Explaining hypertension to a 63-year old man with an 8th grade education: Hello sir‚ the doctor wanted me to come in and talk to you for a minute. I understand that u have just been diagnosed with hypertension. I want to make sure you understand what that is and what goes along with it. Hypertension is just our fancy word for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood is putting on the walls of your arteries. Now most people don’t even realize they have high
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CHAPTER 13 – HYPERTENSION Hypertension also known as high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs when the blood travels through the vessels in excess. Cardio output is too high and this puts pressure on the arterial walls or peripheral resistance occurs due to a narrowing of arteries. It is a serious medical problem yet most are not aware they have it due to the lack of symptoms. For this reason‚ it is known as a silent killer. It is a risk factor for other diseases such as heart
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Epidemiology NUR 408 Epidemiology Public health nursing allows nurses to encounter various vulnerable populations on a daily basis. In particular‚ the elderly make up a large portion of the population‚ and their vulnerability to the environment and other physical factors is a very important aspect of public health nursing. Epidemiology allows the public health nurse to study and assess vulnerable populations‚ including the elderly‚ and create interventions that maximize the health potential
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#2 Ambar Alvarez California State University – San Marcos NURS 312 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology Alham Abuatiq. PhD. MSN.RN July 30‚ 2017 Case Study# 2 1. Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that involves dysfunction of the cardiac muscle‚ it occurs with “any of disorders that damage or overwork the heart muscle” (Karch‚ 2017 p.751). Some of the disorders that may lead to HF are: coronary artery disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ hypertension‚ and valvular heart disease (Karch‚ 2017). What ends up
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NUR2114A Medical-Surgical Nursing I Written Assignment Hyperglycemia: Medication Non-Adherence & Patient Education Hyperglycemia. Upon seeing this word‚ many would instantly think of diabetes. Diabetes is a precipitating factor of hyperglycemia‚ though it must be acknowledged that coexisting diseases‚ infections‚ substance abuses‚ antipsychotic drugs‚ and even noncompliance to prescribed medications can result in hyperglycemia as well (Nugent‚ 2005; Stoner‚ 2005). Noncompliance‚ of all mentioned
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The featured article brought forth the importance of patient education in regards to psychotropic medications. A close friend Mrs. Brown shared her story. Mrs. Brown is a patient with a history of mental health‚ she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in her adolescent years. Mrs. Brown has had to grow and learn how to cope with her diagnoses through the course of her life. Mrs. Brown expressed that just before her career started to take off the need and desire for a family was growing
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Hypertension Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems‚ such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries‚ the higher your blood pressure. High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke
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The RN changed the subject when the patient talk about her dizziness problem. This may cause the patient to stop expressing the patient’s feeling by fear or lack of confident. The RN should explore more about the patient recent diagnosis of hypertension instead of change to another topic. The RN gave an unwanted opinion story when the patient talk about her grandfather. The patient didn’t ask her‚ but the RN decided to give her personal story‚ which was inappropriate. She did not seem empathetic
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fat‚ sugar‚ dairy and refined flours‚ are experiencing increases in cardiovascular diseases. While it is true that the overall populations longer lifespan is a contributing factor to the increases in cardiovascular disease and hypertension‚ it must be noted that hypertension is
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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