To share hope with a patient, the nurse needs to encourage the patient when appropriate and provide positive feedback. Hope bears that all things are possible, believes all things are possible, and this is what the nurse wants to communicate to the patient, their belief in the patient's strength to overcome any obstacle, and for the patient's future to become better as a result. ... Knowledge is power, and is vital for patient treatment. ... For an example, a patient may state that they are in a lot of pain. ... " brings clearer focus to the patients situation, and helps the n...

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They are more likely than non-Indigenous people to be hospitalised for most diseases and conditions, to experience disability as well as a lower quality of life due to ill health, and a reduced life expectancy than other Australians. ... Cardiovascular disease is the largest contributor to ill health experienced by Indigenous Australians, it is also the leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians, with a death rate nearly three times that for non-Indigenous Australians (as cited in Penm, 2008). ... The role of the community nurse is to adopt a holistic approach when offering care and ...

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Pender devised this model after observing that patients would only seek out health care after they had fallen ill and experienced compromised lives (Sitzman & Eichelberger, 2011, p. 136). Instead to reacting avoidable disease, health care providers should help patients engage in health promoting behaviors in hopes of alleviating illness altogether. There are many factors that have the potential to influence behaviors of a patient. ... One real barrier that a patient may experience is not being able to afford a gym membership. ...

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