Patient denies dieting. States he does not believe in dieting but does try to restrict the amount of “carbs I eat”. Family History 9. Chronic diseases? 10.…
Medical Nutrition Therapy: The integration of nutrition counseling and dietary changes based on individual medical and health needs, to treat a patient’s medical condition.…
The purpose of this hypothetical case study is to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of treating a client (Miss E) who has a desire to lose weight. I shall identify and explain Miss E’s issues, then, compile an outline plan of therapy in order to support her.…
Gastritis is a gastrointestinal disease of the stomach. There are two types of gastritis, acute and chronic gastritis. Acute gastritis is inflammation of the stomach which usually involves vomiting of blood. Gastroscopy is a biopsy test used to diagnose this disease. To treat this disease, avoid these irritants and antibiotics will be administered to heal infections. Another medication used is cimetidine which blocks the gastric secretion. Surgery may only be needed if bleeding occurs.…
The role of the family physician is to assist the family in understanding their health and the necessary steps involved in making healthy changes. Patients most often understand lifestyle changes such as; needing to reduce the fat in the diet in order to control weight, but consistent, life-long behavior changes are difficult. There are different change theories and models that are very useful in addressing lifestyle modifications. The Stages of Change model is especially useful to the family practice setting.…
My professional and personal goals are to expand my nursing career and obtain a position in the healthcare field where I will own and operate a long term care facility or adult daycare facility that specializes in the care of patients with behavioral issues or Alzheimer’s disease so I can give back to my community and help those in need.…
X will need to modify her current sedentary lifestyle. The overall goal will be to adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle to yield weight loss and therefore reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and other predisposing health factors. The first step will be to educate and assess Mrs. X on the risk factors she is facing and to ask if she wants to lose weight. Next, as a physician, one must initiate a goal system of losing 10% of baseline weight at a rate of 1 to 2 pounds per week (Dr. Theodore 71-120); which in Mrs. X’s case would be losing a total of 20 pounds ideal within at least 6 months. Dietary therapy and increased physical activity are some components necessary for weight loss therapy. Dietary therapy will advise her in the modification of the low calorie diet to reduce calorie intake to 1000-1200 kcal/day (Dr. Theodore 71-120). This will help achieve a slow but progressive weight loss. Physical activity will also be a part of the treatment plan; advising Mrs. X to exercise at a moderate level for 30-45 minutes, 3-5 days per week. One should encourage physical activity to be initiated slowly since it has not been an active part in her previous lifestyle habits this could be as simple as taking the stairs, walking, or swimming at a slow…
For many people, not everyone knows of the nationally recognized group Healthy People. This organization's known as a program of nationwide health promotion and disease-prevention goals set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The goals were first set in 1979, for the following decade. These goals subsequently have been updated for Healthy People 2000, 2010, and 2020. In 2010, the two overarching goals that happened to be the primary targets for Healthy People included increasing the years of a healthy life, while the other goal wanted to eliminate health disparities.…
Regular physical activity has many positive benefits that contribute to improved mental health and well being. Please define a measurable physical activity goal you would like to meet that relates to improving your overall mental health status.…
Managing patients’ health virtually can be challenging sometimes. Humana offers a service, point of care (POC), to promote the engagement between cares managers, Humana dietitian, patients, and other approved individuals from the patients. The approved individuals may include anybody, such as family members, doctors, other patients. It is important to research the six priority areas for each individual patient to successfully delivery health promotion, health teaching, and health maintenance regarding weight loss. On the participation of POC, the patients who are willing to join the activity will actively interact with the Humana dietitian and cares managers to reveal the progress on a regular basis to reach the agreeable…
The theory we chose to discuss in this discussion post is the Routine Activities and Lifestyles Theory. According to Daigle, this theory came about in the 1970’s and was developed by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson (Daigle, 20). According to the textbook, this theory is “a person’s routine activities and lifestyle place them at risk of being victimized. The risk is higher when there are motivated offenders, little to none capable guardianship, and a suitable target” (Daigle, 602). There are obvious lifestyle choices that can lead to victimization. Some of these choices include walking alone at night, being in known dangerous areas, and/or choosing a lifestyle with a pattern.…
Copy and paste the questions into a word processing program. Answer all questions completely and then submit them to your instructor.…
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes that are used to measure progress towards meeting the Millennium health goals. This presentation would ultimately provide details of the importance it plays for the nation and the various organizations that monitor them. It also explains in detail how the nurses are working towards the Millennium Development Goals. Adopted by world leaders in September 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions. The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end, making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. The plan was for countries and development partners to work together to reduce poverty and hunger, tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental degradation. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy (United Nations Development Programme, 2010, p. 1).…
Health promotion and teaching are important tools for nursing. By promoting health and health teaching, nurses can help lay the foundation for a healthier future.…
Identify and describe a public health initiative in your area and ways in which the LAS could potentially link in with this.…