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Are Healthcare Workers In Hospitals Ready For Disasters In The Community?, Paige Wampole
Are Healthcare Workers In Hospitals Ready For Disasters In The Community?, Paige Wampole
Student Research Poster Presentations 2021
Nurses go through many years of education before they start working in hospitals, but their education is never-ending. Nurses are prepared in disaster situations due to their disaster training and education. This nation has experienced many life altering disasters and surely will experience more in the future. That is why nurses have been trained and educated in disaster occurrences to be able to provide front-line care to those in need. Nurses are also becoming more efficient in adaptability/change and implement care based on the disaster’s occurrence. Nurses understanding of PPE within the COVID-19 pandemic greatly reduced the spread of the …
Can Nurses Have An Impact On Global Health?, Donald Weiland
Can Nurses Have An Impact On Global Health?, Donald Weiland
Student Research Poster Presentations 2021
Global Health is an area of practice that prioritizes improving health and maintaining prosperity of all individuals worldwide. Without people having an importance on health, our world will see an increase of illness and disease. Nurses play a tremendous role in decreasing illness and disease and positively impacting Global Health by making sure individuals, families and communities maintain optimal health. Nurses make sure optimal health is served by playing key roles in responding to emerging disease threats, providing education, traveling to various locations and ensuring a complete grasp of care delivery models is delivered to each patient or community. Without …
Nurses Can Make A Difference On The Impact The Uninsured/Underinsured Have On Health Care, Robert Burke
Nurses Can Make A Difference On The Impact The Uninsured/Underinsured Have On Health Care, Robert Burke
Student Research Poster Presentations 2021
The uninsured rate has increased from 2016 to 2019 and due to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 and unemployment, that number has likely jumped. Health care has proven to be costly, and the uninsured/underinsured population is viewed as a vulnerable population in the community due to a financial barrier or unemployed status that hinders their ability to receive the health care they need. It is proven that the uninsured/underinsured are more likely to forgo preventative care due to financial reasons. In addition, because the uninsured/underinsured are more likely to forgo preventative care they are more likely to be hospitalized with …