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Should Ferritin Tests Be Added To Routine Screening: An Integrative Literature Review, Adebowale Adesuyi
Should Ferritin Tests Be Added To Routine Screening: An Integrative Literature Review, Adebowale Adesuyi
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Abstract
The purpose of this analysis was to explore the possible benefits of a blood screening to be coupled with the annual routine check-up. Blood screenings are only administered upon reasonable suspicion of pathology. Upon the examination of current research concerning ferritin levels within the blood, one can speculate the existence of strong correlations between ferritin levels, inflammatory disease and early morality. Cause for concern stems from the fact that the ferritin levels of the vast majority of people in the US are completely unknown.
Ferritin levels are the most accurate marker for measuring the amount of iron being stored …
Exploring Significant Impacts Of Global Health On Nursing Education And Resource-Poor Communities: An Integrative Literature Review, Kimberly Elkayam, Elizabeth Del Cimmuto
Exploring Significant Impacts Of Global Health On Nursing Education And Resource-Poor Communities: An Integrative Literature Review, Kimberly Elkayam, Elizabeth Del Cimmuto
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Exploring Significant Impact of Global Health Experienced by Nursing Educators: An Integrative Literature Review
Elizabeth Del Cimmuto & Kimberly Elkayam
Faculty Sponsor: Young-Me Lee, PhD, RN
Background: Nursing education in the United States is largely focused on health promotion at the local and community level. Modern advances in communication technology have facilitated a movement in nursing to gradually adopt a global health perspective in both practice and education.
Objective: to explore what research has been done regarding how nurse educators are impacted by adopting global health perspectives in nursing education and to suggest one potential way to add to this …