Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society (World Health Organization, 2019). It outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people (WHO, 2019). Health care policy implicates the nursing field on so many levels. There are around four million nurses...
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Ethical and Policy factors Introduction The elderly in nursing homes are among those who require the highest level of care coordination. However, various ethical and policy issues have been reported to be the primary factor affecting effective care coordination in nursing homes (Townsend et al. 2017). Even though most of the nursing care staff have reported low care coordination, minimal...
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Introduction Hildegard E Peplau believes that nursing helps a person learn and grow during the time of illness by strengthening the person’s intellectual and interpersonal competencies through the process of nurse-client interactions. This assignment is going to discuss how to apply Hildegard E Peplau’s theory and how this theory could help me in reviewing and developing my own nursing practice....
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Palliative care improves the quality of life and diminishes symptoms for individuals diagnosed with a serious illness. Also, it assists patients to understand all of their choices for medical treatment. It is useful at any stage of the illness, but is most effective if provided from the point of diagnosis. It can be provided to the patient along with curative...
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Nursing Care Plan for Patients with Edema The patient being discussed in this nursing care plan will be referred to as Mrs. Eileen Sparks. She is 80 years old, of German decent, speaks very little English, and currently resides in the Richmond, Vancouver area. Mrs. Spark’s husband, Ian Sparks, died five years ago. They had met in Berlin and immigrated...
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Introduction Nutritional issues, especially Malnutrition has been an ongoing challenge for the Long-Term Care industry. During the 20th century, the United States witnessed an 11-fold increase in the elderly population, summing it up to 33 million (Crogan & Evans, 2001). Out of the 33 million, an estimated 5% of the people aged 65 years and above reside in nursing homes...
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Identify and discuss health policies that apply to the topic. (This requires approximately 600 words and is to be supported with evidence and in-text referencing). Throughout this review on the health issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) explore and examine the policies and guidelines applied to the health problem. According to Mayo Clinic (2018) that Sudden infant death Syndrome...
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Research report Claim: Stems cells have the potential to improve life. Research question: Does umbilical cord stem cells or 3D printed mini heart have the most potential to repair or replace damaged cardiac tissue in vascular disease patients? Rationale Cristy Lytal from the Keck School of Medicine of USC claimed that ‘if you lose a limb, it’s lost for life....
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Introduction Hospitals are the trusted entities for people when they are affected by serious disease conditions. However, it is an irony that hospital itself creates several complications and puts the needy in a greater dilemma. Hospital-acquired infections are one of the most common complications affecting hospital patients, in which most of them make raises the morbidity and mortality rate among...
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Rationale A muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. It is a genetic X-linked recessive inherited disorder which primally effects males. It is passed down through the mother who is a carrier of the gene. Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is one of the nine different types of Muscular Dystrophy. There is...
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In nursing and other professions, evidence has shown that hand hygiene is highly important. Hand hygiene has helped reduce the spread of bacteria and infection. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has made a standardised step by step process that is known across the whole world. Hand hygiene can prevent most healthcare-associated infections if health professional wash their hands at the...
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Many communities across Canada have been impacted by very public displays of gun violence. In 2018, the rate of gun violence in Canada reached it’s highest since 1992. While there have been many public debates on gun violence, one question remains unanswered, “How do we stop it?” Canada has had its share of opportunities to commit preventive actions that would...
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Healing and Autonomy There exists a contradiction between spiritual faith and medical intervention, globally. The Holy Books of Christianity, for instance, have not offered the right direction on the illness intervention. It remains a hot topic whether Christians should follow their faith or seek medical treatment in case of illnesses. Healing and Autonomy case study offers a similar scenario where...
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Introduction The legal requirements and professional behaviours are set by the code of conduct for the nurses. The code of conduct for the nurses further describe the principles that are to be maintained in professional practice in order to maintain effective professional practice. This code is abided by the National law made for the nurses in Australia. The code principles...
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1. Introduction The revolution of the industry from agro based to industrial sector is said to be industrialization (Chappelow, 2019). As the immense need of revolution in the planet, the growth of industrialization has begun from 18th-19th century. The urbanization and industrialization goes hand in hand as the growth of industrialization persuaded people to shift from rural place to urban...
