Midwifery

DOWN SYNDROME: A LIFE-LONG DISORDER Imagine facing two choices: parents having to abort their unborn baby, or they go through the pregnancy knowing their child is going to have Down syndrome, knowing that raising him or her will not be easy. Many parents face this choice everyday. According to Peggy Parks, author of Down Syndrome, 80 to 90 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted (19). Everyday, all around the world babies are diagnosed with Down syndrome and parents…

This health assessment belongs to 87 years old Mrs. Rosetta Bernardi, who has admitted to the hospital twice over last three month period. She is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, her reason for visiting the hospital is the fractured left neck of femur and infection from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in her leg wound. However, this report contains some vital information about her with the aid of some open ended and closed…

critical reflection framework is a learning method that promotes critical thinking about past actions with consequences in the future, highlighting behaviours, assumptions and views (Victoria State Government, 2007). In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council…

Valentine, Wynn and Mclean (2016) stated health care access can be expanded by allowing diversity in the workforce among underserved communities which will promote research regarding health disparities and as a result of such leaders and policy makers who supports diversity will increase. Adeniran, Glasgow (2010) wrote in their article, the role of nursing educators’ must be sensitivity to the learning needs of their staff which can help minimize rejection and marginalization of the culturally…

Dementia Introduction This essay is aimed at stating a clear understanding of dementia, public health, wellbeing and disability; and to discuss the social and economic factors and circumstances which determine the health outcomes of individuals locally and nationally; to outline the public health policies regarding dementia with focus on local settings; and finally, to discuss the roles of the nurse as a public health practitioner and outline the NMC protocols regarding health, wellbeing ,…

Professional roles Lori Wilson WGU Differences between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization Regulatory bodies regulate professionals in the public interest while organizations advocate on behalf of members for professional and public policy matters. The government has mandated regulatory bodies for health professionals to handle professionals in the interest of the public. The body protects the public by gearing the professionals to provide…

Task Shifting – An Alternative Survival Strategy for Health-care Organizations Architha Aithal1, and P. S. Aithal2 1Third year Pharma D., Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore-574143, INDIA 2Srinivas Institute of Management Studies, Srinivas University, Mangalore – 575001, India E-mail : psaithal@gmail.com ABSTRACT There are many types of strategies to be followed by managers and leaders depending on the type of problems, objectives, circumstances, privileges, preferences,…

in order to continue treatment at home. Lastly, the regulation body for Children’s Nurses is the Nursing and Midwifery Council which safeguards the health and welfare of the public by: sustaining a register of Nurses (i.e. Children Nurses etc.) and Midwives, setting standards for education and practice, and providing assistance to the professions. As well as this, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has four values. The first one is that they are responsible for the best welfares of people who…

The purpose of this essay is to discuss health problems and health services issues associated with homelessness. This essay will examine how homelessness can lead to serious health problems and how both physical and mental health problems can lead to homelessness. It will also discuss various barriers to accessing health services experienced by some homeless individuals and what government, Primary Care, voluntary organisations and healthcare professionals such as nurses are doing or can do to…

This paper aims to examine the National Health Service (NHS) Diabetes’ document Commissioning Mental Health and Diabetes Services (Swage, 2011). This will be followed by a critique of its relevance and efficiency as a public health policy. A mention will be made on its implementation and influence on mental health services and their nurses in the United Kingdom (UK). Firstly, however, it is important to establish why diabetes is considered a public health issue and why an awareness of this…