Nursing for the twenty-first century Patricia Edwards Grand Canyon University August 05, 2012 Nursing for the twenty-first century Nursing in the twenty first centaury will be very different from the practice of the last one hundred and fifty years. Nursing education and employment has been primarily at the bedside and influenced by institutions and the medical model. In the last 40 years significant progress has been made on the requirements for entry level practice, development
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VARK Analysis Paper Learning styles are the different views and ways of learning. In 1970, the idea of individualized learning styles started. In 1987, Neil Fleming designed the VARK learning model with Colleen Mills the co-author. ("VARK," 2011, p. 1)Fleming VARK model of learning is one of the commonly used learning styles which developed upon old Neuro linguistic programming models. This model is combined of four strategies which are Visual, Aural, Read/write and Kinesthetic. It contains
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Health assessment provides a detailed plan of care that focuses on the specific needs and the specific approach to achieve them. The process involves evaluation of health status and conducting a physical examination and the overall health history (Laymon, Shah, Leep, Elligers & Kumar, 2015). Health assessment in lifespan provides a substantive evaluation of the health of individuals across ages. The paper serves to address an assessment of the health of a child, an adult and an older adult for instance
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Family Health Assessment In order to provide proper care to families, one must be able to assess the patients holistically. As well as evaluating the patients physical, social, environmental, and spiritual domains (Grand Canyon University, 2011). The “ family defines health, makes decisions regarding health practices, and is the most frequent provider of health care to family members” (Nettle et al., 1993). Gordon’s eleven functional health patterns serve as a framework for clinical assessment
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N435 Virtual Family Health Assessment Project Winona State University Family Structure and History: "Tom" is a 44 year old male with a 42 year old wife and a 13 year old son. Tom, his wife and son are Caucasian, with Tom's parents being first-generation German immigrants. His father died from a CVA at 72, and Tom's only sibling died in a motor vehicle accident. His mother-in-law died at age 64 from ovarian cancer. Tom's mother and father-in-law are retired and in overall
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Family Health Risk Assessment: Friedman Family Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V October 19, 2014 Introduction As nurses, we are concerned with not only and individual’s health, we are concerned with a family’s health. How a family interacts with health matters greatly influences how an individual will address their own health care issues. This paper uses Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern as the context for a family health assessment and interview that was conducted with
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Running head: BORETZKY FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Boretzky Family Health Assessment Michelle Phoebe Baltazar Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V September 8, 2012 Boretzky Family Health Assessment Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment is a tool that nurses can use to analyze a person’s whole being that incorporates every aspect of that person. Through this approach, nurses can ensure that holistic care is provided. The Boretzky family was therefore interviewed to analyze
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Family Health Risk Assessment Athena Farella RN, CVN NURS 3200 Professional Nursing Practice: Health Promotion in the Community Kean UniversityProfessor Denise Van Sandt – Smith MSN, RN Professor Ruth Gorrell MSN, RN Professor Keddi Koovits, MSN, RN Abstract The B family lives in Marlboro, New Jersey. They are a family of four leading a very busy daily routine. Through changes in family structure, work routines along with an increase in daily activities of the children Mr. and Mrs. B family
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Management Corporations. Senior Suites is a private, family owned corporation. The organization operates under the care of an executive, and senior leadership. All decisions and policies are made by the board of directors. The Satellite Senior Center is run by the city’s Department of Aging. Mr. Wolfe holds an accredited residential management certification and a degree in Urban Planning. Finances The Senior Lifestyles Corporation is connected to a family owned business that is primarily set up to attain
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head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING FUNCTIONAL HEALTH Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Micaela Simon Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Melanie Escobar RN, MSN September 6, 2012 Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Assessment is the first tool in the nursing process in formulating health care plans for the individual as well as the family. A through assessment lays groundwork to promote family health (Edelman
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