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Nurses are often expected by the public to know how to help everyone therefore, it is important that nurses are given the relevant and appropriate training to succeed in their role. NICE (2013) guidelines suggest that nurses should have the relevant and up to date training on NHS stop smoking services. This ensures they are suitable to give advice to patients about smoking cessation. Nurses have specialist skills and…

Equity in health care is the ability to provide quality care that is reproducible regardless of where and who the care is provided for. As our country continues to debate what kind of healthcare it wants and detail methods of reform, equity is a word that draws varying perspectives in its delivery. A recent article by Atul Gawande on the discussion of healthcare being a right discussed the interplay between people believing that they should get the healthcare they can afford versus the…

Title: Changing attitudes towards increasing emphasis on oral care within the dependant patient population Topic - The importance of regular oral care in the dependent patient population being reinforced through teaching and implementation of policy in health care settings. Description – Dependent patient populations require a health care professional to perform basic activities of daily living for them, including oral care. Oral care is one activity that often has less importance placed upon…

that operating under being self-operation is beneficial. The advantages of running a nursing home under this food operation system is convenience, cost efficient, time efficient, and less responsibilities. This leads to how important it is to monitor public health and reform where there is a need, so that constant action is being taken to better the population’s health as a…

donated over 3,000 libraries in all across America, and donated to public schools, with scholarships,and grants to universities. This is an example of how Andrew Carnegie shared his wealth. He gave 90% of his money to fundraisers without any requests. However the majority of the wealthiest people don’t share their money, they are greedy, and selfish when it comes to their money. Andrew did the opposite, he gave his money to the public for them to enjoy, This is why he is an example of an…

Primary, secondary, and tertiary are the three levels of prevention in school nursing. Primary prevention deals with "health promotion activities, teaching healthy lifestyles, and immunizing children for school entry" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p.572). Secondary prevention involves "the screening of children for various illnesses, monitoring their growth and development, and caring for them when they are ill or injured" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 572). Tertiary prevention assists in…

the course of history, is a visual way to market a product or service to the public consumer through TV, internet, billboards, and other outlets. The advertising industry’s image of “normalcy” influences one’s morals and beliefs. Although advertising may lead to personal benefits, this industry’s profit from their image of “normalcy” reveals that advertising negatively impact the population’s morals and beliefs. The idea that the public relies heavily on advertising to shape themselves is proven…

Thesis Palliative/Hospice Care: Necessity or Extension of Healthcare: a topic chosen to obtain clarity of services, while questioning who is benefiting, patients or the healthcare system. I. Introduction: The Historical Roots of Hospice In Homeric times (8th century B.C.), all Greeks without exception were regarded as being under the protection of Zeus Xenios, the god of strangers and supplicants. A wanderer would be treated as a guest and offered food, shelter, clothing, and gifts…

As a student I have always tried to avoid public speaking courses as much as possible. Especially the ones that are for public speaking, once I found out I was going to have to take a public speaking course I was dreading the moment than I found out I could take it solely online and I thought oh this wont be as bad, even though I was still pretty anxious about it. Once in Com103 I was dreading having to say the first speech. Then we had our first online class, I felt a lot more prepared and had…

common interest to public health organizations, and private establishments. Unfortunately, public health and private business often meet each other with skepticism due to “differences in mission, perspectives, and priorities” (Majestic, 2009). A collaboration between public health agencies and private business leads to a reciprocal partnership that is mutually beneficial, and benefits everyone. Due to an ever-changing landscape in public health, a collaboration between public health and private…