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Many times community health nurses are contacted through other agencies or institutions such as physician offices, schools, and hospitals when needs are identified in the community or individual’s life. One might think that to develop an individual care plan or care plan for the community to be difficult, however when looking at the problems through a cause and effect method, it has become
Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual resources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical details and emotional challenges of caring for a dying loved one. The goal is to keep you comfortable and improve your quality of life. Hospice services usually include: Basic medical care with a focus on pain and symptom control. Access to a member of your hospice team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I most relate to the biopsychosocial model. I believe that a person’s faith and the power of prayer can affect their health, physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. I also belief that a person has a choice in their health and nature can play a huge impact on a person’s overall wellbeing. Over my years of nursing, I have incorporated different holistic practices into my treatment plans including acupuncture, yoga, massage, meditation, and prayer. I talk to my patients and their families about balanced diets, physical activities, fresh air, and having close personal relationships are in regards to health and balance.
Facility administrators need to establish a balance between providing a safe environment, while at the same time providing each resident with opportunities for choice, control, and individuality (Kane & Kane, 2001). The staffing levels of professional nurses in a nursing home are not as high as that of a hospital; however, nursing homes have registered nurses on duty that perform assessments, administer medications, perform treatments, and interact with families and physicians, to name some of their many responsibilities. Nursing home residents often become ill. In 1997, there were 1,465,000 nursing home residents and 2.1 million elderly nursing home discharges due to hospitalization and death in the United States (Gabrel, 2000). When a resident is observed to have a condition change, the nurse performs an assessment and makes a decision whether or not to notify the physician and the resident’s family or guardian.
In some states this can also be accomplished by joining a nursing union. Provision eight states that a nurse should promote community efforts to meet health needs (Martha D.M. Fowler, 2010). This can be accomplished by volunteering at community health events, such as blood pressure or diabetes screening events. Provision nine states that a nurse is responsible for articulating nursing values and maintaining integrity of the profession (Martha D.M.
HCS 320 Week 3 Healthcare Communication Methods Health Care Communication Methods HCS/320 Health Care Communication Methods There are various types of communication methods that can be used in the health care organizations. There are face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, letters, e-mails, charts and graphs, bulletins and power points used to communicate in the health care organizations. However, in this scenario the different types of communication methods that can be used and be very effective is face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, and letters. This scenario is dealing with a nursing home and the organization is being purchased by a national group. There are going to be new policies put into effect and because of this some of the residents will be forced to move to a different place or displaced.
Papathanassoglou, (2011) suggest: Some countries, including the USA, the UK and Canada, have been developing ANP roles for decades, whereas, in other countries, including many Mediterranean and central European countries, the development of ANP roles in its infancy (p.55). As the role continues to evolve locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally nurses are stepping up and providing safe quality care to their patients. By showing an impact on patient outcomes using evidence based practice along with their skills to provide patients with a quality continuum of care. Conclusion From the beginning of 1965 when the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner was first implemented “nurses have been undertaking tasks and assuming responsibilities traditionally associated with medicine” (Dalton, 2012, p.48). Over the years things have changed where the Advanced Practice Nurse is much needed to continue with providing patients with a quality, safe, and continuum of care.
Practice nurses are hugely involved in health promotion and preventative work which is suggested by Williams and Sibbald (1999) to have caused some anxiety among health visitors as to their professional identity. According to the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) (DOH 2009) one of the lead roles for the health visitor is to ensure that the different professionals contributing within the HCP communicate effectively and provide co-ordinated and holistic care tailored to the needs of the family. This
Introduction In this paper we are going to discuss the concept of long-term care as well as the population that long-term care serves. Long-term care has a variety of different services for individuals who require long-term care either because of illnesses, age, or disabilities. During this paper we will discuss the various different services that long-term care offers to their patients. Long-Term Care After reading this week's readings I think it has changed my concept of long-term care. I was aware of what long-term care was and the services that they provided to individuals who required long-term care assistance although I did learn new things that I was not aware of when it