Retired as a coal miner

15 Jun Retired as a coal miner

Question

week 2

Discharge Teaching Plan Form

Your Name: Date:

Your Instructor’s Name:

Purpose:The focus of this assignment is identifying patient’s needs and analysis and synthesis of details within the written client record and planning an appropriate discharge plan with necessary patient teaching of the disease process.

Points:This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.

Directions: Please refer to the Discharge Teaching Plan Guidelines found in Doc Sharing for details about how to complete this form. Remember there is a 6 page maximum limit on this assignment.

Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g., “NR305_Discharge_Teaching_ Plan_Form_Smith” When you are finished, submit the form to the Teaching Plan Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q&A Forum or contact your instructor if you have questions about this assignment.

Look at the EXAMPLE in the first assessment area. This is NOT an all-inclusive response and you will need to add your responses as well. Please be sure to review your guidelines.

Assessment area

Need(s) identified.

Teaching technique or approach to problem identified.

Describe content.

Rationale for choosing this technique/approach.

Example:

Special/age related needs

These are some ideas, there may be others that you identify.

· Age, lives alone, is non-compliant with diet.

· Expected aging changes such as decreased hearing, visual difficulties.

· Red appears to not understand his glucose numbers and how that relates to his diet and insulin administration.

· Home health nurse to assist Red and family in proper insulin management and administration

Ideas for teaching methods/approach based on the scenario and problems noted. You may have identified others.

· Teach importance of diet and insulin management to Red and family and how to better manage his diabetes.

· Use videos, audio and teach back methods. It may even be helpful to assure proper reading of the glucometer and administration of the insulin by Red or his family.

Provide a brief rationale on why you chose these particular technique/approaches.

For example, Red may have poor eyesight due to the diabetes and needs audio and demonstration with return demonstration. He may not be able to see the lines on the insulin syringe.

Cognitive issues

Physical barriers

Medications

Nutrition

Roles and Relationships

Self-concept

Wound care

Resources/ referrals needed

week 3

Family Genetic History Form

YourName: Date:

Your Instructor’s Name:

Purpose: This assignment is to help you gain insight regarding the influence of genetics on an individual’s health and risk for disease. You are to obtain a family genetic history on a willing, nonrelated, adult participant.

Disclaimer:When taking a family genetic history on an actual client, it is essential that the information is accurate. Please inform the person you are interviewing that they do NOT need to disclose information that they wish to keep confidential. If the adult participant decides not to share information, please write, “Does not want to disclose.”

Directions: Refer to the Family Genetic History guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 100 points.

Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g., “NR305_Family_Genetic_History_Form_Smith”.When you are finished, submit theform to theFamily Genetic History Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q&A Forum or contact your instructor if you have questions about this assignment.

1: Family Genetic History (35 points):

Develop a family genetic history that includes,at a minimum, three generations of your chosen adult’s family, including grandparents, parents, and the adult’s generation. If the adult has any children, include them as the fourth generation. **PLEASE NOTE: This assignment is to reveal the potential impact of the family’s health on the adult participant. You do not need to identify anyone who is not biologically related to the adult except for a spouse or significant other.

You do not need to use symbols, but instead write brief descriptions for each person. Each description should include the following information: first name, birthdate, death date, occupation, education, primary language, and a health summary, including any medical diagnoses. An example is below:

Family Member

Description

Paternal grandfather

First and last initials:

RL

Birthdate:

1921

Death date:

1981

Occupation:

Retired as a coal miner

Education:

6th grade

Primary language:

English

Health summary:

He was diagnosed with chronic lung disease, diabetes, and hypertension. He died from a heart attack.

Paternal grandmother

First and last initials:

ML

Birthdate:

1932

Death date:

1998

Occupation:

House wife

Education:

Does not want to disclose

Primary language:

English

Health summary:

Diagnosed with chronic lung disease from smoking cigarettes. Died from heart failure.

This example points to common problems among this generation on both sides of the family. Consider the implications this would have for the adult participant’shealth if these were that person’s family members.

Complete the family genetic history form below. Indicate if any information is N/A (not applicable) or unknown. Indicate any