Higher education is a long-term aspiration with long-term results. So is homeownership. By association, parents who are homeowners therefore communicate to their children a sense that long-term goals, such as successful education, is vital to success in life. This tendency will then incline the children involved towards higher education and the long-term fruit of such labor.

In addition, Taylor also relates self-esteem and self-efficacy to higher education. Academic resilience and success are directly related to self-esteem and competency. Homeownership tends to contribute to a person's self-esteem. It creates the sense of being associated with material value that is the result of long-term investment. Parents communicate this sense of self-efficacy and -- esteem to their children, which also becomes clear when investigating children from families who are financially less privileged than those who own their own homes.

One such study has been conducted by Mistry et al. (2009). The authors focus on the…...

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References

Mistry, R.S., Benner, a.D, Tan, C.S. And Kim, S.Y. (2009). Family Economic Stress and Academic Well-Being Among Chinese-American Youth: The Influence of Adolescents' Perceptions of Economic Strain. Journal of Family Psychology, June, Vol. 23, No. 3. Retrieved from:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761095/ 

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. (2000). Socioeconomic Status. Learning Point Associates. Retrieved from: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea7lk5.htm

Taylor, H.H. (2009). The Reproduction of Class Inequality: Relationships between the Anglo-American Economic Model, Homeownership, and Higher Education. Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, Vol. 9. Retrieved from:  http://www.kon.org/urc/v9/taylor.html

Labor Market Information (LMI) certainly represents useful and important statistical information when it comes to the way in which tertiary institutions serve the community, the country, and the economy. Without this information, it would be very difficult to determine the economic directions of growth and where more labor power is required. Indeed, any students who struggle to make choices about their careers can use this information to guide both their initial decision in terms of entering a career and the path they would wish to follow in this career.
Having said this, however, I do not believe that any statistical information can or should be the exclusive guideline for determining the CTE courses that should be created, continued, or terminated. There are at least two factors that should also play an important part in these decisions, which include particularly important job titles and the popularity and support a direction enjoys among…...

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Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care

Primary Care

Primary care, also called the medical care, is the first point of contact between the patient and the health care unit, which can be an office or clinic (Timby, 200). The patient visits health care unit and meets doctors, physicians or nurse practitioners for concerns like cold, flu and bacterial or viral infections. Primary care also includes visiting hospital for a sore muscle, skin problems or broken bone. There are also some primary care specialists; for instance OB-GYNs, pediatricians, geriatricians etc.

Example

A person suffering from fever since last seven days visits to hospital for meeting general physician. Physician after his check up concludes that nothing is apparently wrong so blood test should be performed in the laboratory to find out the cause of fever. Blood report reveals after three days that person is suffering from typhoid. Doctor recommends an antibiotic and advice to have soft…...

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References

Niles, N. (2011). Basics of the U.S. Health Care System. John and Bartlett Publishers.

Timby, B. (2009). Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts. Ninth Edition, Walters Kluwer Health.

Wheeler. N, & Grice, D. (2000). Management in Health Care. Stanley Thornes Publishers Limited

secondary, and tertiary sources in a secondary search.
Primary sources may include actual documents from the historical period being researched or hard data derived from experiments. The distinctive characteristic of primary research is that it has "not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based. They are usually the first formal appearance of results in physical, print or electronic format. They present original thinking, report a discovery, or share new information" (Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, 2006, University of Maryland Libraries). Secondary research is a commentary upon primary works, such as a journal article evaluating and interpreting a scientific study or a work of literature.

Journal articles can be either primary or secondary sources -- while a report of a study would constitute a primary source, a literature review of a variety of studies would constitute a secondary source. Secondary sources "are…...

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References

Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. (2006, August). University of Maryland Libraries.

Retrieved May 30, 2011 at  http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/primary-sources.html#secondary 

The qualitative vs. quantitative debate. (2011). University of Colorado.

Retrieved May 30, 2011 at  http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/research/gentrans/pop2f.cfm

Alz Nurs
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Nursing Interventions for Health Promotion in elation to Alzheimer's

Health promotion in relation to Alzheimer's is defined in terms of mental faculties, with continuing abilities or slower rates of degradation in those already diagnosed with Alzheimer's counted as signs of successful interventions (olland et al. 2007; olland et al. 2008). As of yet, the precise cause(s) of the disease and its progression are still unknown to medical researchers and practitioners, which somewhat limits the degree of health promotion that is available at the three levels of interventions and care practices, and so health promotion in regard to Alzheimer's largely consists of basic lifestyle adjustments that can be made to prevent, counter, or ease the symptoms of the disease (Mahon & Sorrell 2008; olland et al. 2007; olland et al. 2008). Health promotion generally is about improving or maintaining the patient's quality of life, and that is…...

