RN Community Health Nursing Course Project Milestone #2 Small Town USA INTRODUCTION A small town that doesn't have that big city element can be referred to as suburbia, or is predominantly white, with low crime rates. Small Town USA is more predominant than realized. Although the town of Mayberry was a fictional small town that was featured in "The Andy Griffith Show" where almost all the residents are white with little or no minorities it sets a particularly accurate setting
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children who were drug exposed in utero? Are criminal charges for child abuse the best solution for pregnant mothers who use illicit drugs during pregnancy? This is a question that has become a hot topic and cause for controversy among the medical community, legal community, and society in general over the last 20 years. For example, South Carolina has defended their actions in the criminal convictions of women charged with child abuse for using drugs, such as crack cocaine, during pregnancy, while states
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Running head: MOVIE FAMILY CARE PLAN Movie Family Care Plan Marcheta Hays University of Phoenix Movie Family Care Plan Introduction The intent of this paper is to assess and develop a care plan for a selected patient and their family. Attention will be directed to the family structure and function and the interactions between the patient and the family. SW is a single white female living New York City. She is a successful playwright in her thirties and her health status is
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Bisharat Khan Professor Oakes. Eng. 111-FJT80 November 28, 2015 Nursing Burnout In today's modern society Caregivers, Medics, and Nursing Practitioners play major roles throughout their life daily to consistently care for patients, their job is to care for people/patients such as individuals, families and communities so they can obtain a good quality of life. Nurses take much pride in what they do for their patients to achieve a good and a healthy life. They put their patients before themselves
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Comparison Paper Stephanie Collins NUR 408 February 16, 2015 Michelle Hogsed Comparison Paper Although, public health and community health entities deal with many of the same issues, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Research must be performed on the various levels of public and community health in order to understand these differences. This paper will discuss the research that was conducted on county, state and national public resources and discuss the differences that were noted
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Running head: Seminole People Phenomenological Community Phenomenological Community of the People of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Shannyn Lincoln, Alice Dodoo Raji, Bayo Olaoye, and Andrea Pilkay Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V Concepts in Community and Public Health May 18, 2012 Phenomenological Community of the People of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma The phenomenological community of the people of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is a community rich in culture
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The definition of nursing practice is based by each states rules and regulations to govern the practice of nursing within that state. All nurses practice acts include two essential purposes. First each act includes statements that refer to protecting the health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction. The second purpose is to protect the title of the RN. The legal title RN is reserved for those meeting the requirements to practice nursing. (Contemporary Nursing, 2014) The scope of practice
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the art and science of serving individuals modify their life style attain a state of ideal health (Edelman and Mandle, 2010). This paper will present an integrative review upon the health promotion and its three stages of health prevention. The nursing roles and responsibilities sprouting in health promotion and the implementation of health will also be discussed in this paper. Purpose of Health promotion The goal of health promotion is to stimulate the health
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Jennifer Raley My client has agreed to substance abuse treatment for 30 days. Since we do not have a 30 day treatment center in our county, nor in our immediate area, I would have to refer her to OSF in Peoria, Illinois. Peoria is approximately one hour away and is located at: 5409 N. Knoxville Ave. 309-691-1055 I believe this is a good fit because the overall rating is a 4.0 (including environment, food, and success rate). Proctors substance abuse treatment center includes detox services
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different meanings in terms of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. A person progresses and evolves into a new way of living by addressing their dependence on an addictive substance and the reasons they turned to drugs, or substance abuse and the disease of addiction progresses to take over the person’s life. The addiction treatment centers in Rio Rancho, New Mexico is the first line of defense against the progression of the disease of alcoholism and drug abuse. The addiction treatment centers in Rio Rancho
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