Participants will be recruited with announcements in local newspapers and school newsletters. Flyers are posted in the nurse's offices and in the clinic. Response cards will be given to parents who indicate an interest in participating in the study. Continue Reading...
Social Class And Health During the Renaissance and Medieval Times THE BASIS OF PRIVILEGE The Diet of the Rich and the Poor What the rich and the poor ate in those times was vastly distinct (Cheng et al., 1999). The nobles and the wealthy could wel Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity in Turner County (Ages 6-11) What small group have you selected? The group selected is a nuclear family comprising of parents and a male child who is obese (William). What made you select this particular group? The group was cho Continue Reading...
A way to better distribute the information that is being taught in the classrooms is also through the community so that the changes are also effecting the parents to the students, as a change on their part as well would be helpful in the battle aga Continue Reading...
Dietary Guidelines: Policy Implementation As noted by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the dietary guidelines for Americans (last issued in 2015), have tremendous influence upon public policy and how Americans eat, as well as public health Continue Reading...
Diabetes Evidence-Based Practice Diabetes Diabetes is a disease which stays with the patient life-long except in some cases where the diabetes is gestational which occurs during pregnancy and often goes back to normal after the delivery. Typically Continue Reading...
Neumark-Sztainer, D. Story, M. Ackard, D., Moe, J., & Perry, C. (2000). The "family meal": views of adolescents, Journal of Nutrition Education, 32, 329-334 This article investigates whether adolescents perceived that they ate more healthily whe Continue Reading...
Bell (2011) reported on work at the University of Illinois School of Dentistry which led researchers to conclude that raisins, consumed either alone or added to sugared bran flakes, lowered the pH in the mouth, thus making that environment less hosp Continue Reading...
The amount of carbohydrates, rather than the source, is the primary concern. Blood glucose levels are influenced by the food preparation process, the amount of food, sugar absorption and the combination of foods. Carbohydrate counting assigns certa Continue Reading...
In person interviews can be an effective research tool but for the purpose of this study it would not be the most effective tool. Asking children in person how many hours they watch of television may not get accurate answers or results. In addition, Continue Reading...
Dorothea Orem Self-Care Theory What is state of nursing during Dorothea Orem's time? Dorothea Orem is one of the foremost theorists in the field of nursing in the United States who developed the self-care theory between 1949 and 1957. Orem develope Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity Study The research study titled, "Parents' perceptions and attitudes on childhood obesity: AQ-methodology study" by Akhtar-Danesh et al. (2010) details the perceptions that parents have toward the cause of obesity, how much obesity Continue Reading...
e. fat storage. These physiological concerns are significant in that programming that was designed to maintain a nurturing position for young children the physiological environment interprets crisis as anything that creates a stressful physical demea Continue Reading...
Ethical dilemma This essay will narrate a nurse’s ethical dilemma as experienced in a local emergency department. In addition, the paper will discuss the relevant codes of conduct and law and make recommendations based on the nurse’s ethi Continue Reading...
The Culture of NursingAs Smith (2019) points out, Madeleine Leininger\\\'s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, highlighting the importance of cultural competence in nursing. Leininger\\\'s work underscores the necessity of understandin Continue Reading...
Intradialytic Weight Gain Management for Dialysis Patients The project seeks to improve intradialytic weight gain (IDWG) management in hemodialysis dependent patients by 10% through an education program in 12 weeks. The projects aim is to develop a Continue Reading...
New Suppliers of Health Supplements A promising new addition to the company's current line of health supplements was identified during a recent trip to Bangkok, Thailand, to meet suppliers of a promising antioxidant, coenzyme Q10. A growing body of Continue Reading...
They analyzed the data by sex, so that obesity rates for boys and girls could be separated out. Figure 1 shows the findings of their study. Figure 1. Increased Numbers of Overweight and Obese Children in Canada, 1981-1996 As can be seen from viewi Continue Reading...
On the other hand, too much of a good thing can sometimes be even more harmful than too little. In that regard, it is very important to understand the role of vitamin D, both because of its role in maintaining our health, as well as because of the p Continue Reading...
5 SD below Osteoporosis > 2.5 SD below Severe osteoporosis and fragility fracture > 2.5 SD below BMD = bone mineral density; SD = standard deviation Beck and Shoemaker (2000) state that "calcium consumption alone is not considered adequate protectio Continue Reading...
Workplace Issues/Disaster Management -- Journal Review Nursing profession faces pervasive horizontal violence and there is even a saying "nurses eat their young." Nurses should take efforts to bring a change in their existing professional culture. T Continue Reading...
Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique Non-Infectious Disease Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature The World Health Organization (WHO, 2013) est Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity The Role of the School in Fighting Childhood Obesity According to the Centers for Disease Control, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years (2010). The long-term health impacts are significant and include g Continue Reading...
Generally, weight loss involves a loss of both fat and muscle in comparable proportions; it is impossible to lose only one type of tissue through dieting. A 20-pound weight loss may represent approximately fifty percent fat and fifty percent muscle Continue Reading...
Gastric Bypass Multiple reports that more and more adults and even children have become morbidly obese in the United States have led to searches for effective interventions. One of the interventions beginning to receive widespread use is gastric byp Continue Reading...
A Nursing Theoretical Premise in Healthcare Delivery: The Neuman Systems ModelIntroductionThe Neuman Systems Model is a conceptual model of nursing developed by Betty Neuman in the late 1960s. This model views individuals as open systems, with a vari Continue Reading...
Obesity in the United States The extent of the Problem Obesity as one commentator says, is not just a "matter of aesthetics" but has become a major public health problem in the United States. Similarly, Federal health officials have categorically s Continue Reading...
IntroductionThe Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) encompass a range of factors that impact health outcomes, well-being, and quality of life, including aspects such as housing, education, job opportunities, nutrition, environmental conditions, and Continue Reading...
Mobilize Childhood obesity in Turner County, GA is topic for concern, especially in the age ranges of 6-11. County data shows the adult diabetes rate for Turner County is higher than the rate in the state at 3.1% of difference (City-Data, 2016). The Continue Reading...
Diabetes Handout Diabetes was chosen as a topic because of the high percentage of the population that it affects coupled with the fact that it is a relatively preventable disease for most people. It is estimated that nearly five and a half million p Continue Reading...
Three-Day Food Intake Nutritional Analysis Protein, Carbohydrates, and Lipids Generally, most of my meals contained an adequate source of protein, from poultry (chicken), red meat, and eggs. The primary sources of carbohydrates were bread and bagel Continue Reading...
However, there are alternate therapies that may be considered first. Providing an anti-obesity drug to overweight patients with diabetes has been estimated to cost $8,327. Certain studies have indicated that there may be available a variety of cost- Continue Reading...
Vitamin D Supplementation Vitamin supplementation has long been a popular way of ensuring that people receive the sufficient amount of vitamins. However as it pertains to Vitamin D, there is some amount of controversy as it pertains to Vitamin D sup Continue Reading...
PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE 9Alarm Fatigue and How to Reduce ItAbstractAlarm fatigue is a fundamental problem facing healthcare professionals today. It is defined as sensory overload that occurs when healthcare professionals are exposed to the constant noi Continue Reading...
Technology, Care Coordination, and Community Resources ConsiderationsPart 1Health care technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, and this has had a profound impact on the care of patients with diabetes. Coordination of care has become increasin Continue Reading...
Meta- Analysis and Evidence-Based Research on Children Feeding Disorders The eating disorders are among pediatric clinical problems in the United States that can cause distress to clinicians and parents. Typically, eating disorders are affecting mor Continue Reading...
