A health appraisal or health risk assessment is a method of gathering and analyzing an individual's physical health. By comparing one's result to that of a standard age group, health care providers are able to predict future health problems as well as informing the patient of alternative and healthier lifestyles. It is important for an individual to know their health status compared to those around them. That way, one is able to participate in physical activities that will improve their overall well-being. A standardized evaluation is used to determine if one is at high or moderate risk for certain disease or physical health. Using a standardized evaluation allows a health care provider to determine an individual's risks related to physical
Amina Gautier has been awarded with Best African American Fiction and New Stories from the South; in addition, she has successfully created At Risk. Gautier’s story is based on the African American community and the different types of struggle families can realistically face. However, if a white person would have written this exact story it could have been misinterpreted and considered racist. Stereotypes such as fathers not being present, delinquencies and educational status are presented in the various short stories.
A standardized terminology is simply a basic word that describes or explains in a simplest ways for everyone to understand. Usually standardized terminologies everyone knows about because it is a part of the communication. Reason why standardized terminologies is important if you understand the concept of the term, both partner will understand what each other talking about and there will be no miscommunication. In nursing, there are many standardized terminologies that is use everyday. The simplest terminology is the basic vital signs such as blood pressure (BP), respiratory rate (RR), tachycardia or bachycardia (high or low pulse). These terms are used when giving rounds or will be see often in patients chart.
It informs the person which is doing the assessment, relevant issues in the person’s past, evaluating the present risk and informing of future risk. Each is then coded on a three point scale (absent, possibly present or definitely present). The problem with this tool is that is only works for about 67% of the time, this could be down to the fact that the information obtained from the person may be false, it also only focuses on the risk of violence. Another Assessment tool which could have been used is GRiST:Galatean Risk Screening tools, like the other tools is assesses the same areas but it focuses on all areas of risk. It is based on the expertise of the Multidisciplinary health practitioners, that identify detailed information about all areas of risk.
Risk is a concept with multiple meanings and is ideologically loaded. The author reviews the literature on risk perception and risk as a sociocultural construct, with particular reference to the domain of public health. Pertinent examples of the political and moral function of risk discourse in public health are given. The author concludes that risk discourse is often used to blame the victim, to displace the real reasons for ill-health upon the individual, and to express outrage at behavior deemed socially unacceptable, thereby exerting control over the body politic as well as the body corporeal. Risk discourse is redolent with the ideologies of mortality, danger, and divine retribution. Risk, as it is used in modern society, therefore cannot
Diagnosing and investigating health problems and health hazards in the community. Informing, educating and empowering the people about health issues. Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. Health assessments also develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. They also enforce laws and regulations that help protect health and ensure safety (Thivierge, 2016). Assessments link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. Public health assessments can help to assure the public of the competency of the public health and personal health care workforce. These assessments evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services (Thivierge,
The human population has a high susceptibility to the contraction of new diseases and outbreaks of these diseases are of high risk. Diseases in recent times that have broken out into the human population are the H7N9 flu strain and SARS. Despite the risk, outbreaks like H7N9 and SARS have been controlled due to epidemiology and other disease control methods. Outbreaks of disease are not uncommon to the human population as they move to new areas around the world with foreign diseases that the native residents would have developed a resistance to.
The public health assessment gives a broad data about the wellness of each individual. Public health assessment is use in many organization as part of their wellness program because it provides them with information about their employees. The process involved collecting, analyzing and they information are used to educate the community. The assessment mostly includes data from environmental and health. These data provide recommendation, decision making to the local agencies, federal and state to help eliminate individual risks. This may lead to health education for the
In the focused physical assessment, clinicians have to examine a narrowly defined part of the body system. When utilized properly, it yields reliable and sufficient information needed in formulating treatment plans. In addition, it is a governed by focused questions and provides quick information to assist clinicians in emergency situations. An example that I could think of is the NIHSCALE that is being used for patients with signs and symptoms of stroke. The charting is specific to the neurological system.
The term Test standardisation ensures that everything is the same for all participants and scores from a test will be marked by comparing individual scores against an average of people within the same circumstances and age group, For example a test designed for adults would not be sat by children and vice versa. An example of the importance of test standardisation can be seen in the Wechsler test which originally gained its test norms by comparing people from white, educated, empowered backgrounds however the most recent updated version ensured the test was more accurate by testing people with different social and educational backgrounds resulting in a fairer more accurate
I feel that my perception of public health nursing has grown exponentially. Prior to this semester, I had not considered a career in this concentration of nursing. Through clinical experiences, I have practiced many nursing skills. At the Montclair Community Medical Clinical, I was able to administer Tdap (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) vaccines as well as help with preliminary check ups by obtaining vital signs. I have been able to administer Tuberculosis Skin Test (Mantoux Test) to preschool level children and adults. I have been exposed to home health visits by attending orientation at the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and by shadowing a public health nurse during a home health visit in Victorville, CA. I have also had the opportunity to do teaching and first aid at the third annual Montclair Country Jamboree.
Obtaining a thorough health history is an important piece of a patient’s assessment. Failure to obtain a complete health history results in a lack of information that can negatively impact the patient. Interviewing skills develop through experience and practice. A complete health assessment involves several features and is a systematic process that involves respect, professionalism, and communication skills.
Risk Management is the process of identifying, analyzing and responding to risk factors throughout the life of a project and in the best interests of its objectives (Stanleigh, 2015). This paper is focused on the trends and methods of managing risks in a project. It also analyzes different ways of mitigating risks in a project and why risk management is important in an information technology (IT) environment.
A hazard is a potential damage, adverse health or harm that may effects something or someone at any conditions. Other than that, the risk may be high or low, that somebody could be harmed depending on the hazards. Risk assessment is a practice that helps to improve higher quality of the develop process and manufacturing process. It is also a step to examine the failure modes of the product in order to achieve higher standard of safety and product reliability. Unfortunately, it is common that a product safety risk assessments are not undertaken, or not carried out effectively by manufacturer. Mostly an unsafe and unreliable product was produced and launched on to the market. Thus, the safety problems are mostly identified after an accident happened or after manufacturing problems arisen. In order to prevent risk, a person should take enough precautions or should do more to prevent them because as a user should be protected from harm that usually caused by a failure for whom did not take reasonable control measures.
A hazard is defined as an activity or object that has the potential to cause harm if contact is made with the person, object or activity (MHS, 1996; Harmse, 2007; HSE, 2006). These hazards in a work place need to be identified and dealt with accordingly to prevent any harm to employees or any individual acquainted to a certain activity or establishment. The key roles and principles of occupational hygiene are Anticipation, Identification, Evaluation and Control (Schoeman and van den Heever, 2014; Harmse, 2008; SAMTRAC, 2012). To practise in accordance to the above principle; a hazard identification and risk assessment needs to be conducted. Anticipation is the foreseeing of the activity
As explained by Loghmani, Borhani, & Abbaszadeh, (2014), to establish the specific health conditions of a given family, a family health assessment is important to be performed. In addition, this procedure gives the nurse and other health care practitioners the ability to identify the health needs of the family. Therefore, through this process the nurse achieves the opportunity to communicate with the family, examine to detect potential risks for any health issues, get opportunities for health education, and provide health. Moreover, for the nurse to effectively succeed in this assessment, the interview needs to be performed effectively, data piled appropriately, and the nurse completes the examination. Guided by the Gordon’s 11 functional health