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). In this essay, the participating family, M family, was assessed with using the Friedman Family Assessment Model and given priority nursing diagnoses along with community health nursing interventions to influence the issues positively and effectively. Taking into consideration the impact of family structure, roles, and values, the effects of Watson’s theory of human caring on community health nursing is portrayed overcoming these factors and eventually achieve wellness and health for family, community, and all. The Friedman Family Assessment tool contains collection of family data in different areas such as identifying data, developmental stage and history of family, environmental data, family structure, family functions, and family stress and coping (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012). In summary of the M family, this is a two-parent family in which 60 year-old RM is the father and retired nurse, and his wife MM is 59 years of age and currently still working as a nurse.
Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Mary Lou Lamer NUR/405 January 25, 2013 Dawn Warner Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Introduction “Although it is necessary to identify health risk factors among individuals and groups in the community, it is of paramount importance that nurses learn to identify and work with health problems of a defined population or the total community”. (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012, pg. 395). The “windshield survey” is one method that the nurse can use to collect data about a particular community, however, understanding the meaning of community, community health, community as a client, and partnership, as they relay to nursing in the public setting, is important to successful data assessment. Community “Community is a locality – based entity, composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting society’s institutions, informal groups, and aggregates”.
Managing Chronic Disease using Bloom's Taxonomy of Education Sandra Nicole Jurries 427 October 29, 2012 Marc Verlasky Managing Chronic Disease using Bloom's Taxonomy of Education Due to advances in health care managing chronic disease in the elderly is a growing area for nursing. Nursing must adapt and find effective ways to educate this population of people about their disease and how to manage it. There are several areas that can impact the way health care education is perceived; the illness itself, cultural background, economic status, and educational background. Studies have been conducted that show that Bloom’s Taxonomy can give a base outline to measure the progress of teaching and how to know that the patient is effectively applying the education. Bloom’s Taxonomy outlines these areas as cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
Nu1067 – Understanding Health and Healthcare In this essay I will discuss the impacts of the social determinants of health and well-being towards one of my family member’s illness, Recognise trends in their illness and disease and how these influence health care provision, I will demonstrate understanding of the structure and functioning of multidisciplinary teams and discuss the contribution of the health care professional to the provision of health and social care. To achieve this I will analyse my family member’s lifestyle and how cultural influences may have affected how her illness occurred and how their illness has changed in society overtime. In keeping with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) code of conduct which states people have the right to retain confidentiality, People must be treated as individuals and keep their dignity respected. The names of any patients, staff or trusts will be changed maintaining confidentiality (The nursing and midwifery council 2008). My family member, Moira is a 62 year old female from Stockport which is classed as a deprived area due to deprivation is lower in Stockport than the national average (Health Profile 2012).
Friedman Family Assessment The H. family assessment was conducted with the Friedman Family Assessment. This assessment tool allows the nurse to complete the family assessment and intervene with the proper nursing diagnosis. The Friedman Family Assessment also allows the nurse to focus on “the health of individuals, families, and groups and the effect of their health status on the community as a whole” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012, p. 16). This paper will reflect on a family that consists of a grandmother, grandfather, and their grandson. Family Demographics The H family is an extended family consisting of grandparents raising their grandson.
Delegation Task Three Tawana Lundin WGU Professional Nursing Roles and Values NVT2 Marisha Grimley July 20, 2012 Promoting Interdisciplinary Care One of the primary responsibilities of the nurse as a caregiver is ensuring continuity of care. She must collaborate with each members of the healthcare team in meeting the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. The nurse should hold a meeting with all the healthcare professionals that will be involved with the patient to coordinate her care. In this case study the health providers should include: the physician, the nurse practitioner, the nurse, an interpreter, a case manager, dieticians, a social worker to help with care arrangements during
• Analyze the role of government and the private sector in providing health care. • Communicate to policymakers, health care providers, and consumers the role of the nursing profession in the provision of health care. • Demonstrate personal accountability in making cost-effective choices in the use of health care resources while providing quality care. Ethics and Professional Role Development Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Master of Science in Nursing program will be able to analyze how values and ethics shape professional practice and influence decision making. Transition into the advanced professional nursing role includes the ability to deal with role ambiguity and to collaborate effectively, recognizing the similarities and uniqueness among the various stakeholders.
Theory Based Exemplary Article: Implementing Pender's Health Promotion Theory into the Post Partum Setting Kim Freitas Liberty University NURS 502 Dr. Kim Little October 7, 2012 Abstract As a medical professional it is important to impact the patient population in such a way as to treat the condition in which they are seeking attention for, educate the patient on how to care for the condition, along with treatment options and curing factors. In an effort to prevent disease processes or conditions it is important to teach the community at large health promoting behaviors. This is exactly what Nora Pender sought out to do. She realized that the patients she encountered were being treated after a diagnosis, but nothing was being done
Family Health Assessment Vann Joyner Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V May 9, 2015 Family Health Assessment One of the factors in planning care and health promotion for a patient is overall family support system . When a patient is ill it not only affects them but their family members as well. One tool used by a nurse to help collect family data is the family health assessment. Family health assessment aims at using a holistic approach to ensure the health of individuals, communities and families to ensure that care remains client centered. It focuses on ensuring that families acknowledge their health needs and address them by planning proper intervention strategies.
Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis INTRODUCTION Assessment and diagnosis are the keys to caring in healthcare practice. For a Community Healthcare Nurse (CHN) to effectively practice in any given community, she has to assess the community, find out what problems exist, and formulate a plan to assist the people of the community in meeting their healthcare needs. Throughout this paper I will be exploring my community, Odenton, Maryland, its demography, and epidemiology and assessing the living conditions and problems of the people in the community by gathering data from census reports, vital statistic and city records as well as windshield survey. I will compare the data with that of the county, Anne Arundel, and the state