Disaster and Communicable Disease Preparedness

Preparing for disasters, terrorist threats, or communicable disease outbreaks is an important part of public health nursing. Visit the website http://www.ready.gov andhttp://www.ready.gov/pandemic. Review the steps for being prepared for a disaster or pandemic. Choose a natural or manmade disaster that could impact your community and discuss how a CHN can help the community prepare or respond to…

Path-Goal Theories

Steven Sample described two rules of decision making for contrarian leaders: “(1) Never make a decision yourself that can reasonably be delegated to a lieutenant; (2) Never make a decision today that can reasonably be put off to tomorrow” (Sample, 2003). Discuss your agreement or disagreement with these rules. Identify pros and cons of these…

Codes of Ethics

In the healthcare field, different groups of healthcare professionals adhere to their own codes of ethics. All healthcare professionals are duty-bound to follow a strict code of ethics. This has been true since the fourth or fifth century, when the Hippocratic Oath was penned. While the code has changed with the times, the code of…

Discuss dietary concerns

Discuss dietary concerns and barriers for an older adult to maintain appropriate nutrition levels. Identify the types of concerns and barriers they may encounter. Include two client teaching and nursing interventions for prevention of nutritional deficits as well as the consequences of inadequate nutrition and hydration.

Possible Diagnosis: Gastroenteritis and Dehydration

Reflect on a this pediatric patient above who presented with gastrointestinal disorders during your Practicum clinical experience. Describe your experience in assessing and managing the patient and his or her family as their primary care practitioner. Include details of your “aha” moment in identifying the patient’s disorder as relates to your class reading and references….

chest pain or stroke.

Identify a topic of interest related to your area of practice. Perform a search in two scholarly databases for an article that is relevant to that topic. Share the name, URL, and a brief description of the two databases you located. Do not report on MEDLINE or CINAHL, as they are already well known. What…

Implementation Strategies for Community Programs for Health Promotion

To prepare: Review the Mesidor et al. (2011) and Prohaska and Etkin (2010) articles in this week’s Learning Resources. Reflect on the community needs and barriers you identified for the Week 7 Discussion. Think about the implementation strategy and/or intervention method your group selected for your community program project. Based on the community your group…