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Assist expert or other employers explore more effective prevention and treatment of obesity in childhood. Third, collaborator can be one of the role of nurse in promote targeting children obesity. Ribbitt also holds that nurses should work with a number of the multidisciplinary team in addressing childhood obesity as it is a major health issue with long-time morbidities. Cemden and Gallagher (2009) also state that dietician may be needed to give guidance and help client to meet their nutrition goal. The community nurse also work as clinician.
6 Issue Issue 7, p3-7. 5p. Article This article discusses the impacts of medical costs due to the obese and overweight population. It also discusses the health issues caused by obesity. The obesity epidemic is affecting adults as well as children.
Evaluating a Website for Credibility Evaluating a Website for Credibility I was very interested in choosing a website for credibility as part of my work involves offering available resources to our patients and their families who suffer from chronic illnesses. One Chronic illness in particular is Diabetes. I chose to evaluate the credibility of Delaware Health and Social Services website as I know that this site offers multiple resources for our community, such as free vaccines for children, food banks and mental health services to name a few. The purpose of this website is to “To improve the quality of life for Delaware's citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations”
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.
Unit 505 Working in partnership health and social care or children and young people’s settings (M2c) 1. Identify the features of effective partnership working Person-centred care has become the foundation of efforts to reform health care in the UK. This is the core concept that Government Policy is built around and a major aspect enabling individuals to participate in decision making about their care at every level. By focusing on the individuals’ aspirations and goals, placing them at the centre, the care team can ensure that their best interests are maintained and preferences are considered. Health Act 1999 Partnership working is a key element of practice in the health and social care setting.
There are different ways to monitor the effects of research such as; using questionnaires, interviews and reviewing the data. An example of this is to send out a health questionnaire asking the public how they feel the GP surgeries are performing. Lastly the function of research is to examine the topics of contemporary interest, these topics are issues which are relevant to health and social care that continuously emerge and become the subject of debate among both public and professionals. Research is needed to explore the extent of issues and potential benefits of individuals and society, an example of this is examining the likeliness of a global
• 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.
The study was carried out on 122 randomly, from January 2009 to April 2009. The study showed that health education was an effective tool that implicated change in diabetic patients' knowledge, attitude towards diabetes, random blood sugar and HbA1c levels. A quazi-experimental study with pre-post assessment conducted by Ali (2011) to estimate the effect of nursing care programs provided for diabetic patients at Helwan hospitals. The conceptual framework that guided this study was Orem's model which focused on each individual's ability to increase knowledge and perform self care. The study revealed improvement of patient's knowledge and self-care
Unit 2 Discussion Board By Anita L. Greenway Quality Improvement In Health Care The American College of Physicians (ACP) provides physicians and their health care teams with implementing quality improvement. For example, through virtual presentations and coaching calls, ACP staff will guide participants in using online QI tools and registries where information can be uploaded from paper charts or electronic health records. Current quality improvement programs at ACP include Adult Immunization, Diabetes and PQRS, Cardiovascular Risk, and Diabetes Care. Diabetes Care This QI program is team based, focused on identifying and addressing gaps in diabetes knowledge and practice among physicians and their staff members to genuinely improve