• Describe how Watson’s Theory of Human Transpersonal Caring is related. ***Make sure that you cite your sources if you are using another person’s content*** Historical time period Nursing role in community Major health issues Partnerships used Watson’s theory Past period 1 Colonial period in America: The colonists recognized public health problems quite early in North America. They established temporary boards of health were established in response to epidemic diseases. In the early years of America’s settlement, the female head of the household took care of all household members, in their sickness and childbirth as well as wellness. She was also responsible for growing or gathering healing herbs for use throughout the year.
Family Nursing Diagnoses Kristine R August 30.2013 NUR/405 Joni Knapp, RNC, MSN Family Nursing Diagnoses As a patient is considered to be individual and unique in his or her own way, a family is one and distinctive within a community. According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2012), a family nursing assessment identifies family problem areas and family strengths that help build for interventions to maintain health. In providing a family with nursing diagnoses, utilization of an appropriate family assessment tool would be of benefit. One family assessment model used by community health nurses is the Friedman Family Assessment Model (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012). Friedman’s model views family as a subsystem of society and enables nurses to assess the family system as a whole, as a component of society, and as an interactional system (Stanhope & Lancaster, 20012).
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Andrew R. Cassell Critique of a Nursing Research Article A1. Article Magill, S. (2013). Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events. American Journal of Critical Care, 2(6), 469-473. A2.
Research Integration WGU Evidence-Based Practice & Applied Nursing Research EBT1 - 724.8.3-01-05 July 18, 2013 Research Integration Types/Appropriateness/Classification of Sources of Evidence The article for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of Family Physician regarding the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media (AOM) is considered to be a filtered resource classified as evidence based guideline. The recommendations establish guidelines of the definition, assessment and management of AOM based on research literature from experts making it appropriate to use in a nursing practice situation. The second article from Block, Causative Pathogens, Antibiotic Resistance and Therapeutic Considerations in
"Diet, Culture, and Diabetes. In Diabetes as a Disease of Civilization: The Impact of Culture Change on Indigenous Peoples." Mouton de Gruyter (1994): 381-406. Joe, Jennie Rose. “The Delivery of Healthcare to American Indians: History, Policies, and Prospects.” American Indians: Social Justice and Public Policy 9 (1991): 149- 180.
University of Phoenix Material History of Community Nursing Matrix Complete the matrix with the following concepts, and relate the concepts to two different periods of time in history and the present time: • Describe each period briefly. • Clarify the differences during each period with public health nursing and community health nursing. • Describe the key health issues. • Identify community health partnerships used during this period of time. • Describe how Watson’s Theory of Human Transpersonal Caring is related.
Nursing Theorist Grid Crystal Kent, RN NUR/403 Theories and Models of Nursing Practice 04/20/12 Ethel Jones, Ed.S, DSN, RN Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Name: Crystal Kent, RN Theorist Selected: Sister Callista Roy Description of Theory: Adaptation refers to “the process and outcome whereby thinking and feeling persons as individuals or in groups, use conscious awareness and choice to create human and environmental integration” (Jones & Bartlett, 2010). The adaptation level represents life processes and are described by Roy in three levels: integrated, compensatory, and compromised life processes. Roy’s Adaptation Model uses coping processes, both innate (genetically acquired) and acquired (learned or developed) to adapt in a manner that achieves optimal health and well being.
The community nurse in any SARS outbreak should follow procedure to contact state and local health department by telephone, implement critical isolation safety measures of the affected persons, trace their contact path and call CDC at 770-488-7100. C1. Modification of care Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects the lungs of young children long term. It can also affect adults. Asthma has no cure but exacerbations which are called “asthma attacks” can be controlled with medicines such as inhalers or pills.
| Evidence-Based Practice & Applied Nursing Research Performance Task: 1 | Article | Rarey, K., Shanks, R., Romanowski, E., Mah, F., & Kowalski, R. (2012). Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Endophthalmitis are Hospital-Acquired Based on Panton- Valentine Leukocidin and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28 (1), 12-17. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com | Background or Introduction | The researchers addressed the introduction by detailing the most frequent cause of bacterial endophthalmitis after penetrating trauma to the eye, or after ocular surgery, which is Staphylococcus aureus. It was noted that Staphylococcus aureus can be divided into 2 groups
Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 December 10, 2012 Pamela Smith Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection The community health nurses roll in the participating family community is to focus on their health needs. Community health nursing refers to a systemic, comprehensive focus on wellness, disease prevention, and health promotion of a specific population. The community health nurse functions as case manage patient advocate, and educator. The nurse collaborates with other agencies to ensure healthy outcomes of the community. Nurses that care for the health of specific communities such as the family participating, assess the members living in a demographic area, and monitor the environment for potential