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References

Mahon, M. & Sorrell, J. (2008). Palliative care for people with Alzheimer's disease. Nursing Philosophy 9(2): 110-20.

Rolland, Y., van Kan, G., Vellas, B. (2007). Physical Activity and Alzheimer's Disease: From Prevention to Therapeutic Perspectives. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 9(6): 390-405.

Rolland, Y., Pillard, F., Klapouszczak, A., Reynish, E., Thomas, D…. & Vellas, B. (2008). Exercise Program for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease: A 1-Year Randomized, Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55(2): 158-65.

educing Length of Stays on Critical Care Wards in a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the nation's largest healthcare system and provides training for more than half of all of the physicians that practice in the United States today. Based on its mission, taken from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, to "care for him who has borne the battle, his widow and his orphans," the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City is committed to providing the best quality medical care possible for its veteran patients. One issue that has emerged in recent months that has been shown to adversely affect the quality of this patient care is sleep disruption on critical care wards due to the high levels of noise that are generated in these healthcare environments. In fact, the noise levels on many critical care wards as the same as a…...

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References

Bijwadia, J.S. & Ejaz, M.S. (2009). Sleep and critical care. Current Opinion in Critical Care,

15, 25 -- 29.

Brindley, M. (2009, December 29). Silent bins bring peace to patients; changes made to help intensive care. South Wales Echo, 9.

Freedman, N.S., Kotzer, N., & Schwab, R.J. (1999). Patient perception of sleep quality and etiology of sleep disruption in the intensive care unit. American Journal of Respiratory

Addressing Complex Issues in Healthcare SettingsAddressing Complex Issues in HealthcareAt present, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration receives more than 400,000 reports concerning drug-related medication errors in the United States each year (Medication error statistics, 2022). Many of these medication errors result in serious patient harm, including death (Jin et al., 2022). Although the causes of medication errors vary, miscommunications among nursing staff represent one of the major sources today and many of these preventable errors will continue to occur unless and until nurses and other healthcare practitioners follow hospital protocols when administering medications.Healthcare Professionals Needed to Make a Positive ChangeAn interdisciplinary team comprised of a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) representative from nursing services as well as representatives from pharmacy and information resource management (IM) to identify the specific causes and sources of medication errors, including responsible individual, shift, and ward and track them over time to identify opportunities…...

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ReferencesJin, H., Xiao, Z., Li, M., Fu, Q., & Duffy, V. G. (2022). How do medication errors occur in the nursing communication process? Investigating the relationship between error types and error factors. Work, 1–13.López, M. I. M., Sáchez, G. I., García, F. F. P., & Pancorbo, H. P. L. (2022). Nurses and ward managers’ perceptions of leadership in the evidence?based practice: A qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(1), 135–143.Medication error statistics. (2022). SingleCare. Retrieved from com/blog/news/medication-errors-statistics/#:~:text=How%20many%20medication %20errors%20occur,year%20because%20of%20medication%20errors.Sim, T. A., & Joyner, J. (2012). A multidisciplinary team approach to reducing medication variance. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 28(7), 403–409.The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. (2006, October). American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Retrieved from https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/ 42/Publications/DNPEssentials.pdf.https://www.singlecare.

" hile it is true that some plane crashes cannot be prevented, there are measures that can be taken to ensure that when a crash does occur, the proper help gets to the scene in time.
The first secondary measure for a plane crash is "Foster informed, empowered individuals and communities." hether the witness of a crash is a doctor or a hospital secretary, everyone can play a role in assisting at the scene. If nothing else, the person can call authorities and report the crash. For hospital staff, education in basic first-aid is standard at most hospitals and this includes sufficient knowledge to aid a victim in stopping bleeding or splinting a leg.

The second measure is "Develop and maintain the workforce needed for national health security." ith most hospitals understaffed, there is a real need for more nurses in the event of an emergency. Otherwise, a nearby hospital will be…...

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Works Cited

Baker S, Brady J, Shanahan D, Guohua L (2009). Aviation-Related Injury Morbidity and Mortality: Data from U.S. Health Information Systems. Aviat Space Environ Med, 80(12): 1001-5.

Center for Disease Control (1992). A Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Disease and Injury Prevention. Accessed on 30 April 2012 at  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00016403.htm 

Chaturvedi a, Smith D, Canfield D (2001). Blood carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide concentrations in the fatalities of fire and non-fire associated civil aviation accidents, 1991 -- 1998. Forensic Science International, 121(3): 183-88.

