PurposeThe purpose of this project was to exemplify the roles and responsibilities of a nurse by synthesizing both community health and pediatric nursing principles. As student nurses, we sought to epitomize the apsects of leadership, education, and professional partnerships. The caloric intake and total amount of sugar ingested by children is a commonly overlooked crisis that families take for granted. Primary prevention has been the focus of community health care for families of all socioeconmic levels. Unfortunately, families at or below the accepted poverty line lack both the knowledge of and access to proper nutrition. As a result, such families make common preventable mistakes, which have detrimental repercussions to their health.From personal, firsthand experiences and interaction with low-income families, we have assessed that there is a definite gap in knowledge regarding what constitues “adequate” caloric and sugar intakes for children among the growth and developmental spectrum. We particularly focused on children and families who consulted our nursing students regarding the results of their blood sugar tests. Students were able to educate the children and families on their results, refer them to diabetic specialists, and use certain interventions, such as providing examples of adverse effects and dietary alternatives to promote health and wellness.OutcomeIn nursing practice, this further promotes leadership within the health care envionment because nurses, as primary caregivers, need to educate children and their families about proper dietary habits for the benefit of their future. PurposeThe purpose of this project was to exemplify the roles and responsibilities of a nurse by synthesizing both community health and pediatric nursing principles. As student nurses, we sought to epitomize the apsects of leadership, education, and professional partnerships. The caloric intake and total amount of sugar ingested by children is a commonly overlooked crisis that families take for granted. Primary prevention has been the focus of community health care for families of all socioeconmic levels. Unfortunately, families at or below the accepted poverty line lack both the knowledge of and access to proper nutrition. As a result, such families make common preventable mistakes, which have detrimental repercussions to their health.From personal, firsthand experiences and interaction with low-income families, we have assessed that there is a definite gap in knowledge regarding what constitues “adequate” caloric and sugar intakes for children among the growth and developmental spectrum. We particularly focused on children and families who consulted our nursing students regarding the results of their blood sugar tests. Students were able to educate the children and families on their results, refer them to diabetic specialists, and use certain interventions, such as providing examples of adverse effects and dietary alternatives to promote health and wellness. The purpose of this project was to exemplify the roles and responsibilities of a nurse by synthesizing both community health and pediatric nursing principles. As student nurses, we sought to epitomize the apsects of leadership, education, and professional partnerships. The caloric intake and total amount of sugar ingested by children is a commonly overlooked crisis that families take for granted. Primary prevention has been the focus of community health care for families of all socioeconmic levels. Unfortunately, families at or below the accepted poverty line lack both the knowledge of and access to proper nutrition. As a result, such families make common preventable mistakes, which have detrimental repercussions to their health. From personal, firsthand experiences and interaction with low-income families, we have assessed that there is a definite gap in knowledge regarding what constitues “adequate” caloric and sugar intakes for children among the growth and developmental spectrum. We particularly focused on children and families who consulted our nursing students regarding the results of their blood sugar tests. Students were able to educate the children and families on their results, refer them to diabetic specialists, and use certain interventions, such as providing examples of adverse effects and dietary alternatives to promote health and wellness. OutcomeIn nursing practice, this further promotes leadership within the health care envionment because nurses, as primary caregivers, need to educate children and their families about proper dietary habits for the benefit of their future. In nursing practice, this further promotes leadership within the health care envionment because nurses, as primary caregivers, need to educate children and their families about proper dietary habits for the benefit of their future.
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Jan 1, 2014
Shashibala Juyal + 1
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