Alzheimer’s disease does more than rob people of their memories; people with Alzheimer’s actually experience two different kinds of symptoms. The first, which are referred to as cognitive symptoms, disrupt memory, language and thinking. The second, known as behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, can cause personality changes and agitation.
Many people with Alzheimer’s and their families find [...]

The Master of Science degree in Family Practice prepares nurses for an advanced practice role with families across the developmental stages of the life span This includes the childbearing and child rearing years, the mid life family and the older adult years.
This program prepares the advanced practice nurse to focus on the management of health [...]

Nurse Practitioner Services in Retail Locations
A White Paper by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation
A critical need exists to enhance access to healthcare in the United States, particularly for individuals with common health problems who need timely attention but who do not have a convenient place to go or a familiar provider to see for this [...]

What are Nurse Practitioners (NPs)?
NPs are advanced practice nurses who provide high-quality healthcare services similar to those of a doctor. NPs diagnose and treat a wide range of health problems. They have a unique approach and stress both care and cure. Besides clinical care, NPs focus on health promotion, disease prevention, health education and counseling. [...]

Mental Health ACT (MHACT) recognises the need for diverse service provision to cater for a range of mental health issues across the whole Canberra community. Consistent with nationally agreed directions, our service is moving to provide a greater focus on mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives and incorporates a recovery orientation into our [...]

Promoting mental health and wellbeing is everyone’s business. Building A Strong Foundation: A Framework for Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in the ACT 2009-2014 brings together the activities of a range of ACT Government departments and community agencies who deliver services that influence mental health and wellbeing to form an integrated framework to promote and [...]

This ACT plan aims to improve wellbeing and resilience across the community, through mental health actions that reduce the likelihood of onset of mental illness, early intervention to reduce the impact of illness when it occurs, and a recovery focus for clinical mental health services to foster sustained return to mental health after an episode [...]

Strategic Direction 1: Reinforcing Capacity in the Mental Health Service System
The objectives under this direction will realign specialist and community sector mental health services into a Four Life Stages Developmental model. Implementing other objectives will develop organisational capacity in the community sector, consumer and carer sector capacity, care coordination, service collaboration mechanisms and a workforce [...]

Never before has there been a greater need for nurses. Never before has health care delivery challenged the nurse’s commitment, knowledge, or technical competence more. Issues influencing current health-care delivery focus on promoting wellness, preventing illness, and rehabilitation to increase the patient’s independence. This subcourse will present theory and concepts the person beginning the study [...]

Health and Wellness Nurse Letter of Interest Example
Job Application
Sergio Aguero
3890 Asia Street
Orlando, FL 21401
224-286-1847
aguero@ngemil.com
May 28th, 2009
Theo Walcott
Operational Director
Take Care Health Systems
2345 Princes Avenue
Orlando, FL 21401
Dear Mr. Walcott
I was excited to read about Health and Wellness Nurse job opening at Take Care Health Systems.
I have completed a Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. I have [...]