Today, you see Jessica for her 7-year well-child visit (Links to an external site.).
After her visit, use your summary and the Obesity Health Promotion Plan template to answer the following questions. Go to various sites, such as , American Academy of Pediatrics, or Bright Futures, for educational material and search for apps that you feel would be helpful to give this family to measure progress.
Analyze Jessica’s nutritional status.
Calculate Jessica’s BMI and growth percentiles.
Determine her recommended daily guidelines.
Determine her recommended daily intake.
Compare what is happening with what is recommended.
Analyze exercise status.
Calculate Jessica’s current activity status.
Determine the daily recommended TV/screen time for a child this age.
Determine the daily recommended activity level for a child this age.
Develop a healthcare promotion plan that includes a sample menu for one day.
Explain how you would engage the family.
How would you recommend increasing Jessica’s daily activity requirements?
Recommendations
What exercise or nutritional apps do you feel would be the most helpful for this family? Why?
Follow-up: When would you like to see them back in your office?
What would define as success or that Jessica is on the right track? If she is not, what are the next steps?
SUBMIT THE
The pediatric growth chart (PDF) with Jessica’s plotted percentile weight and height (from the activity)
Reflect on the whole process in the section below. In particular consider the report section and compare this with your comment(s). Are there any differences in the two? Could these differences be considered as minor discrepancies related to wording?
Could the differences be considered as major, where there would be a difference in patient management? You may need to speak to other professionals to gain understanding of this.
If there are discrepancies consider why this was the case?
Examine how patient factors may influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of pharmacotherapeutics used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. You also explore ways to improve drug therapy plans for cardiovascular disorders based on patient factors and overall health needs.
Case study scenario:
Patient HM has a history of atrial fibrillation and a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and ischemic heart disease. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
Warfarin 5 mg daily MWF and 2.5 mg daily T, TH, Sat, Sun
Aspirin 81 mg daily
Metformin 1000 mg po bid
Glyburide 10 mg bid
Atenolol 100 mg po daily
Motrin 200 mg 1–3 tablets every 6 hours as needed for pain
Assignment instructions and reference list are attached. include introduction and conclusion.
Define standardized nursing terminologies in informatics
Define standardized nursing terminologies in informatics Benefits of using standardized nursing terminologies in the advanced nursing role to improve outcomes
Provide an example of a chosen standardized terminology used in informatics to document or improve outcomes
Integrate one nursing ethical principle the advanced practice nurse could use in the decision-making process for a potentially lifesaving procedures of who should be saved first, who lives, and who dies regarding allocation of scarce resources during a pandemic
In the Order, the President directs the Food and Drug Administration to work with states and tribes to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, pursuant to the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.
1. Do you or do you not support the importing of prescription drugs from Canada or any other country?
2. Explain your position, why you do or do not support the importing of prescription drugs from other countries.
3. Write a brief summary statement explaining the benefit of importing prescription drugs or a brief summary statement explaining the problem with importing prescription drugs.
Describe the clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis (joint pain, swollen joints, Bouchard’s nodes, tender joints) and related these to the changes which occur in the musculoskeletal system.
Discuss the diagnostic procedures for osteoarthritis and how they contribute to diagnosis (ultrasound shows inflammation in the tendons of some of the joints, particularly those containing Bouchard’s nodes and xray indicates osteophytes in numerous joints in patients hands and narrowing of the joint space).
Explain why capaicin (applied topically 3 to 4 times per day) and ibuprofen 400mg is prescribed (3 times per day) and suitable for treating osteoarthritis. Outline mechanism of action and how these are usually administered.
Health promotion models offer meaningful frameworks for application in advanced nursing practice. Consideration of the variables that influence health is essential for effective health promotion.
Through a holistic lens, the MSN-prepared nurse can employ health promotion models to engage with others and improve health and well-being.
Create a short case scenario involving a MSN-prepared nurse providing health promotion and preventive education for a client regarding health concerns involving one of the body systems discussed during this week’s lesson.
Describe the health promotion model or concepts that you would apply in this situation and why.Identify two variables that would influence the health promotional efforts and explain the impact of each.Explain how competency in advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology will facilitate the health promotion process.
You have worked long hours in the design of creative learning activities for a course. The course has been presented for 3 years without any significant change.
You have now been assigned a novice educator who is very excited and is presenting novel thoughts regarding the course. This will require significant change in the course.
Discuss your initial reaction. How can a collaborative relationship between you (the course leader for 3 years) and the novice educator be achieved in order to provide the best learning opportunities for the participant? What evaluation information would you present to keep the course the same? What evaluation information would you consider in order to change the course?