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Apply Nursing Practice in Primary Health Care Setting

   

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Apply nursing practice inPrimary health caresetting

Knowledge questionsa.Briefly describe the philosophical tenet underpinning primary health care (in 80-110 words).The philosophical tenet with relation to the primary health care services are as follows which definedvarious doctrine principles which are to be followed in nursing practices:Education related with the prevailing health care problems and issues. The nurse should beresponsible in identifying various methods for controlling and preventing health problems.Prevention and control of endemic disease prevailing in local environment.Organisation various immunization programme in practices in order provide protection againstmajor infectious disease.Providing knowledge about maternal and child and also involving information about familyplanning practices.Masking arrangement of essential drugs for health care services.Supply of nutritional food supplement.Providing effective treatment of communicable and non communicable disease.Ensuring safe water supply and sanitation facilities.b.Complete the following table briefly outlining the health challenges and issues facing Australiancommunities.

RequirementsResponsesii)Nine (9) diseasesand conditions thatcontribute significantly tothe burden of illness andinjury in the Australiancommunitywithreference to the NationalHealth Priority Areas. 1.cardiovascular health issues: These are the issues or diseaserelated with the vascular and cardiac system of body. This involves theheart damage, cardiac stroke etc.2.Cancerous diseases: The cancer may develop inn individual bodybecause of mutation in oncogene which results in faster division of cellsin body and accumulation of cells in the body. This may restricts theeffective working of nearby organs.3.Injury prevention and control measures: This can be because ofany accident or cut on skin. Blood flows outside from the injured part.The injury may be external which can be seen while the internal injuriesare damage to the internal organs of bodies.4.Mental disease: This can be defined as damage to brain cells or illfunctioning of brain which leads to many symptoms affecting the properworking of brain in body.5.Diabetes Mellitus: This is cased because of hypertension and thehigher level of stress. Another region of development of diabetes maybe obesity. The sugar level imbalance can be observed in patient ofdiabetes. 6.Asthma: This is related with the respiratory system disease.7.Obesity8.Arthritis9.Dementiaiii)Four (4) otherhealth challenges facingAustralian communities(Hint: Health challengesin relation to theresourceallocation,funding and delivery ofhealth care.The major challenged faced by Australian communities in health acreservices are as follows:1.Funding of private and public health care services in Australia.2.Health inequality issues.3.Technology and resource costs.4.The issues related with rapid urbanisation in country. Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryiv)Any three (3)environmental healthissues facing Australiancommunities.Due to mineral dust Asbestosis may develop.Asthma may develop because of air pollution.Due to biomass smoke individual may develop lung cancer or

RequirementsResponsesBronchitis. Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryv)Four (4) commonhealth issues for infants.Blocked Tear ductUmbilical herniaCradle capAcrocyanosis Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryvi)Four (4) commonhealth issues forchildren. Cold and CoughConstipation or DiarrheaPneumoniaAllergies Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryvii)Four (4) commonhealth issues foradolescents. Smoking and use of nicotineUnintended pregnancySexually transmitted disease like HIVHomelessness Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryviii)Four (4) commonhealth issues for adults.StressObesityDiabetesMental illness Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryix)Four (4) commonhealth issues for olderpeople.OsteoporosisCancerHeart diseaseRespiratory tract disease like asthma Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactoryx)Three (3) examples1. Development of cancer related with lungs

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