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Global Health and Chronic Illness Overview

This document provides work tasks and references for a nursing course on care of clients with problems in oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infections, inflammation, and cellular aberrations. It asks students to define global health, provide an example of a global health issue, explain what a health risk is, and differentiate between acute and chronic illnesses. It also tasks students to discuss a specific chronic illness by describing the disease, associated health risks, and prevention measures. Suggested references include WHO and CDC websites on these topics.

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Global Health and Chronic Illness Overview

This document provides work tasks and references for a nursing course on care of clients with problems in oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infections, inflammation, and cellular aberrations. It asks students to define global health, provide an example of a global health issue, explain what a health risk is, and differentiate between acute and chronic illnesses. It also tasks students to discuss a specific chronic illness by describing the disease, associated health risks, and prevention measures. Suggested references include WHO and CDC websites on these topics.

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Mark Jheran Alvarez
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Philippine Women’s University

Taft Ave, Manila

School of Nursing

NCM 112- Care of Clients with Problems in Oxygenation, Fluid and Electrolytes, Infectious,
Inflammatory and Immunologic Response, Cellular Aberrations, Acute and Chronic

Work Task #1:

1. What is global health?

2. Give one example of a global health issue and discuss it?

3. What is a health risk?

4. What is the difference between an acute illness and a chronic illness?

5. What is a chronic Illness? Give one example and discuss briefly what the disease is all about
and provide what are the health risk and suggested measures how to prevent health risk

Suggested References:

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Video to watch:
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Prepared by:

Prof. Mark Jheran Alvarez, RN, MAN-US

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