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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American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) facts sheet : Creating a more quality nursing workforce (AACN, 2012) this elegant approach is implemented nationwide through the hands of more than three million registered nurses. Professional preparedness of nurses who are working today mainly falls in to two categories; Associate degree (AD) and Baccalaureate degree(BS) prepared. Associate degree programs were the answer for nursing shortage that our country experienced in last century especially
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Canada Policy .............................................................................................. 7 2.1.3 Industry Canada’s Identification of Critical and Essential Services.......................... 8 2.1.4 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
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Overview of Bioterrorism This course has been awarded two (2.0) contact hours. This course expires on November 12, 2014. Copyright © 2008 by RN.com. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction and distribution of these materials are prohibited without the express written authorization of RN.com. First Published: Updated: November 12, 2008 Nov 12, 2011 IMPORTANT INFORMATION RN.com strives to keeps its content fair and unbiased. The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose. The planners
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Hurricanes, A Natural Disaster! COM/215 May 3, 2011 Hurricanes, A Natural Disaster! According to Dictionary.com (2011) a hurricane is “A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone…a wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 74mph). As I read through the National Hurricane Center website by NOAA, our National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration it shares with us what a hurricane is, and how it reaches hurricane status. A hurricane
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patients” ("Health Care Ethics: Overview Of The Basics", July 2015.). The organization we are choosing is the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). This organization is a federal agency which supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving public health. (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” 2014). The CDC was established in 1946 to combat a serious malaria outbreak and is controlled by the Department of Health
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In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners spend their lives on-ly seeing shadows. Once free, one of the prisoners experiences intense pain when he looks at the light of a fire. And when he exits out of the cave into the light of the sun, this causes even more excruciating pain and rage. But a whole world is now revealed. After getting accustomed and acclimatized, the former prisoner feels lucky for the transformation and wisdom and feels sorry for the prisoners in the cave. He goes back to
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The Concern of College Dropout rates in The United States RES/351 October 31, 2013 Dr. Albert Smothers The Concern of College Dropout rates in The United States The United States is known for spending a great deal of funds on higher education. However in recent years statistics have revealed a high rate of college students fail to obtain their bachelor’s degrees. Currently 42% of college enrolled students fail to complete their education for bachelor’s degrees. Both educators and economists
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and necessity are but a few reasons people choose to live in unsafe environments. It is okay to live in earthquake prone areas, you just need to educate yourself and prepare. Make sure you have the proper necessities and learn about emergency preparedness for your immediate area. Earthquakes of an enormous magnitude can cause considerable damage and alter lives in unprecedented ways. The bigger they are the more the environment is affected. One such event is “The 2004 Indian Ocean event…etched
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The Preparedness of the 4th Year Hrm Student for the Deployment Of the National OJT (On-the-job-Training) Program Introduction Filipinos are known to be hospitable as a people, a culture perfected through time, some say the reason why we cannot be a part with other nations is because of our being too hospitable. Thus economist and entrepreneurs look at it from another point of view. It is our being inherently hospitable why Filipinos are found in most reception areas and they work
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