Physical examination & health assessment Week 7
The topic this week asks you to apply what you have learned to the following case study.
As the school nurse working in a college health clinic, you see many opportunities to promote health. Maria is a 40-year-old Hispanic who is in her second year of nursing school. She complains of a 14-pound weight gain since starting school and is afraid of what this will do to both her appearance and health if the trend continues. After conducting her history, you learn that she is an excellent cook and she and her family love to eat foods that reflect their Hispanic heritage. She is married with two school-age children. She attends class a total of 15 hours per week, plus she must be present for 12 hours of labs and clinical. She maintains the household essentially by herself and does all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring of the children. She states that she is lucky to get 6 hours of sleep per night, but that is okay with her. She lives 1 hour from campus and commutes each day. Using Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and your text as a guide, answer the following questions.
1. What additional information would you like to gather from Maria?
2. What are Maria’s real and potential health risks?
3. Why is Maria’s culture important when obtaining the health assessment?
4. Pick one of Maria’s health risks. What would be one reasonable short-term goal for this risk?
5. What nursing interventions would you incorporate into Maria’s plan of care to assist her with meeting your chosen goal? I need help writing my essay – research paper provide rationale for your selections
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Physical examination and health evaluation 7th week
Physical examination and health evaluation 7th week
This week’s topic invites you to apply everything you’ve learned to the following case study.
You see many possibilities to promote health as a school nurse working at a college health clinic. Maria, a Hispanic woman in her second year of nursing school, is 40 years old. She has gained 14 pounds since starting school and is concerned about the impact this will have on both her appearance and health if the trend continues. After researching her background, you discover that she is an outstanding cook and that she and her family enjoy eating cuisine that reflect their Hispanic heritage. She is a mother of two school-aged children. She attends class a
