Nurses must be able to assess and conclude whether a senior may have risk factors that could affect their health. There are many tools available to us to determine if various conditions will put our senior at risk and if so‚ we are able to teach and guide them toward proper solutions to help alleviate or eliminate deterioration of their health. The purpose of this paper is interview and assess a friend of the family. I will give a brief social history of the senior‚ conduct a nutritional screening
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the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)‚ smoking is the leading cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ and it is considered one of the most common lung diseases known. “COPD is a diagnostic term used to describe a group of conditions that are characterized by respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea (shortness of breath)‚ cough‚ sputum production‚ limitation of air flow‚ and chronic inflammation of the lungs.” (Falvo‚ 2008‚ p. 420). Often‚ people have both. On the flip
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from these products is a complex mixture of chemicals produced by the burning of tobacco and its additives. The smoke is made up of more than 7‚000 chemicals‚ including over 60 known to cause cancer. Some of these substances cause heart and lung diseases too‚ and all of them can be deadly. Tobacco smoke also contains tar and the poison gases carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. The ingredient that produces the effect people are looking for is nicotine‚ an addictive drug and one of the harshest chemicals
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substances that damage our lungs and other respiratory organ while inhaling. It seriously affects larynx and trachea which in turn result in the permanent killing of lungs. Long-term smoking causes harsh side effects like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ lung cancer‚ emphysema and chronic bronchitis. 2. Cardiovascular Health Effects – Smoking causes the narrowing of blood vessels and arteries by depositing several toxic substances. This affects their normal functioning‚ and causes high blood pressure
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Cited: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMRW. 1998 47:p.386-389. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth.htm Drews CD‚ et al Howard G. Wagenknecht LE‚ et al. "Cigarette smoking and progression of atherosclerosis." JAMA. 1998: 279: P.119-124. Wakschlag LS‚ et al. "Maternal
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people than any other disease in the world‚ 5.4 million death in 2004 and more than 100 million over the twentieth century. However‚ smokers do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. It affects a person physically and mentally‚ economically and socially. First of all‚ smoking affects a smoker physically and mentally. Nicotine in cigarettes or cigars is a highly addictive substance. The tar and carbon monoxide in cigarettes increase a smoker’s risk of heart diseases‚ brain tumors and lung
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May 13‚ 2012 A QUALITATIVE CRITIQUE ON TOBACCO USE Tobacco smoking is a leading health issues in the current world. Smoking is the major cause of many lung diseases like lung cancer‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ bronchitis and asthma. People who smoke are high risk for fatal conditions like stroke and coronary artery disease. Smoking also leads to impotency‚ congenital abnormalities‚ preterm or still birth. Nurses getting too much time to contact with patients‚ so they can play a vital
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Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder) Anoro Ellipta was approved by the FDA on December 18th‚ 2013 as the first once-a-day‚ long-term maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ including bronchitis and emphysema. Anoro Ellipta is a combination of an inhaled anticholinergic and a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist that relaxes the muscles around the airways to allow more air to flow in and out of the lungs. Anoro Ellipta is available as an inhalation
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Journal Of Medical Sciences 63.11 (2009): 520-533. Academic Search Premier. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. From this journal I learned more about the direct risks from smoking cigarettes and how it increases the chances of getting some sort of cardiovascular disease. Also how smoking has been claimed to cause eleven percent of cardiovascular deaths. Haustein‚ K. O. Tobacco or Health?: Physiological and Social Damages Caused by Tobacco Smoking. Berlin: Springer‚ 2003. Print. This book gave me a lot of information
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combat air pollution. Because life is too precious to waste it breathing bad air. Air pollution is a health hazard to us because it is a factor of cancer‚ diseases and permanent health issues. There are numerous health problems associated with air pollution most of them are respiratory such as asthma‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ and lung cancer (Martin Hughes). Not only is it effecting normal healthy adults but the NIEHS finds children are most likely to get ill/cancer from
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