between surgical patient mortality and failure to rescue within 30 days of admission with nurse education level. The conclusion: “in hospitals with higher proportions of nurses educated at the baccalaureate level or higher, surgical
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Discussing the differences in competencies between nurses prepared At the ADN level versus the BSN level in nursing Kelly Ann Willis Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-43OV 02/09/14 Professor Tish Dorman Discussing the differences in competencies between nurses prepared At the ADN level versus the BSN level in nursing The differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the Associates degree in nursing versus the Bachelor’s degree in nursing is one of advanced
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Asthma Asthma can be a very frustrating disorder. It affects so many people of all ages. There are many different types of asthma with many different symptoms. The way asthma affects one person may be very different from how it affects another person. Etilology Asthma is when your airways become narrow and inflamed. There’s extra mucus that is produced which makes it very difficult for someone to breath. Causes of asthma are unknown but heredity seems to play a role along with allergens
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Tiarra Ehret 6/27/2016 Heart Disease Exam Part One Your heart is an organ in your body that is a muscle, but it is the pump that supplies blood to your whole body. Heart disease is a term for any disorder that affects the heart. The name heart disease is also called an Umbrella term. In this umbrella term heart disease consists of coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure and congenital heart disease. Another name for heart disease is cardiovascular disease.
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were conducted to determine the normal values of LA size. Over the past decade, LA size as an imaging biomarker has been consistently shown to be a powerful predictor of outcomes, including major public health problems such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, stroke, and death. More recently, functional assessment of the LA has been shown to be, at least as, if not more robust, a marker of cardiovascular outcomes. Current available data suggest that the combined evaluation of LA size and LA function
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Cardiovascular Disease Introduction of the Health Problem and Behavior Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is no big secret to those not only in the US, but worldwide. CVD is also referred to as heart disease and is usually a result of atherosclerosis. A few examples are: myocardial infarction, stroke, and congestive heart failure. CVD is the leading cause of death worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO). There are a few different determinants that relate to this disease which include: social
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broken heart is known as a metaphor for the intense emotional pain or suffering we feel after losing a loved one. We all know the damage that a broken heart can cause because we have experienced it ourselves or have seen the reproductions on our loved ones. But a broken heart in medical terms is known as Cardiovascular disease. * The National Institutes of Health states " that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure
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Title: Difference in Competences between Nurse Prepared at Associate Level vs. Baccalaureate Level Nursing- Patient Case situation Education ensures remarkable imprint on cognition, proficiency and capabilities of the clinical nurse and as well as all other workers involved in health care system. Nurses should be motivated enough to go for further education as wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning. This educational
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associated with this drug are slow heart rate, shortness of breath, severe rashes, irritation, swollen face , convulsions, etc. these however, require immediate medical attention. After Vercuronium, a dose of 1.25mg of Neostigmine is very ineffective. A minimum dose of 2.5mg or 5mg is required to produce the desired effect. Neostigmine should not be used in case of Asthma, Epilepsy, Low blood pressure, Parkinson’s disease, Peptic ulcers, People with recent heart attacks, etc.
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