A reflective account of blood glucose monitoring simulated skills. This essay reflects upon blood glucose monitoring skills that was learnt at the skills Laboratory, and experienced during my clinical practice with a diabetic service user. Blood glucose monitoring is a way of gaining an indication concentration of glucose blood, thereby allowing diagnosis and treatment of a condition, (Endacott et al, 2009). In the United Kingdom (UK), it was predicted that the current 2.6 million people diagnosed with diabetes will peak to over 4 million by 2025, (Diabetes UK, 2010). According to Endacott et al 2009, monitoring blood glucose has a vital role to play in minimising the development of such complications as retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Paper Mary Penny-Johnson Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs/ Nur 588 Jennie Pattison Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Health promotion and disease prevention are an important role of nurses, physicians, and health organizations. Patients that are active participants in their own health care understand their responsibility in managing their care. Additionally, health promotion decreases hospital stays and may prevent disease related complications. In 2006 health care related spending exceed two-trillion dollars in the United States (Jadelhack, 2012). A huge amount of money is saved by promoting health and educating the public on preventable health problems (Goetzel, 2009).
Describe the origins of public health in the UK from the 19th Century to the present day In this assignment I am going to describe the origins of public health in the UK from the 19th century to the present day. I am also going to compare historical and current features of public health. Public health is the measures taken by the government to prevent ill health and disease. The government monitor health so that they can develop different programmes and legislation to improve the health and well being of the people in the country. They do this by attempting to solve inequalities, so that all people not matter what are able to live a healthy life.
Summary In summary, this research found that there was some benefit of using Vitamin C for improving hemoglobins in patients with ESRD receiving hemodialysis. It also showed that using vitamin C decreased the amount of epogen needed in dialysis patients. This topic would benefit in longer clinical trials with larger groups of participants to study more accurately the effects Vitamin C use has in relation to hyperoxalemia in dialysis
The nursing community should use population based and social services to help increase awareness of heart disease and the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. Community health nursing should also take on the task of identifying culturally appropriate approaches to promote heart disease prevention among racial and ethnic populations (“State Program – Ohio”, 2007). By identifying such populations and targeting them specifically, a more useful, understanding program of disease prevention can be developed. An attack on the risk factors that lead to CHD is also called for. Regular screening and treatment for high blood pressure and high cholesterol will help to reduce the risk of CHD “State Program – Ohio”, 2007).
This model also emphasises that the help and intervention of professionals is needed in times of illness or disease. This biomedical model states that the main purpose of the health and social care services is to cure people of diseases, get them back to a healthy state and that the professionals will use scientifically tested means and methods to assess the disease and illness and diagnose the individual correctly and
These methods are delivered in three different settings, or levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary. This paper will use childhood obesity, school aged children, and diabetes as examples to compare the different levels of health promotion. Examples of evolving roles and responsibilities of nurses in implementation in all fields of nursing can be noted throughout. Historically, the primary focus of health promotion was to protect communities from preventable infectious disease by implementing preventative measures such as providing safe drinking water, and mass vaccination (Edleman, 2010). As changes in human behaviors and habits emerged with the advancement of technology, the scope of health promotion shifted to more contemporary methods.
The work placement officer asks you to include a description of how anti-discriminatory practice can be promoted in health and social care so that the booklet can be given to students before they go on placement. You have investigated in detail one recent national policy initiative promoting anti-discriminatory practice and your
Transforming the Health Care Culture to Support Spiritualty Grand Canyon University Spirituality HLT 310 Professor Jeney Park-Hearn October 25, 2014 Abstract The author of this paper will address the responsibilities health care facilities have in assessing and meeting the cultural and spiritual needs of their patients. In this paper the author will explain how health care providers can impact the spiritual and cultural needs of the Native Americans, Sikhs, and Baha’i’s religions. The author will also compare the Christian views and the author’s religion to the Native American, Sikhs, and Baha’i’s faith. This paper will identify critical components that will offer healing to those cultures and the unique roles health care providers
One of the main techniques suggested by the World Health Organisation to prevent TB is the Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation approach (WHO 2007:1). It is defined by three strategies: firstly, the call for advocacy by non-governmental agencies on individual governments to improve their work on TB prevention (rather than by treating TB once it has erupted). Advocacy aims to keep the issue of TB on the table of health departments. Secondly, it argues that communication is critical for how populations can be alerted to the issue of TB and educated about how transmission takes place. By educating the public through channels of communication that the public can access and understand, behaviour around TB can be changed.