Entries by Daphne Hanson

Examine the overview of Healthcare access and quality on the HealthyPeople website

Examine the overview of Healthcare access and quality on the HealthyPeople website. Define the determinant. Describe how the assigned social determinant could impact the health outcomes of a client. Identify what information the NP could gather to assess the impact of the determinant for the client. Discuss at least two online, national, or local resources […]

Developmental psychology

Developmental psychology is the study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes, including stages of growth, from conception to death. Development is an ongoing, lifelong process. What stage of human development are you in currently and what are your main challenges/activities? Reflecting on Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, which stage do you find yourself […]

Consumption and nutritional literacy

Another behavior that professionals aim to improve is the nutritional habits of young children. Many studies have evaluated the effectiveness of observational behavior on young children in regard to nutrition habits, such as fruit and vegetable consumption and nutritional literacy. One study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluated the effectiveness of screen-based peer […]

Risk association between dietary fat intake and pancreatic cancer

A case-control study design was utilized to investigate a possible risk association between dietary fat intake and pancreatic cancer. A group of 235 subjects with pancreatic cancer was identified from a regional tumor registry. Based on previous design considerations, a group of 515 age-matched subjects without pancreatic cancer were identified from a hospital discharge dataset […]