Gouhua, Li & Baker, Susan (1997). Injury Patterns in Aviation-Related Fatalities: Implications for Preventive Strategies. American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology, 18(3): 265-270.

Nursing Intervention in Disaster
The possibility of occurrence of disasters is a reality. With this in mind there should be efforts made to prevent any upcoming or potentially disastrous events. These efforts are what are known as disaster prevention. Disaster prevention therefore refers to efforts put in place to ensure that adverse effects of events that are potentially disastrous are prevented even when the disaster cannot be controlled. Disaster prevention is done at various levels of the society and is undertaken so as to prevent all types of disasters. Nurses are involved to a large extent when it comes to the prevention and mitigation of disasters. Nurses are involved in institutions that can influence change and due to the unique skills that they posses they can make interventions in disasters. To perform efficiently, a nurse must be always prepared to make changes in plan actions at any time and at the…...

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References

Harden, E.G., (2004). The role of nursing in disasters. Retrieved march 22, 2013 from  http://helid.digicollection.org/en/d/Jdi018e/2.html 

Rittenmeyer, L., (2007). Disaster preparedness: Are you ready? Retrieved march 22,2013 from  http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=726331 

Wolters Kluwer Health, (2007). LWW Journals - Beginning with A. Retrieved March 22, 2013, from  http://journals.lww.com/smajournalonline/fulltext/2007/09000/spiritual_issues_in_the_aftermath_of_disaster.32.aspx

Health Promotion Lesson Plan
The concept of health promotion is thought of as "the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health" (Dunphy et al., 2011, p 25). Serious heart conditions can be prevented, which is why it is so important to utilize community education techniques in order to help try to warn community members of the complications before they occur. This current lesson plan works to create three separate community lesson plans, based on specific age ranges. The age 18-29 focuses primarily on the use of social media and health advocacy efforts in association with the American Heart Association. For ages 30-49, there is also a focus on these two, combined with more community oriented issues, and for 50-60, there is much more of a focus on financial training along with community organized workshops.

Prevention has become a major issue in healthcare…...

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References McLeod, Saul. (2010). Erik Erikson. Developmental Psychology. Simply Psychology. Web.  http://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html

excess of five million U.S. healthcare employees from numerous professions execute a wide selection of responsibilities. They're subjected to numerous safe practices risks, such as violence. Current records point out that hospital personnel are at high-risk for encountering violence at work. A number of reports say that violence normally takes place during periods of higher activity as well as communication and interaction with individuals, for example at meals and throughout visiting hours along with patient transport. Attacks can happen whenever services are rejected, whenever a client is involuntarily accepted, or whenever a healthcare employee tries to set limitations on consuming, drinking, or even tobacco or alcohol consumption (USDOL, 2001).
Background

isks for Workplace Violence

Patient risks consist of those intoxicated by alcohol and drugs, prior reputation of violence, psychological diseases for example schizophrenia, gang member, use of firearms, and city youthful male of lesser socioeconomic position.

Environmental risks such as lengthy waiting times,…...

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References

Allen, P. (2009). Violence in the Emergency Department: Tools & Strategies to Create a Violence-Free ED. Springer Publishing Company.

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) (2010). Emergency Department Violence Surveillance Study.

Janocha, J.A. And Smith, R.T. (2010). Workplace safety and health in the health care and social assistance industry, 2003-2007. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20100825ar01p1.htm 

NIOSH. (2002). Violence: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals. April 2002.  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/2002-101.pdf

According to Dirr, establishing standard policies is an issue that is still very much in the evolution stage, although much has been accomplished in this respect.
In this regard, Dirr notes that the Council of Regional Accreditation has developed new guidelines for distance education. These are by no means either established or fully accepted into the policies of all tertiary institutions. Indeed, they are still very much in the research stage. Furthermore, far from stabilizing the issue, Cook anticipates a new pedagogy as a result of the nature of distance education. Such a paradigm would entail a pedagogy that "shifts toward the learner and away from the teacher." Such a shift would also hold important implications for the future of research into the issue.

While clear policies are not currently in place, it therefore appears that both researchers and tertiary institutions themselves are aware of the importance of distance and online…...

Diversity Inclusion
One of the greatest challenges in education today is the fact that the basic demographic of the average student body has changed significantly over the last decades. This poses challenges not only in terms of cultural programs and inclusion, but also in terms of intellectual abilities and background. This is particularly the case in tertiary education. In most cases today, students come from many different backgrounds in terms of schooling and level of education. This poses challenges in terms of preparing students for the rigors of tertiary academic work. In addition to this and the great variety of cultural backgrounds represented on United States campuses today, there is also the challenge of preparing students for the world of work. Most workplaces today require some level of tertiary education. It is simply impossible to handle the rapid developments in terms of technology today without some sort of post-secondary qualification. In…...

