Medication has become an integral part of the American lifestyle. As I was growing up, I have seen many members of my family take prescriptions and this is not an uncommon occurrence. “Nearly half of all Americans over the age of 12 have a prescription to one or more medication” (Harris). And prescriptions may take…
The Person-centred Approach of Individuals with Dementia
1.1 The person-centred approach means focusing on the individual’s personal wellbeing and needs, along with their wants, desires and goals. A person-centred care approach is used to involve a strong interest in the patient’s own experience of health, illness, injury or need. Ways to ensure a person-centred care approach include; knowing the patient as an…
Public Health Issue Analysis: Smoking
ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACROSS POPULATIONS: INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this essay is to identify a public health issue related in my field. To facilitate the discussion smoking as a public health issue has been chosen. The holistic impact smoking have on the wellbeing of an individual will be explored. The stage of change model…
Public Health Disease Management of Tuberculosis
This essay critically examines the effectiveness of policy frameworks and assessment tools in public health disease management of tuberculosis. The essay discusses the role of the community nurse and multidisciplinary teams in empowering individuals and populations in reducing health inequalities. The essay also explores the nursing and public health frameworks that assist in holistic assessment,…
The Main Functions Of The Maternity Nurse Health Essay
A Maternity Nurse is employed by Families who have new born babies and is qualified or experience to care for babies. They usually work short term contract and usually live in with the family and is generally on duty for 24 hours a day-6 days a week. The main functions of a maternity nurse are:…
Bereavement Protocols in Pediatric Hospitals
Abstract How do you handle the death of a child in a Pediatric Hospital? Grief, loss and despair is different for each parent. The loss can be from a trauma, unexpected or from a prolonged illness. The parent, sibling and extended family do not only feel grief and loss, the staff that have taken care…
Impacts of Weight Stigma in Healthcare
Literature Review Weight Stigma Weight stigma is the social rejection, judgement, or devaluation of an individual on the basis of their weight (Blodorn, Major, Hunger, & Carol, 2016). Historically western beauty standards have perceived thin women positively and perceived heavy women negatively (Blodorn et al, 2016), perpetuating stereotypes of the overweight population (O’Brien et al,…
Hirschsprungs Disease: Nursing Management and Evidence-Based Care
Hirschsprung’s disease also known as congenital megacolon or aganglionic megacolon, is a rare birth defect of the colon in which the colon is missing vital nerve cells that are required to initiate peristalsis. It occurs in approximately 1 in 5,000 live births and is predominantly found in male children. While Hirschsprung’s disease is thought to…
Biopsychosocial Model of Health Case Study
Case Based Essay The biopsychosocial model of health (Engel, 1977) claims that health and illness are: the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g. genetic predisposition), behavioural factors (e.g. lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social conditions (e.g. cultural influences, family relationships, social support). (Marks et al,2005). The biopsychosocial model takes into account…
Case Study: Health History Assessment
Introduction According to (D’Amico, 2011), health assessment to be a patient means the systematic way of collecting client’s data, with an aim of determining his/her current health status, the health risk they may be exposed to, and identifying the health practice activities to be done to improve the patient’s health status. It can also refer…