M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier. Chapter 29: School Health Also choose one of following. Chapter 30: Occupational Health Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing Chapter 32: Faith Community Health Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice Optional: Lambert, V., & Keogh, D. (2014). Health literacy and its importance for effective communication. Part 2. Nursing Children & Young People, 26(4)
Community Health Nurse Regulations Nurses have an important role in the delivery of health care and their practice is guided by rules and regulations established by the government. President Obama recent establishment of the healthcare reform was designed to ensure health care coverage for all Americans, focus on preventative health care coverage, improve healthcare efficiency and quality (Paradis, Wood, & Cramer, 2009, p. 281). I will discuss how the new healthcare reform affects community health
Application of Community Health and Population Focused Nursing VWT Task 1 Cassidi Roberts Western Governors University Community Health and Population Focused Nursing McKinney, Texas is “unique by nature”. As one of the fastest growing cities in the US, McKinney has a current population of more than 149,000, located 30 miles north of Dallas and is the seat of Collin County. McKinney offers rolling hills, lush trees, a historic downtown square and unique neighborhoods and developments. The
HGT1 Community Health Nursing Practicum WGU Western Governors University http://www.homeworkminutes.com/question/view/52795/HGT1-Community-Health-Nursing-Practicum-WGU-Western-Governors-University DESCRIPTION Introduction: The following are directions to write the narrative description of your field project. It should be written in APA (6th edition) format, appropriately noting in-text citations, references, etc. You may attach as appendices any charts, tables, or other materials
Community Health Nursing: Caring For Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus #45384147, #21048146 University of British Columbia Nursing 321 Section 001 November 7, 2016 Wendy Andrews Community Health Nursing: Caring For Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases affecting children ages 6 to 11 worldwide (Montgomery, Johnson & Ewell, 2015). This recent development is occurring at an alarming
2%, Asians was 0.2%, Hawaiian Pacific natives was 0.1% and Hispanic/Latino was 2.1% Top of Form Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Practicum Jean Sherrill WGU Description of Community Cape Girardeau County is in the southeastern part of Missouri. The county has 3 cities, 7 villages, and 9 unincorporated areas. The county has 578.54 square miles (Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, 2015). The county? S population is 78,043 and the average household income is $39,560.00. The
A community is an area of group of people who has and share things in common. A community may be large or a small population. “According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2016) “A community is defined as a locality-based entity composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting societal institutions, informal groups, and aggregates that are interdependent and whose function or expressed intent is to meet a wide variety of collective needs” (p.230). The World Health Organization (2004) viewed a community
Falls occur in every age group but we most often hear about them occurring in the elderly population. I chose to research this topic because I have worked in a nursing home, home health, and at a small community hospital where I have seen falls occur at each of these facilities. I truly feel that we as nurses should take a stand to do everything we can to prevent these falls from occurring. I have heard nurses say I hope that they do not fall because of the paperwork that follows but yet they do
Introduction Salina Health Education Foundation, founded in 1979 and Salina Care founded in 1991, merged in 2004 to form Salina Family Health Care Center (SFHC). Since the inception the clinic has served Saline County with health and dental care for uninsured and low income residents. In addition the clinic has provided residency programs for family medicine physicians for future roles as providers to rural Kansas towns. In December of 2004 SHEF became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Following
Mountain Health & Community Services, Inc (Mountain Health) is a federally qualified health center (FQHC), private, non-profit organization that provides a variety of healthcare and wellness services including adult & family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, family planning, immunizations, insurance application assistance, women’s health, and community services to the cities that they serve. An FQHC is an organization that received grant funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service