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References

ACPA and NASPA (2010, Jul. 24). Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners. Retrieved from:  http://www.naspa.org/images/uploads/main/Professional_Competencies.pdf 

Prescott, B.T. (2012, Oct. 4). What Demographic Changes Mean for Colleges and Counselors. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from:  http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/what-demographic-changes-mean-for-colleges-and-counselors/31958

Public health screening activities in programs are also essential in ensuring this level of prevention is ensured. A good example is organized screening programs targeted at the community.
The third level of prevention, tertiary prevention, involves bother rehabilitative and therapeutic measures once the person already has the symptoms and signs of the disease. Tertiary prevention has several goals, which include preventing damage and pain that may arise from the disease, slowing down the progression of the disease, preventing the disease from causing complications, giving optimum care to people with signs of the disease, and helping those with the disease to live healthy lives afterwards. A quintessential example of tertiary preventive activities includes treating diabetics to prevent complications that occur as a result of the disease such as liver and kidney failure. Other examples are management of patients with chronic heart disease with therapy and medication, physical and occupational therapy as…...

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References

Baker, J.E.L. (1992). Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention in Reducing Pesticide-Related Illness in Farmers. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 9(4), 245-254. doi: 10.2307/3427201

Flaskerud, J.H. (1992). HIV Disease and Levels of Prevention. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 9(3), 137-150. doi: 10.2307/3427251

Green, M.M. (1971). The Expanded Role of the Public Health Nurse. Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne de Sante'e Publique, 62(2), 147-152. doi: 10.2307/41984635

Ureda, J., & Yates, S. (2005). A SYSTEMS VIEW of HEALTH PROMOTION. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 28(1), 5-38. doi: 10.2307/41288055

health care profession is undergoing fundamental change due in part to new laws and regulations. These laws and regulations, although well intended may result in unintended consequences for the nursing profession overall. In the future, the role of a nurse will be fundamentally altered. For one, regulation such as the Affordable Care Act will result in an entire population of insured patients needing care. As such, the role of a nurse will ultimately be predicated on a more individualized basis with specialization in certain aspects. Caring for diabetes is no different in this regard. The public is particularly prone to diabetes primarily due to dietary and lifestyle considerations. As such, the topic of proper care and prevention of this issue is paramount to community health. The population at risk, due in part to regulation, is now society as a whole. This presents interesting challenges and opportunities for the overall…...

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2) Polonsky, K.S. (2012). "The Past 200 Years in Diabetes." New England Journal of Medicine 367 (14): 1332 -- 1340

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One of the interests that I have is in helping victims of childhood sexual abuse.  I became interested in this area by accident.  As a middle-school child, I had a friend express suicidal ideations to me and relayed them to my parent.  The friend’s parents got them into a treatment program, but also removed them from our school.  Feeling as if I had betrayed their confidence, the friend ended communication with me.  It was years later, in an unrelated way, that I learned that there were several warning signs of childhood sexual abuse in their home.  When....

When it comes to knee osteoarthritis, the alignment and function of the foot can play a crucial role in the development and progression of the condition. Pronated foot posture, where the foot rolls inward and the arch flattens, is one of the common characteristics observed in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This foot posture can have a significant impact on the distribution of forces and loading patterns experienced by the knee joint, ultimately contributing to the degenerative changes seen in osteoarthritis.

One of the key features of a pronated foot in knee osteoarthritis patients is the altered biomechanics it creates during....

PEDOGRAPHIC AND RADIOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PRONATED FOOT IN MEDIAL KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF GARHWAL REGION”: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Introduction:

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by cartilage loss, osteophyte formation, and synovial inflammation. It is a leading cause of pain and disability, particularly in the elderly population. The etiology of knee OA is multifactorial, involving both genetic and environmental factors. Pronation, an excessive inward rotation of the foot during gait, has been identified as a potential risk factor for the development of medial knee OA. This study aims to investigate the pedographic and radiographic characteristics of....

The Role of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Promoting Social Health Equity in Ghana

Introduction

Social health equity refers to the fair and just distribution of health across different population groups. It is a critical component of public health, as it ensures that everyone has equal access to quality healthcare, regardless of their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or other factors. In Ghana, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) plays a significant role in promoting social health equity.

Background of the NHIS

The NHIS was established in 2003 with the aim of providing access to affordable healthcare for all Ghanaians. It is a social health....