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NURS 4115 Week 1 Discussion Question, The Role of the Nurse in Global Health
Post your analysis of two health problems between one developed and one developing country in comparison with the United States in terms of the WHO outcomes and criteria listed above. State your opinion about how well the United States is doing in terms of public health. Share what you think countries with worst outcomes could learn from countries with better outcomes. Explain the Nurse’s role in public and global health and why nurses should be concerned with global health issue. Conclude by summarizing your view of the role of nurse in public health.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
NURS 4115 Week 2 Discussion Question, Nurses Working to Improve the Socioeconomic Status of Impoverished Citizens Through Government Actions
Post your response of the following prompts:
Explain how politics and economics may influence health and the healthcare system from your own perspective. Analyze whether the political and/or economic systems play a major role in your or your family’s access to health and explain why. Then, describe how government intervention might benefit a health care system. Be specific and provide examples.
Support your response with references from professional nursing literature.
NURS 4115 Week 3 Discussion Question, Preventing Disease in Communities: The Role of Public Health, the Silent Sentinel
Post you brief description and pictures of the site you visited. Share the answers you were given to the questions you posed. Then, respond to the above prompts through the eyes of a PHN asked to investigate an outbreak at this facility.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
NURS 4115 Week 4 Discussion Question, Nurses Working to Prevent Disease at Home
Post your finding regarding mosquito breeding grounds in a two-block radius near where you live or work. Include any preventive strategies you can see that are already in place. Report on the role your local health department plays in mosquito abatement and to whom you would report negative findings. Then, describe your role as a BSN in changing policy to ensure a healthier climate (reduced mosquito breeding grounds) in your neighborhood.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
NURS 4115 Week 5 Discussion Question, Cultural Considerations in Nursing
Post your response to the following prompts:
After considering the different aspects of cultural beliefs and practices, explain how culture influences health beliefs and how might most health programs address these beliefs? Describe how you would apply this to care you receive and care you provide to others.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
NURS 4115 Week 6 Discussion Question, Obesity A Global Health Concern
Post an obesity health promotion and prevention strategy a nurse could implement for a specific cultural group in the United States. Then, modify your message for use in one other country, being sensitive to the cultural nuances of the country you select. Describe why you chose to take the approach you did in your strategies and explain any challenges you anticipate a nurse may encounter when trying to implement these strategies.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
