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Our project focused on the disadvantages the homeless may experience and how these negativities impact community health disparities. The slideshow is nine slides long, and each slide touches on a separate aspect of the financially disadvantaged community. The hope for this project was to spread light on the various health discrepancies and to spread awareness …
Jordan Moores Professor Kramlich Evidence-Based Practice November 8, 2022 ePortfolio Post IV: Proposing Change My group and I had our clinical rotation together on R3 at Maine Medical Center, which specializes in wounds and burns. Having very little knowledge of both wounds and burns, I was curious to see what some of the nursing priorities …
During the height of the pandemic back in 2020, there was talk amongst the Moores family members about how we were going to keep people safe. My paternal grandparents especially, with my grandfather having a serious history of cardiac problems and cardiac arrest. My father made sure they got groceries every week, their prescriptions were …
Integrated Experience: Telemedicine In Acute Care At the time of learning about telehealth and telemedicine in the ICU, I thought it was invasive to continuously monitor patients in the room. Especially so if they were unconscious and unaware that they may be being monitored with a camera. Upon learning about Tele-ICU more and understanding the …
Prior to hearing about this needle-exchange program, my preconceived thoughts did not agree with needle exchange programs. My understanding of these programs at the time was that an individual was able to exchange dirty needles for clean needles and that, if wanted, programs to help wean the patient from substance use are offered. I liked …
Prior to the discussion on Human Trafficking, I think my perceptions and stigmas matched what our presenter had to say about those who consider themselves traffickers. I was aware that a trafficker can look like anyone and live anywhere; trafficking can be short-term or long-term, and victims are often very reluctant to speak with healthcare …
Evidence-based practice is well known in the healthcare community for ensuring care and care planning are up-to-date and most beneficial to the patient according to research. As a student nurse, I hope to learn and utilize the skills from this class in my future practice as a nurse. For the time being, my group and …
Jo Moores Professor Goran Integrated Experience III 09/22/2022 ePortfolio Post I: Disaster Nursing Disasters, either natural or man-made, can be devastating and put the lives of impacted people at risk. In the perspective of healthcare professionals, various ethical and moral decisions often need to be addressed. Nurses play a vital role in determining not only …
Community/ Public Health Nursing What is your knowledge at this point of delirium and factors to prevent delirium? I have learned about delirium in school, but I have never personally experienced a situation where I had to apply my knowledge. I know that delirium is very preventable. Maintaining communication, stimulating the patient (exercise, communication, etc.), …
The Impact of Different Handwashing Techniques and Residual Bacterial Load on the Hands of Healthcare Workers Authors: Grace Howard and Jo Moores The purpose of this paper was to explore the impact of different handwashing techniques and how to most effectively reduce the residual bacterial load on the hands of healthcare workers. Within the paper, …
