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Practice Matters: Screening And Monitoring Hyperlipidemia, M. Laurie Branstetter Dnp, Maria E. Main, Tonya Bragg-Underwood Dnp
Practice Matters: Screening And Monitoring Hyperlipidemia, M. Laurie Branstetter Dnp, Maria E. Main, Tonya Bragg-Underwood Dnp
International Journal of Faith Community Nursing
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide Faith Community Nurses with current information on hyperlipidemia, a chronic disease responsible for the leading cause of death worldwide. Current guidelines for cholesterol screening and a risk calculator resource for estimating cardiovascular risk are provided. Myths and truths are presented for review with patients. Suggestions and resources for lifestyle modifications and patient education are included. Faith Community Nurses are at the center of community health and actively involved with improving health outcomes related to chronic disease.
Clark, Karen (Sc 2887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clark, Karen (Sc 2887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2887. “History of the Nursing School at Bowling Green City-County Hospital,” a paper written by Karen Clark for a Western Kentucky University nursing class.
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 80. Correspondence, photographs, audiotapes, film, clippings, general office files, and records of legislative proceedings relating to the political career of Tim Lee Carter, U.S. Representative (Republican) for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, 1965-1981.
Schickel, Joseph Herman, 1913-1992 (Mss 416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schickel, Joseph Herman, 1913-1992 (Mss 416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 416. This collection contains Dr. Joseph Schickel’s personal papers and files. The majority of the collection regards Dr. Schickel’s medical practice in Burkesville, Kentucky, and his extensive community work throughout Cumberland County, Kentucky.
Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance, 1952-2011 (Mss 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance, 1952-2011 (Mss 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 402. Organizational materials including constitution, by-laws, membership directories and scholarship files for the Bowling Green Warren County Medical Society Alliance of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The bulk of the collection relates to the two Western Kentucky University nursing scholarships granted by the group: the Newman & Lena Harris Scholarship and the Maydelle Johnson Funk Scholarship.
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 38. [Midwifery] Oral history project by Lisa Mason-Jones with Jean Pence concerning Mrs. Pence’s role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes index, tape summary, and transcription.
Sumpter, Irene Malone (Moss) (Mss 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sumpter, Irene Malone (Moss) (Mss 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 130. Correspondence, research materials, photos, etc., generated by Irene Moss Sumpter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly for her books about Bowling Green and Warren County houses and physicians. Also Hobson House Association papers, data about Bowling Green's founder Robert Moore, and extensive genealogical records.