GCU NRS434 All Week Discussions Latest 2019 MAY Question # 00601457 Course Code : NRS434 Subject: Health Care Due on: 05/18/2019 Posted On: 05/18/2019 05:05 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 5.0/5

NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Describe
the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community.
Consider short-term and long-term impacts, socioeconomic implications, the need
for ongoing care, and comorbidities associated with prematurity. Explain how
disparities relative to ethnic and cultural groups may contribute to low birth
weight babies. Identify one support service within your community to assist
with preterm infants and their families and explain how the service adequately
addresses the needs of the community, or a population in your community.
Provide the link to the resource in your post.

DQ2 Consider
the following patient scenario:

A mother
comes in with 9-month-old girl. The infant is 68.5cm in length (25th percentile
per CDC growth chart), weighs 6.75kg (5th percentile per CDC growth chart), and
has a head circumference of 43cm (25th percentile per CDC growth chart).

Describe
the developmental markers a nurse should assess for a 9-month-old female
infant. Discuss the recommendations you would give the mother. Explain why
these recommendations are based on evidence-based practice.

NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Child
abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age—it can occur in the
infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age
groups and outline the types of abuse most commonly seen among children of that
age. Describe warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the
nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of
health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the
reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the
reporting of suspected child abuse.

DQ2 Compare
the physical assessment of a child to that of an adult. In addition to
describing the similar/different aspects of the physical assessment, explain
how the nurse would offer instruction during the assessment, how communication
would be adapted to offer explanations, and what strategies the nurse would use
to encourage engagement.

NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Adolescent
pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation because it poses serious health
risks for the mother and the baby. Describe various risk factors or precursors
to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in
adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the
teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has
this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or
decrease.

DQ2 Describe
two external stressors that are unique to adolescents. Discuss what risk-taking
behaviors may result from the external stressors and what support or coping
mechanism can be introduced.

NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 You are
admitting a 19-year old female college student to the hospital for fevers. Using the patient information provided,
choose a culture unfamiliar to you and describe what would be important to
remember while you interview this patient. Discuss the health care support
systems available in your community for someone of this culture. If no support
systems are available in your community, identify a national resource.

DQ2 For the
middle-aged adult, exercise can reduce the risk of various health problems.
Choose two at-risk health issues that regular physical exercise and activity
can help prevent and manage. Discuss the prevalence of each of these health
problems in society today. Describe measures that you would take as a nurse to
assist clients with health promotion measures to incorporate exercise and
physical activity into their lives. Include the kind of activities you would
recommend, the amount of exercise, and the approach you would use to gain
cooperation from the client. Support your response with evidence-based
literature.

NRS434 Health Assessment

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Describe
the characteristics of the aging process. Explain how some of the
characteristics may lead to elder abuse (memory issues, vulnerability, etc.).
Discuss the types of consideration a nurse must be mindful of while performing
a health assessment on a geriatric patient as compared to a middle-aged adult.

DQ2 End-of-life
care becomes an issue at some point for elderly clients. Even with the
emergence of palliative care programs and hospice programs, most elderly people
do not die in their own home as is their preference. What are the reasons for
this trend? Discuss what you can do as a nurse to support your clients
regarding end-of-life care in accordance with their wishes. Support your
response with evidence-based literature.