We all know people that have experienced health conditions, or we may have experienced them ourselves.  Choose a chronic condition from your Course Manual and compare the details with the personal experience of someone you know (no names or personal details).   If you do not know someone with these disorders research a famous person who has had one of these disorders.

 

 

Marks will be assigned as follows:

1. Definition of the disorder (1 Mark)
2. Signs and symptoms (3 Marks)
3. Treatments (2 Marks)
4. Emotional/Social concerns (2 Marks)
5. Role of CCA in caring for the client (3 Marks)
6. How the person you know or read about has been affected by the condition (2 Marks)
7. How did their experience compare with the information in our manual? (2 Marks)

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Part 2

2. Discuss ONE of the following conditions (this cannot be the same condition you chose for Part 1):

• Cancer
• Down’s Syndrome
• FASD
• ADD/ADHD
• Autism
• ABI
• Anxiety disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Hepatitis
• TB
• HIV

 

 

Include the following information in your paper:

1. Definition of the disorder (2 Marks)
2. Signs and symptoms (3 Marks)
3. Treatments (2 Marks)
4. Emotional/Social concerns (3 Marks)
5. Role of CCA in caring for the client (5 Marks)

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The height of a child is 98 cm and the weight is 80 lb. The usualadult dose of Mycostatin is 500,000 units five times daily for 14 days. How many fluid ounces of Mycostatin oral suspension (100,000 units/mL) should be dispensed for the child?

Head-to-Toe AssessmentPlease noteIn your paper, address each of the following criteria:

For this assignment, perform a complete head-to-toe assessment on someone of your choice or a hypothetical person who has at least two (2) systems issues (Neurological and Digestive System). Use the head-to-toe template here to document your assessment (add more lines as needed). In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages (in addition to the template) formatted in APA style, discuss the remaining criteria for the assignment. that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

 

• Use the template and include:
  • System being assessed.
  • Detailed review of each system with normal and abnormal findings.
  • For any system for which you do not have equipment, explain how you would do the assessment.
  • Normal laboratory findings for client age.
• An analysis of age-specific risk reduction health screening and immunizations.
• Two differential diagnoses (diseases:(1) pituitary tumor (adenomas) ; symptom of severe head, N/V, double vision, insomnia and unsteady gait;  and and pancreatic cancer; deadly, usually not found until end stage; yellowing of eyes, pain; weight loss ) associated with possible abnormal findings.
• A plan of care (including two priority-nursing diagnoses, interventions, evaluation).
• Pharmacological treatments that can be used to address health issues for this client.
• Client and age appropriate evidenced-based practice strategies for health promotion.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.