NR 305 Week 1 Discussion, Exploring the Nurses Role in Health Assessment

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Healthy People Initiative (graded)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 opportuni... ties to promote health. Maria is a 40-year-old Hispanic whois 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 toboth her appearance and health if the trend continues. After conducting her history, you learn that she is an excellent cook and she andher family love to eat foods that reflect their Hispanic heritage. She is married with two school-age children. She attends class a total of 15hours per week, plus she must be present for 12 hours of labs and clinical. She maintains the household essentially by herself and does allthe shopping, cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring of the children. She states that she is lucky to get 6 hours of sleep per night, but that isokay with her. She lives 1 hour from campus and commutes each day. Using Healthy People 2020 and your text as a guide, answer thefollowing 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? [Show More]

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