Use the following Case Scenario, Subjective Data, and Objective Data to answer the Critical Thinking Questions. Case Scenario Mrs. J. is a 63-year-old woman who has a history of hypertension, chronic heart failure, and sleep apnea. She has been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years and has refused to quit. Three […]

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Together with its supporters, ACS is committed to helping people stay well and get well by finding cures and by fighting back. Critical Thinking Questions: 1. Imagine that a family friend or colleague has […]

The case scenario provided will be used to answer the discussion questions that follow. Case Scenario Ms. G., a 23-year-old diabetic, is admitted to the hospital with a cellulitis of her left lower leg. She has been applying heating pads to the leg for the last 48 hours, but the leg has become more painful […]

A family is considered to be dysfunctional when conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse occur continually and regularly, leading to members to accommodate such actions as been normal. This usually goes from generation to generation until something is done to convert these actions. How could you use the family structural theory to determine […]

Family Centered Health Promotion – The Form and Function of the Family Select a family to complete a family health assessment. (The family cannot be your own.) Before interviewing the family, develop three open-ended, family-focused questions for each of the following health patterns: 1. Values, health perception 2. Nutrition 3. Sleep/Rest 4. Elimination 5. Activity/Exercise […]

Traditionally, nutrition programs were targeted to the indigent and poor populations in developing countries. Many of today’s Americans are malnourished also, but they are inundated with unhealthy foods and require a multidisciplinary approach to nutrition education. What would be the three most important points to include in a public nutrition program? Provide current literature to […]

Family Centered Health Promotion – Health Promotion in Nursing Care From the GCU Library, select and review three recent (published within the last 5 years) journal articles (one of each of the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of health promotion) in nursing practice. Prepare an essay (750-1,000 words) in which you review and compare the […]

Family Centered Health Promotion – Teaching and Learning Styles Complete “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?” http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire 1. Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores. 2. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference. 3. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, […]

Case Study: Fetal Abnormality Write a 250-500 word analysis of “Case Study: Fetal Abnormality.” Be sure to address the following questions: 1. Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? Explain. 2. How does the theory determine or influence each of […]

EXERCISE 20 1. Which patient scored the highest on the preoperative CVLT Acquisition? What was his or her T score? 2. Which patient scored the lowest on postoperative CVLT Retrieval? What was this patient’s T score? 3. Did the patient in Question 2 have more of a memory performance decline than average on the CVLT […]