NR 305 Week 1 Discussion

NR 305 Week 1 Discussion 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 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 and your text as a guide, answer the following questions. What additional information would you like to gather from Maria? What are Maria's real and potential health risks? Why is Maria's culture important when obtaining the health assessment? Pick one of Maria's health risks. What would be one reasonable short-term goal for this risk? What nursing interventions would you incorporate into Maria's plan of care to assist her with meeting your chosen goal? Please provide rationale for your selections.. Respond Topic responses Discussion Questions Search Collapse All More Sort By:      Instructor Cork Instructor Cork 10/13/2016 8:32:38 PM RE: Class begins Mon, Oct 24th Modified: 10/19/2016 5:54 PM Class - You may begin posting in this TD on Sunday, October 23th, 2016 for credit. Class officially begins Monday, October 24th. Thank you. Missy ReplyShow Less Lilian Galaviz Lilian Galavizreply to Instructor Cork 10/23/2016 1:53:08 PM RE: Class begins Mon, Oct 24th Hello, I'm really excited to begin this new class. I just wanted to let you know I posted my first answer twice, given that I posted the first one before the 23rd so I wasn't sure if I would get credit or not. Thank you! ReplyShow Less Instructor Cork Instructor Corkreply to Lilian Galaviz 10/24/2016 10:26:24 AM RE: Class begins Mon, Oct 24th Thank you, Lilian. I appreciate that. I will certainly accept the early posts for week one due to my error. :) Missy ReplyShow Less Instructor Cork Instructor Cork 10/13/2016 8:34:29 PM Additional questions for Week 1 As you respond to this scenario on Maria, you may also want to consider the following questions as you develop responses throughout the week: a) Look at the Healthy People 2020 areas of concern. Which of these factors are of greatest concern to your community? b) What is your definition of wellness? Compare it to the WHO definition. How does it compare with other definitions of wellness? c) What are some of the established tools that can be used to assess health risks and lifestyle? Which one do you find most helpful? Thank you! Missy ReplyShow Less Dorothy Cochran Dorothy Cochranreply to Instructor Cork 10/30/2016 8:18:51 PM