The community health nurse

Answer the following questions based on the given scenario.

 

On an afternoon at the clinic, the community health nurse decided to do a home visit in one of the barangays in the community. The Community health nurse saw Mrs.VU on their back yard and she observe that she looks pregnant but did not pay any visit at the clinic. On the course of their conversation, she obtained the following data: Mr. and Mrs. VU have been living together for 13 years on their two- room house made of light materials. They have 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys, 4 were studying and she is six months pregnant. Her 4 children are all in the school and her youngest daughter Maan, 3-year-old who appears to be thin for her age and kept scratching her rashes over her arms and legs.   Mrs. VU, 38-year-old, a high school graduate same as with her husband. She is a vendor, and her husband is a tricycle driver.

Mrs. VU verbalized that her pregnancy is unwanted, and she never submitted herself for medical checkup and even never visited the health center for prenatal checkup due to financial constraints. The following data are taken during the home visit.

 

  • G6P5
  • Age of gestation: 24 weeks
  • Blood pressure: 140/90; weight: 120 lbs.
  • Abdominal palpation: breech presentation, fetal heart tone: 140 beats/minute
  • Significant finding: slight pedal edema
  • Management: low salt diet, urinalysis, to come for prenatal checkup at the health center
  • Furthermore, Mrs. VU stated that she experienced severe bleeding after delivery.

Guide Questions:

 

  1. What does the family think about Mrs. VU’s condition?
  2. Does the family recognize a possible complication of pregnancy? If no, why not?
  3. How are the conditions in the home and the community environment? Do the family resources adequately provide for the family? If no, why not?
  4. How is Maan? Does the family recognize a possible disease? If no, why not?
  5. How are the other 4 children and the husband? How does the family members relate with each other?
  6. If you are the community health nurse, what are the goals of care for this family?
  7. Formulate at least three (3) family nursing problems out of the scenarios given

Infusing

Q) Tom Vu has an IV of Normal Saline infusing at 100 mL/hr

It is 2100hr. The doctor has ordered Ifex 100mg (____ mL as per reconstitution) IV Daily.

The directions from the pharmacy indicate that the medication should be added to a 100 mL bag of N/S and infused over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL

 

 

– Reconstitution instruction:

Add 2 mL of sterile water to the vial to obtain a concentration of 50 mg/mL

 

1) The flow rate (gtt/min) for this IV medication infusion is ____ gtt/min

2) Document on MAR? How?

source of normal vaginal secretions.

What is the major source of normal vaginal secretions?

Students

One-Sentence Summary: students answer the questions “Who does what to whom, when, where, how, and why?” (WDWWWWHW) about the methods to be used to implement your proposed project solution and then create a single informative, grammatical and long summary sentence.
Proposed project Hospital acquired infection.

Rheumatic condition

What symptoms did Soo Lee experience that suggested a rheumatic condition?

-How did the doctor decide what type of rheumatic condition it was? Why didn’t they think it was rheumatoid arthritis?

What is the Role of a Charge Nurse

1. Introduction to Nursing Leadership: “What is the Role of a Charge Nurse?”

2. Explanation of identified leadership issues & or concerns, one organizational strategy that addresses the identified leadership issues and 2 non textbook scholarly references

Based on the clip from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5yUev4ACHM

Health concerns common to old age.

1. Summarize the nutrient needs of older adults and discuss some of the nutrition-related health concerns common to old age.

2. How do nutritional needs change as adolescents age and move towards adulthood?

3. Describe school-aged children’s nutrient needs and discuss some of the nutrition-related issues they face, including childhood obesity. (Ages 4-8)

Option #1 -Discussion Assignment:

  1. What is the endocrine disorder in this individual?
  2. Is the patient’s delayed onset of puberty a primary or secondary disorder? Why?
  3. Why is HCG used in the treatment?
  4. Both FSH and HCG are needed in the treatment. Explain Why

How to write chemical formulas

Why do you think it is important to understand how to write chemical formulas as a nursing student?

How will this knowledge help you in your healthcare career as a nurse?

Abnormal respiratory rate

ure.com/courses/78846/quizzes/292773/take O FT3 Question 2 Which abnormal respiratory rate is
associated with neurological pathology? O Eupnea Tachypnea Bra Hyperpnea Question 3 Which of the
following examples of JVPactivity is related to the tricuspid opening not The Y descend

Managing Emotional Responses

The main idea of the section: Managing Emotional Responses; is best stated by which of the following? a. Crying can provide very helpful relief of tension. b. Uncontrolled anger can be very dangerous. c. Learning to respond normally to emotional triggers is a critical part of stress management. d. Laughter is the best medicine.