Holistic Case Study

Holistic Case Study

Sally smith is a single nursing student at OMCC. She has a 2 year old daughter, works part-time at Miami Valley Hospital as a PCT, and she has just enrolled in school to obtain her LPN and plans to continue for her RN. She does live with her Mom for help with her daughter. However, she recently told her Mom that she is feeling stressed with so many commitments.

1. How would exercise help her to reduce stress? She told you that she and her Mom have a membership to the local YMCA.

1. Sally tells you that she has always had “bad test anxiety.” What could she do to help reduce this?

1. Sally tells you that she also has migraine headaches and she had an ulcer a few years ago when she lost her job. Help Sally to identify:

Major forms of stressors in her life

Identify the source of each form of stress

Actions that can be taken to address each form of stress

What could you teach Sally to do in order to boost her immune system especially with the stressors of school