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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Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing. Excellent patient care takes place in a hospital when well-educated nurses are employed. Evidence based investigations going on in the country is showing that fewer medication errors, lesser death rates and great patient outcomes are all connected to highly educated nurses being employed in a hospital. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has decided that highly educated nurses brings about clinical competencies and a better care delivery and is working
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Nurses Association (ANA) prompting the publishing of a paper focusing on their position which stated, that the baccalaureate degree should be the minimum level of education for entry into nursing practice (ANA, 1965). Taylor (2008) acknowledged that “by taking this initiative, the ANA was attempting to move nursing education away from hospital based, diploma programs of the day into colleges and universities, thus changing the education of nurses for an apprenticeship to science-based practice”. (p
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A health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for an individual or family. Nurses therefore have an important role in health promotion and by using the principles of Gordon’s functional health pattern it can assist in developing a diagnosis and nursing care plan. The functional health patterns serve as a framework that is adaptable to all models of care that can be used as a tool for nursing diagnosis for individuals or communities. It is based on the assumption that
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PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING NUR 211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Supplemental Learning Guide Course Objectives * Relate the minimum requirements for the course. * Illustrate the use of competencies for learning. * Formulate own needs and responsibilities relative to meeting course competencies. * Relate course/clinical assignments and evaluation * Distinguish how the major concepts (see Nursing Student Handbook) of the program are affected by the variety of
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Unmarried biologic or adoptive parent who may or may not be living with other adults 6. What is a homosexual family? Lesbian or gay with or without children 7. What is a no-parent family? Children who live independently in foster or kinship care, living with a grandparent 8. What does culture have a direct effect on? Healthcare-seeking behavior and response to treatment 9. What is acculturation? Changes in one’s cultural pattern to those of the host society; may retain parts of their
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Clearly, the future of nursing is heading for some significant changes. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”, from 2011 highlights the changes facing the medical field, particularly related to nursing, and the obstacles we as nurses must face and overcome to continue to deliver effective, quality care to all patient populations. According to the IOM report, the passing of the Affordable Care Act (IOM report p. 21) will greatly affect
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The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing Education, Practice and Leadership Aaron Peterson Grand Canyon University Profession Dynamics NRS-430V April 14, 2013 The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on The Future of Nursing is a vision for ways to evolve nursing to better impact the changes in the world. The IOM was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences. The IOM consists of a group of experts that discuss, debate, and examine
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and George (2011) describe nursing as an exciting and always changing profession. Further, they view nursing at a crossroads with education and practice being challenged to meet the “complex needs of contemporary patients, foster healthy communities, execute prevention strategies to effectively reduce chronic disease, improve patient safety, reduce medical error, and more rapidly translate and implement the emergent scientific break throughs to patients and health care systems” (Cary & George, p
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individual is a fundamental principle that underlies all nursing practice. “Nurses take into account the needs and values of all persons in all professional relationships” (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2001, p. 7). “This statement on ethics and human rights provide the foundation and context for all other position statements related to the practice of nursing. The protection and promotion of human rights related to health and health care is a fundamental function of the American
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