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Nursing Problem (1st) Assessment Goals Interventions with Rationales (I: Intervention; R: Rationale) Evaluation Controlling body temperature: Hyperthermia related to wound infection Subjective: Matt had treated the wound himself by bathing it in vinegar and water His daughter discovered the left knee wound has been getting worse today Objective: Abnormal vital sign: 38.9ºC in oral temperature Left knee wound back assessment:...
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Mr. Shoaib is a 62 year old male patient admitted to your ward. He has right ischemic CVA and resultant left site body paralysis. He has no sensation or movement in the left side of body. He has lost his gag reflux and is unable to swallow food. An N/G tube is placed for providing him nutrition. Mr. Shoaib is...
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What is your understanding of Palliative Care? The definition of Palliative care is constantly changing. In the early 1970’s the term palliative care was introduced by Balfour Mount Medicine (AAHPM) defines palliative care as “ to prevent and relieve suffering and to support the best possible quality of life for patients facing life-threatening or debilitating illness and their families regardless...
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Introduction In regard of culture, society and ethics is to respond by analyzing the issues, by seeking ways to solve the issues presented by following the Laws of human right also implying the “FREDA principles” which is a involves of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity, and Autonomy. The ETHICAL principles (by doing or putting in practice what is morally right) it...
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Introduction Health promotion has been considered a vital part of nursing for over 150 years. Florence Nightingale stated in 1859 that health promotion is significant to the definition of nursing. Health promotion has been confused with health education for years in nursing literature. However, health promotion as a concept requires more patient involvement than health education because it requires the...
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Caring for every patient’s nutritional status is crucial when it comes to the role of a nurse. This is crucial for the nurse and their patient because the patient’s life could be in danger if they do not have a healthy diet or they are not provided with instructions on how to maintain a healthy diet. Every patient needs a...
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The purpose of this written assignment is to discuss health promotion with a patient and their family that suffers from the chronic condition type two diabetes mellitus. First, I will define and describe health promotion. Next, we will discuss type two diabetes mellitus, its disease process, symptoms, and possible treatments. Finally, I will discuss three ways I could promote the...
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Public health as a whole is focused on ensuring a population stays healthy and is protected from any potential threats to their health (National Health Service (NHS), 2015). This was summarised by Acheson (1988) when he defined public health as the ‘art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society’. The importance...
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Langford et al., (2018) Describes the behavioral and genetic beliefs in line with developing hypertension (HTN) using sociodemographic factors and reports based on self HTN status as well as individuals with a history of HTN, evaluating the association between the behavior change attempts and HTN related causal beliefs. Langford et al., (2018) uses a data elicited from the 2014 Health...
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As Singapore continue to progress and prosper, health issues will forever be a cause of concern for us. From Statistics, one in nine Singaporeans has diabetes. Almost twenty-four percent of Singaporeans have high blood pressure. Singapore Promotion Board, a government organisation committed to promoting healthy living in Singapore, has also implemented a few measures to encourage individuals in order to...
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Pregnancy and Risk Factors During pregnancy, there are many factors that can affect the fetus and/or the mother. It is important, as a healthcare provider, to incorporate health promotion into obstetrics care. My patient, JW, is on her third pregnancy, and is around 8 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Previously, she endured a spontaneous abortion in 2008. In 2015, at...
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Being born into a certain area, income, or skin color can either advantage or disadvantage you in today’s society, especially when talking about equal health rights. A public health initiative known as the human rights-based approach, HRBA, has a goal to support better sustainable development outcomes according to the World Health Organization. This approach “analyzes and addresses inequalities, discriminatory practices,...
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Introduction Diabetes is defined as those people having a fasting blood glucose value of greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/L or on medication for diabetes/raised blood glucose. Since the last 30 years there has been an epidemic rise in the number of people between ages 20 to 60 with diabetes especially in Asia. The purpose of this essay is...
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Dehydration is a fluid intake or retention that is less than what is needed to meet the body’s fluid requirement resulting in fluid volume deficit, especially plasma volume (Rebar, Ignativicius & Workman, 2018). Dehydration may indicate an actual decrease in total body water due to minimal intake of fluid or higher loss of fluids; however, relative dehydration can also occur...
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Health advancement is nevertheless one of the essential objectives in the present day nursing. Wellbeing elevating practices can prompt a patient’s generally speaking feeling of prosperity as well as assurance from ailment and interminable diseases. Pender’s health advancement hypothesis offers a comprehensive perspective on the patient, surveying the patient’s foundation and self-perceptions to enable the attendant to mediate and build...
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