Family Focused Health Assessment L. L. Grand Canyon University August 11‚ 2013 Family Focused Health Assessment As the society we live in continues to transform‚ nurses need a comprehensive tool to assess family’s health patterns. Family units are influenced by environment‚ biological‚ mental‚ social and spiritual factors. Assessing these areas for health promotion and disease prevention will take all of these influences into consideration (Edelman & Mandle‚ 2010). A priority to
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factors can increase the risk of developing the disease. Most people who develop diverticulitis are asymptomatic. People who have symptoms complain of: intermittent pain in the left lower abdomen that worsens with eating and is relieved with bowel movements‚ mild cramping‚ bloating‚ constipation‚ diarrhea‚ and acute hemorrhage may occur without warning or pain. For patients with more serious diverticulitis symptoms may include: acute abdominal pain (usually described as severe and present in
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disease This is having intolerance to gluten‚ which can be found in wheat‚ barley and rye. Gluten causes the immune system to make antibodies‚ which attack the lining of the bowel. E This can have an effect on the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food‚ and can lead to anaemia and osteoporosis. It also can increase the risk of bowel cancer. The symptoms: Abdominal pain Diarrhoea Constipation Bloating Failure to gain weight in adulthood Anaemia People who suffer from coeliac disease need to eliminate
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). The common infecting agents are Campylobacter‚ Salmonella‚ Yersinia‚ Shigella and E. coli. While bacterial infections may also be present in older children and inflammatory bowel disorders in younger children‚ older children with bloody diarrhea are more likely to have bloody diarrhea secondary to an inflammatory bowel condition like ulcerative colitis or crohn disease (AAP‚
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found in wheat‚ barley‚ rye‚ and oats. When the person affected with this disease is exposed or ingests the gluten protein‚ their immune system has an inflammatory reaction in the small bowel. The inflammatory reaction can be an acute or chronic response within the bowel tissue. The inflammation in the small bowel blocks the person’s ability to absorb vital nutrients from their food (www.webmd.com). Signs and symptoms of Celiac disease can range from mild to severe. Diarrhea is the most common symptom
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Regional Enteritis‚ or Terminal Ileitis. Attacks of Crohn ’s disease may affect patients in their teens or early twenties‚ and tend to recur throughout the individual ’s life. The History of Crohn ’s Disease Crohn ’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease of an undetermined cause that afflicts more than five-hundred thousand people in the United States and is not biased in regards to whom it strikes. People unlucky enough to get Crohn ’s Disease include the old and young; rich as well as poor;
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Chapter 9 Personality is all the ways we have of acting‚ thinking‚ believing‚ and feeling that make each of us unique. A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone’s personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality
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Wilma J Barboza NRS 429V Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University Introduction Family Health Assessment plays significant role in formulating an appropriate healthcare plan within a family setup. An appropriate health assessment is utilized as a tool for the evaluation of health issues for understanding health choices and assistance in making appropriate health - related choices for a targeted family. Every family is unique having variety of perceptions and different ways of life style
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND REVIEW OF SYSTEM Date: September 19‚ 2011 Name: Mr. Ironman Diagnosis: T/C Cerebrovascular Disorder‚ Hpn II Vital Signs Temperature: 36.7o C Height: 5’6” Pulse: 62 bpm Weight:170 lbs. ( 77.27) Respiration: 22 cpm Observation: Received patient lying on bed‚ lethargic‚ oriented to person‚ place‚ Blood Pressure:160/110 mmHg and time‚ with #1 PNSS 1L regulated @ KVO rate‚hooked @ Left hand‚ with 950
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Percutaneous Nephrostomy Percutaneous nephrostomy‚ or nephropyelostomy‚ is an interventional procedure that is used mainly in the decompression of the renal collecting system. percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement has been the primary option for the temporary drainage of an obstructed collecting system. With proper training‚ technical success is achieved in more than 95% of cases. Diagnostic imaging often demonstrates the level and cause of obstruction; however‚ at the time of tube placement
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