Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion Family health assessment is an integral part of the formula used in creating a customized plan of care for the families’ health care. Family health assessment is also a tool that can be used to identify and evaluate the family’s health concerns‚ their life style and also helping families make good decisions regarding their family’s health. Family’s perception towards health and health promotion could
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side effects are: Sodium Valporate Treatment of epilepsy. Controls or stabilizes rapid activity that occurs in the brain. Prevents and controls seizures. Tiredness‚ tremors‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ hallucinations and sedation. Senna Treating constipation‚ “cleanses the colon”‚ softens stools. Abdominal pain and cramping‚ bloating‚ diarrhoea‚ gas and nausea. Omeprazole Used to treat reflux and ulcers‚ reduces the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Headache‚ diarrhoea and dizziness
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Endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus‚ the endometrium‚ grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries‚ bowel or the tissue lining your pelvis. Rarely‚ endometrial tissue may spread beyond your pelvic region (Staff‚ 2010). They can also be found in the vagina‚ cervix‚ and bladder‚ although less commonly than other locations in the pelvis. Rarely‚ endometriosis implants can occur outside the pelvis‚ on
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The mother and child are at risk for constipation. The child drinks prune juice on a regular basis and the mother has a bowel movement on average every other day. The mother and father both have sleep disturbance. They both wake up a few times during the night. In conclusion‚ the family health
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A family can be a complex system. In order to successfully care for a family a nurse must have a good understanding of the beliefs‚ values and daily activities of the members that make up the family. Marjory Gordon’s functional health patterns model can be a great tool if used successfully to get a basic understanding of the families health. Gordon developed eleven functional health patterns that help nurses to approach people and obtain data collection and to assess the health patterns of each individual
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Chapter 3 Study Guide/Key Terms Physiologic Changes pg. 384-386 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM 1. With aging‚ the __epidermis (skin)___ becomes increasingly fragile and subject to damage. 2. Clusters of __melanocytes___ cause age spots. The medical term for these is __senile lentigo__. 3. Loss of ___elastin fibers (elasticity)___ results in wrinkles. 4. Dry skin‚ or __xerosis__‚ is likely to result in itching‚ or __pruritus___. 5. Common skin disorders in older adults include: a. carcinoma
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Case Study #35Case Study #35Scenario S.P. is admitted to the orthopedic ward. She has fallen at home and she has sustained an intracapsular fracture of the hip at the femoral neck. The following history is obtained from her: She is a 75-year-old widow with three children living nearby. Her father died of cancer at age 62; mother died of heart failure at age 79. Her height is 5’3 and weighs 118 pounds. She has a 50 pack year smoking history and denies alcohol use. She has severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
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cti Unit 331 Support use of medication in social care settings OUTCOME 1 1. The main legislation is the Medicines Act 1968. there area vast amount more that have a direct impact from that in the social care setting‚ these are as follows; ➢ The medicines act 1968 ➢ The misuse of drugs act 1971 ➢ The Children act 1981 ➢ The data protection act 1998 ➢ The care standards act 2000 ➢ The health and social care act 2001 ➢ The health act 2000
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Meaning you have Thyroid disease. When the Thyroid Gland does not produce enough hormones it is known as Hypothyroidism. This cause your body functions to slow down. Symptoms you may experience are loss of energy ‚ dry skin‚ dry hair or hair loss‚ constipation‚ sensitivity to cold‚ loss of sexual desire‚ deep hoarse voice‚ overweight and/or difficulty concentrating. It may cause the thyroid glad to be come enlarged‚ which may feel like pressure in the neck. Breathing and swallowing my become difficult
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ingredients. The first ingredient the caught my eye was Sorbitol. Sorbitol is a low calorie sweetener in medical solutions. Its properties also allow it to be used as a laxative. It drains water into the colon from the rest of the body to relieve constipation. Another use is to hydrate the mouth if the mouth is dry. In contrast to its benefits Sorbitol has some negative side effects including‚ ere stomach cramps;vomiting;severe diarrhea;rectal bleeding;black‚ bloody‚ or tarry stools;weakness‚ dizziness;
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