Essays about: "preventive nursing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words preventive nursing.

  1. 6. Ethiopian nurses' work with primary prevention : a minor field study in Addis Ababa

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Julia Ansved; Maja Lingerhed; [2016]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Health Promotion; HIV; Nursing; Primary Prevention;

    Abstract : Background One central task within nursing is health promotion, which can be done at different levels. Primary prevention aims to promote health and protect against illness by preventing problems before they occur. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Nothing can be changed if the people don’t change" : Costa Rican registered nurses’ views and experiences of caring for patients with dengue fever

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Anna-Karin Axelsson; Carolina Ekström; [2015]
    Keywords : dengue fever; Costa Rica; nursing; experience; view; prevention; education;

    Abstract : Dengue fever has increased to the point where it has become a major international public health and economical problem, mainly in urban and semi-urban areas in tropical and subtropical regions. Worldwide 2,5 billion people live in regions where dengue can be transmitted and approximately 100 million people get infected yearly. READ MORE

  4. 8. "We’re not all infected, but we’re all affected". Nurses’ experiences of preventive work with HIV infected adolescents and adolescents who run the risk of becoming infected.

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Jennifer Palm; Malin Rosendahl; [2015]
    Keywords : HIV; prevention; adolescents; nursing; experiences; South Africa;

    Abstract : HIV continues to be a major global health issue and South Africa is reported to have the largest population in the world living with HIV. Adolescents are at high risk to get the infection and are facing many difficulties when growing up from childhood to adulthood. READ MORE

  5. 9. Preventive nursing, an interview study on cervical cancer in south-western Uganda

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Matilda Redemo; Linda Radak; [2015]
    Keywords : cervical cancer; health education; human papilloma virus; preventive nursing; screening;

    Abstract : Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att belysa hur sjuksköterskor/barnmorskor upplever möjligheter och svårigheter att arbeta förebyggande med livmoderhalscancer i Uganda.Bakgrund: Livmoderhalscancer är den andra vanligaste cancerformen hos kvinnor världen över. Livmoderhalscancer är mest förekommande i Afrika söder om Sahara. READ MORE

  6. 10. Knowledge about hepatitis B and attitudes towards hepatitis B vaccination among university students in Thailand : A quantitative study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Emilia Ohlson; Frida Bladh; [2015]
    Keywords : Hepatitis B; knowledge; Thailand; vaccination; prevention; self-care; nursing; Hepatit B; kunskap; Thailand; vaccination; förebyggande; egenvård; omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Introduction: Hepatitis B is a highly contagious infection. Basic knowledge about hepatitis B is necessary; with more knowledge people take preventive actions against hepatitis B, such as using stick proof cannulas. In Thailand an expected number of 8-20% of the population are currently carriers of the HBV infection. READ MORE