DQ 11: Diagnosed with osteoporosis
A 60-year-old woman has just been diagnosed with osteoporosis. She does not understand how this could be possible, as she has always been a milk drinker.
As the nurse caring for her, explain the risk factors for developing osteoporosis.
Explore patient-care technologies and how you would use these in educating her on this new diagnosis. Nurse, please brief her on the causes and potential consequences of osteoporosis.
Think about the patient-care technologies you could employ to help you explain her condition to her.
Identify the type of pain this individual will most likely experience with a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Briefly include the pathophysiology in your rationale to this answer.
