Assignment: How to Improve General Health

Assignment: How to Improve General Health

Week 1 discussion

DQ1 A 26-year-old female who has a history of obesity wants to begin an exercise program and is seeking information about how to improve her general health.

a. How would you approach the concept of the physiology metabolism as an energy source?

b. What is the best way to explain the body’s physiologic energy needs as it relates to exercise

The Course Objective the guides your learning outcome is Course Objective 1 (CO1): Define cell/tissue function and general mechanisms of disease.

DQ2 A 12-year-old adolescent boy has hemophilia A. His father and mother have requested a meeting, as they really do not understand how their son could have this disorder as neither one of them have the disease.

a. What concepts of gene disorders should be discussed?

b. What teaching would be necessary for the long term and short term?

The Course Objective the guides your learning outcome is CO 2: Differentiate pathophysiology of genetic disorders.

Question 2

Module 09 Written Assignment – Seizures

An older client was recently discharged from the hospital for evaluation of seizure activity. His history reveals that he has late-stage Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus, which is controlled by diet. He lives at home, where his wife and daughter take care of him. His discharge medications include phenytoin (Dilantin), 100 mg BID; hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL), 50 mg QD; levodopa (Sinemet), 25/100 TID; and haloperidol (Haldol), 1 mg before bed. The client has been referred for home care nursing follow-up.

Questions:

On the initial home visit by the nurse, what assessments should be made?

The wife and daughter need teaching about his antiepileptic medication. What teaching should be included?

During the initial home visit, the client experiences a generalized seizure. What action should the nurse take?

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