Community Nursing
The United States today represents not only wealth and opportunity for those within its borders, but also for those who enter it as immigrants. At least, this is the ideal. The unfortunate reality is that, more often than not, those seeking refuge from the conditions in their home countries often come into the states with very little. Many come in without even so much as the ability to speak English, which makes it even more difficult to secure an income and a future in their new country. It is, however, also fortunate that the United States government has implemented laws and measures to assist legal immigrants in their journey towards a better life for their families. This is also the case in my work as community health nurse with a family of four, including a pregnant mother. In Chicago, Illinois, there are local and state laws that protect their health and ensure that they can provide an education and health care for their children and themselves.
The first challenge I face with this family is referring them to agencies that can provide shelter, food, clothing, and health care. In Cook County, where the family is located, the Chicago Heights Community Health Center can provide the family with pedriatic and primary health care services. The pediatric service will be helpful once the baby is born. For the young 5-year-old, pedriatic services will also be helpful, while the primary health care services can be of use to support measures for controlling his Type 1 diabetes and the COPD diagnosed in the grandmother (Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc., 2012).
The Riverdale Head Start Program includes an early learning center that can help the 5-year-old to enter Kindergarten. It can also provide childcare services for the baby, who is to be born in approximately four months' time. The South Holland Community Health Center can also be helpful for the family, as it includes women, infants and children services, along with women's health services, including OB/GYN services (Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc., 2012). This will be important for the continued health...
Community Nursing While developing classes and teaching classes to expectant mothers, the community nurse in this paper is made aware of the fact that many women in the class are over 30 years of age and are going through their first pregnancy. In addition, some (if not many) of the attendees are having a struggle over their commitments to their careers because they would like to stay home and raise the
Community Nursing Virginia Whooping Cough Epidemic Community and nursing course employ an epidemiological approach to population-based nursing through assessment and evaluation on the effects of contemporary or health issues and health policies in public health. Many institutions have found it hard to place students for appropriate clinical courses that focus on populations. Nursing courses need appropriate training in order to handle health situations associated with populations. The training should aim at preparing
Community Nursing Generally, in any Hospital or Health Care Center, the patient would be looked after and taken care of by the Primary Care team, comprised of General Practitioners, Health Visitors, Practice Nurses, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Dieticians, and a team of Nurses, of which District Nurses or Community Nurses play a major part. Community Nurses or District Nurses usually work in a partnership with Acute Trusts, Hospices, as well as with Social
Community Nursing The service learning project planned to address the issue of workplace violence is Workplace Violence Prevention to take place at large tertiary care hospital in North Philadelphia. After reviewing current policies and procedures (regarding workplace violence, interviewing and collaborating with those responsible for the implementation of those policies and procedures (e.g. administration, security, and human resource staff)) a poster presentation as well as an employee questionnaire will be designed,
Hhs-stat.net). Type I diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults and results from the body's failure to produce insulin. Type 1 account for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes (Centers for Disease Control, National Diabetes Fact Sheet, www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2003.pdf). The most common form of diabetes is Type II, which accounts for about 90 to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes (Centers for Disease Control, National Diabetes
Community Nursing Community Health Nursing Community Nursing in Baltimore, MD Providing care to a few individuals in a hospital setting is a controlled environment that can be difficult but ends at a prescribed time. On the other hand community-based nursing "focuses on individuals and families in their natural settings within communities" (Sanger, 2000). Both types of nursing focus on the individual, but community-based care also requires that a nurse understands the issues that
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