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Promoting Children's Adherence To Asthma Self-Management, Demetrius Abshire
Promoting Children's Adherence To Asthma Self-Management, Demetrius Abshire
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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition, affecting about nine million children in the United States. Despite effective treatments available to children and their families, adherence to asthma self-management is low. This paper identifies barriers to asthma-self-management and discusses effective education and behavioral strategies to promote self-management in children with asthma. Implications specific to the profession of nursing are incorporated throughout the discussion. In addition to practical nursing interventions in clinic and hospital settings, areas of future nursing research are addressed.
Peak Flow Versus Symptom Monitoring To Manage Childhood Asthma, Ashleigh Ohlmann
Peak Flow Versus Symptom Monitoring To Manage Childhood Asthma, Ashleigh Ohlmann
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Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease in children. If asthma is not well managed, it can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of peak flow versus symptom monitoring on asthma health outcomes in children. A literature review was conducted for research articles related to peak flow and symptom monitoring as they relate to asthma outcomes in children. The MEDLINE, PubMed, and CINAHL databases were accessed. The search was narrowed to include articles from the years 2000-2006 using the search terms child, asthma, peak flow meter, and symptom monitoring. …
Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Amanda Fallin
Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Amanda Fallin
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem that follows victims from the home into the workplace. Many women who experience violence in their homes are also harassed at work and are abused in the workplace. For the current study, thirty women who reported a history of workplace violence were recruited from a homeless women’s shelter. Of the participants, thirteen experienced domestic violence in the workplace, and this paper focuses on the results obtained from those thirteen respondents. This paper also discusses the link between poverty and homelessness, intimate partner violence, and workplace violence.
Social Disruption And Physical Limitation Related To Quality Of Life Of Adolescents With Asthma, Jennifer L. Baumgardner
Social Disruption And Physical Limitation Related To Quality Of Life Of Adolescents With Asthma, Jennifer L. Baumgardner
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During adolescence, teenagers experience many physical, emotional, and social changes. Teenagers with chronic conditions, however, may face challenges in normal adolescent development because their illness can impact body image, independence, and peer socialization. Little is known about the effect of asthma on adolescent quality of life (QOL). In this paper, I review the existing literature on social disruption and physical limitations related to asthma and the subsequent impact on adolescent asthma QOL. In addition, adolescent issues leading to poor control of asthma symptoms and interventions to improve asthma QOL for adolescents are addressed.
Childhood Obesity: What Role Does Public Policy Play?, Shannon Turbeville
Childhood Obesity: What Role Does Public Policy Play?, Shannon Turbeville
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The purpose of this review is to explore public policies that impact the health of American children and adolescents. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has a significant impact on school-age children’s nutritional intake. Foods provided by the NSLP have been analyzed for their nutritional content. Although these foods did not exceed the recommended total caloric intake, they were below other nutritional standards, and these shortcomings are primarily attributable to cultural preferences. Other important contributors to childhood obesity are unregulated school food items sold in vending machines. These items are becoming increasingly more prevalent in schools. Public policy is an …
Emergency Department Nurses' Knowledge Of Evidence-Based Ischemic Stroke Care, Laura Traynelis
Emergency Department Nurses' Knowledge Of Evidence-Based Ischemic Stroke Care, Laura Traynelis
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Adoption Of A Heart Healthy Diet In Rural Eastern Kentucky, Kevin Luley
Adoption Of A Heart Healthy Diet In Rural Eastern Kentucky, Kevin Luley
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An Examination Of Maternal Stress, Inflammatory Markers, And Preterm Labor In Pregnant Women, Cecilia Boateng
An Examination Of Maternal Stress, Inflammatory Markers, And Preterm Labor In Pregnant Women, Cecilia Boateng
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