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PHYSICAL LOCATION:

LAS VEGAS, NV IS LOCATED AT 36.17 LATITUDE AND

-115.14V LONGITUDE.

ELEVATION OF 613 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

IT IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN AMERICA.
PART OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.
LAS VEGAS IS CONSIDERED A DESERT.
LAS VEGAS IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF
NEVADA AND IS SITS NEAR THE BOARDERS WITH
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA.

DEMOGRAPHICS

POPULATION IN 2012 WAS 594,294 PEOPLE.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN 2016, THE POPULATION OF LAS VEGAS WILL BE 616,900 RESIDENTS.
RACE AND ETHNICITY
45.9% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE IN
10.6% IS AFRICAN AMERICAN
AMERICAN INDIAN ACCOUNTS FOR 0.4%
ASIAN 6.2%, PACIFIC ISLANDER IS 0.6%
HISPANIC/LATINOS ARE 33.2%
DIVERSE ETHNICITY IS 3.0%
OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR 0.2% OF THE LAS VEGAS POPULATION.

DEMOGRAPHICS: AGE GROUPS

0-4 YEARS OLD ACCOUNT FOR 7.1% OF THE
POPULATION

5-9 YEARS OLD ARE 7.0%

10-14 YEAR OLDS 6.9%
15-17 YEAR OLDS 4.2%,
18-20 YEAR OLDS 3.9%
21-24 5.2%,
25-34 YEARS OLD 13.3%

35-44 YEAR OLDS 14.4%

45-54 YEAR OLDS 13.9%
55-64 11%.
65-74 YEAR OLDS 7.6%
75-84 4.1%
85 YEAR OLDS AND OLDER ACCOUNT FOR 1.3% OF
THE POPULATION.

ECONOMY #1
VERY DIVERSE WITH INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES BASED IN LAS VEGAS

1) CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES OVER 40,700

PEOPLE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 300 NEW
HOMES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED AT ANY
GIVEN TIME.

ECONOMY #2
2) TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, THIS CAN BE BECAUSE OF
THE GAMING INDUSTRY, TELECOMMUNICATION
INDUSTRY (BIDELOW AEROSPACE, COMMPARTNERS,
DANTANAMICS, EVITAL COMMUNICATIONS, PETROGLPH,
SKYWIREMEDIA, SWITCH COMMUNICATIONS, US
SUPPORT LLC, WORLDDOC, SOCIALWEALTH, AND
ZAPPOS).

ECONOMY #3
3) TOURISM LAS VEGAS HAS 14 OF THE
WORLDS LARGEST HOTELS BY ROOM
ACCOUNTS. ON THE STRIP ALONE, THERE ARE
62,000 ROOMS. THIS ALSO HELPS WITH THE
GAMING INDUSTRY.

ECONOMY #4
4) SHOPPING BOTH AFFORDABLE AND HIGHEND MERCHANDISE, HOTELS EVEN SHOPPING
MALLS IN THEM OR NEXT TO THEM.

ECONOMY #5
5) HOST OF MANY OF THE LARGEST CONVENTIONS IN
THE WORLD. THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER IS
ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD, MEASURING
1,940,631 SQ FT OF EXHIBIT SPACE. THIS
CONTRIBUTES TO $7.4 BILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE
TO THE LAS VEGAS EACH YEAR. OVER 5 MILLION
ATTENDEES WILL ATTEND CONVENTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

ECONOMY: INCOME
HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN INCOME

$46,234

RANGING FROM <$15,000 TO > $500,000

GENERATED REVENUE
ESTABLISHED 41 MILLION VISITED THE LAS

VEGAS AREA IN 2014, BRINGING IN MORE THAN

$100 BILLION, AS TOURISM IS A BIG PORTION OF
THE ECONOMY.

EDUCATION:

28.9% HAVE COMPLETED AND RECEIVED A DIPLOMA FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

24.9% HAVE ATTENDED SOME COLLEGE.
6.8% HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, 13.6%
BACHELORS DEGREE GRADUATE.
5% HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE.
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL DEGREE APPLIES TO 1.8%
AND DOCTORATE DEGREE IS 0.8%.

RECREATION

TRAILS FOR RECREATION, SUMMERLIN HAS 150+ MILES OF TRAILS,

VOTED THE BEST IN NEVADA.

LAS VEGAS ALSO HOST WORLD CLASS MOUNTAIN BIKING, BOOTLEG

CANYON MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK.

MANY LAS VEGAS SHOWS ARE OFFERED EVER NIGHT. CONCERTS,

DANCING, CELEBRITY IMPERSONATORS, MAGICIANS, ILLUSIONIST,
BANDS, MOVIES, BOWLING, THEATERS; ETC.

GOVERNMENT

MAYOR: JOHN LEE

SENIOR SENATOR: HARRY REID
JUNIOR SENATOR: DEAN HELLER
REPRESENTATIVES:
1ST DISTRICT: DINA TITUS
2ND DISTRICT: MARK AMODEL
3RD DISTRICT: JOSEPH HECK
4TH DISTRICT: CRESENT HARDY

PROBLEM

LAS VEGAS, HAS A LARGE HOMELESS POPULATION.

THE HOMELESS GO INTO HOSPITALS THEY ARE TREATED,
UNINSURED.
THEY DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND THEY ARE DISCHARGED.
THEY CAN NOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS BECAUSE THEY
HAVE NO INSURANCE AND THEN THEY ARE NON COMPLIANT WITH
MEDICATIONS AND DIET.
THEY END UP BACK IN THE HOSPITAL WITH EXACERBATION OF
CHRONIC DISEASES, THESE ARE HEART FAILURE, DIABETES; ETC.
THE CYCLE CONTINUES TO REPEAT ITSELF.
WILL BE FOCUSING ON CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE
HOMELESS POPULATION.

NURSING DIAGNOSIS
RISK FOR (CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE), AS EVIDENCE BY IT
BEING THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, LIFESTYLE CHOICES,
KNOWLEDGE DEFICITS, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

HEALTHY PEOPLE 202O

GOAL

IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH

PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF RISK FACTORS FOR HEART

ATTACK AND STROKE; EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF HEART
ATTACKS AND STROKES; AND PREVENTION OF REPEAT CARDIOVASCULAR
EVENTS.

INTERVENTIONS
CHECK WITH VOLUNTEER CLINICS THAT PROVIDE
FREE HEALTH SCREENING FOR ANYONE IN THE
POPULATION, GAIN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT SERVICES THEY OFFER AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CLINICS

CREATE A CARD SIZE INFORMATION HANDOUT

THAT CAN KEPT IN A WALLET WITH TIPS TO
MANAGING CAD, (EX: MAWDS TEACHING)

PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH FAIR SCREENING FOR AT

RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS OR
LOW INCOME.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS

SCREENING POTENTIAL RISK
HAND OUT CARD WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
CAD S/S.

CONCLUSION
HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZE EARLY S/S, SO THEY CAN GET MEDICAL HELP SOONER, BEFORE
EXACERBATION CAN OCCUR.

SCREEN FOR POSSIBLE RISKS, SO THAT CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO POSSIBLY PREVENT ILLNESS.
PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE FREE OR
LOW COST, SO THAT THEY CAN SEEK HELP SOONER, HOPEFULLY SAVING THEM AN ADMISSION TO THE
HOSPITAL.

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