ons?

What characteristics would you look for or questions would you ask to ascertain risk of skin cancer?

What education would you provide related to skin cancer health promotion and screening guidelines?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 4 Discussion

Nasal Conditions

A 35-year-old woman with a history of asthma is complaining of nasal itching, sneezing, and rhinorrhea. She states her symptoms are worse in the spring and fall. She does have difficulty sleeping due to congestion. She does not smoke but does have 2 cats in the home. She does appear tired but no respiratory distress. Her vital signs are T98.8, R18, P88 and BP 128/80. Nasal turbinates are swollen, boggy and pale, bluish gray. Thin watery secretions are seen.

Based on this information what is the subjective data?

What information is the objective data?

Give an example of 2 questions you may want to ask this patient.

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Unit 5 Discussion – Thoracic Conditions

Consider factors (such as disease process, musculoskeletal changes, or environmental risks) that can influence the evaluation of the lungs and thorax and,

Discuss how you will adjust the H&P around these factors.

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 6 Discussion

Cardiac Conditions

C. T. a 48-year-old male patient presents for a checkup.  He admits it has been 4 years since he has been seen by a medical professional and at that time was diagnosed with an upper respiratory illness. He did have his blood pressure taken a year ago at his employer’s health fair and was told it was a “little high”.

He has had no major illness or chronic diseases. He has no known allergies and does not take any regular medication.

His family history shows that is father died of a heart attack at age 68, his mother is alive and well at age 72, he has a 50-year-old brother with depression and alcoholism, and one son who is healthy at age 24. He did have a maternal uncle with prostate cancer.

On review of systems, he has occasional headaches, experiences shortness of breath when he walks upstairs, and gets up once a night to urinate.

What should the major objectives of this health maintenance visit be?

What conditions, risk factors, and health related behaviors should be screened for during this visit?

What are the common causes of morbidity and mortality for 48-year-old men in the United States?

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 7 Discussion

Breast Exams

A 32-year-old female presents for an evaluation of a lump in her right breast that she found on breast self-examination. The lump is found to be 2cm in size, firm, and mobile. No Adenopothy noted.

What are two questions you would ask this patient?

What are two risk factors would you want to assess for?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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Unit 8 Discussion – Eating Disorders

Today in the office you encounter a patient with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia.

Discuss how you would approach the history and physical exam considering this information.

Identify specific subjective and objective data you would obtain during the visit and why those components are important and how they relate to the eating disorder.

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

Reply to at least TWO of your classmates.

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Unit 9 Discussion – Cancer Screening

Find two screening guidelines for testicular cancer or prostate cancer.

Discuss the similarities/differences in the screening guidelines and find available resources to help encourage adherence to screening guidelines in the target population.

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 10 Discussion

Vaginal Conditions

You have a 28-year-old female in the clinic with a complaint of an offensive and fishy-smelling, abnormal vaginal discharge.  She denies a history of STDs.  She reports getting yeast infections on two occasions.  Her last infection was a year ago.  She used OTC medication and reported relief.  Reports that she is married and has not had any other sex partners.  Otherwise, she is healthy.

What two diagnostic/laboratory procedures would you order to evaluate her condition?

Discuss your rationale (document), normal findings or range for the procedures, teachings associated with the procedures (e.g., NPO, fasting, etc,).

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 11 Discussion

Ankle Injuries

A 20-year-old male presents with an inversion injury of his right ankle that occurred while playing soccer. His ankle is swollen, but he can bear weight and has no focal tenderness and no ligament laxicity.

What testing might you want to order for this patient?

What would be the initial therapy for this type of injury?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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Unit 12 Discussion – Neurological Evaluation

A 60-year-old man is brought to the ER by ambulance because of slurred speech and left side weakness. His wife states they went to bed at 11pm and woke up at 5am when she noticed his symptoms. He is right handed with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia and a heart attack at age 50. He currently is unable to move his left arm and leg. He had an episode of amaurosis fugux (blindness)in his right eye one month ago that lasted for 5 minutes. Around 3 months ago his wife states he had bilateral pain in his legs while they were on a walk that lasted about 15 minutes. He is taking a baby aspirin a day an ACE inhibitor, and statin as well. He does have a history of alcohol use and smoking in the past but stopped after his heart attack. His blood pressure is 195/118 Pulse 106, Respiratory rate 18, Temperature 99.8, o2 sat is 97% on room air. Although his pupils are equal and reactive, and the ocular movements are intact, he is unable to turn his eyes voluntarily toward the left side. The neck is supple, there is no jugular vein distension, and there are no bruits. The lungs are clear heart sounds regular without murmurs, and abdomen is normal. The limbs are not well perfused distally. The neurologic examination reveals that he is alert and oriented, although he does not recognize he is sick. He shows loss of awareness and attention with respect to objects or stimuli on his left side. He has mild dysarthria but, his speech is fluent, and he understands and follows commands very well. There is mild weakness on the left side of the face and left sided homonymous hemaianopsia, but there is no nystagmus or ptosis, and no tongue or uvula deviation. He is not able to move his left arm and leg, has hyperreflexia, and the left great toe is upgoing.

What are two questions you would ask this patient?

Identify the subjective data for this patient.

Identify the objective data for this patient.

What is the likely diagnosis?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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Unit 13 Discussion

Pregnancy Exam

A 24-year-old patient who has never been pregnant before presents after having a positive home pregnancy test. She has no significant medical history. She denies symptoms and is worried because she has not felt the baby move thus far. Her last period was June 15 and today is August 20.

What are three questions you would ask this patient?

What would be her gestational age and expected due date?

How would you address her concern of not feeling the baby move?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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Unit 14 Discussion – Child Examination

You are seeing a 2 year old child with upper respiratory illness symptoms today in clinic. There are no signs of infection but the child’s mother is demanding an antibiotic for treatment.

How would you approach this situation?

What education can you give this parent?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

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NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments Unit 15 Discussion

Diabetes Treatment

You have a newly diagnosed diabetic 16-year-old female in your clinic.

Describe a teaching plan for this client.

How will your plan differ from an adult plan?

Give your rationale with documentation in APA format.

How will you incorporate the family in your plan, give rationale with documentation?

What other professionals will you include in the plan, give your rationale with documentation in APA format?

How will you address her participation on the basketball team at school, give rationale and documentation?

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Unit 16 Discussion – Reflection

Please respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives:

Synthesize broad ecological, global and social determinants of health; principlesof genetics and genomics; and epidemiologic data to design and deliver evidence based, culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies. AACN VIII.1

Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and population-based health outcomes using health information technology and data sources. AACN VIII.2

Design patient-centered and culturally responsive strategies in the delivery of clinical prevention and health promotion interventions and/or services to individuals, families, communities, and aggregates/clinical populations. AACN VIII.3.

Advance equitable and efficient prevention services, and promote effective population-based health policy through the application of nursing science and other scientific concepts. AACN VIII.4.

Integrate clinical prevention and population health concepts in the development of culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate health education, communication strategies, and interventions. AACN VIII. 5

Conduct a comprehensive and systematic assessment as a foundation for decision making. AACN IX. 1

Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.

Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to professional application.

Provide evidence (citations and references) to support your statements and opinions. Responses to these questions are due by Tuesday at midnight. NU609 All Units Discussion Assignments

 

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How can we identify health risks

Introduction

The ability to identify health risks before they present themselves can be life saving. For example, if your baby has an abnormal heart beat or blood type, it could save their life if it’s detected early enough in pregnancy. However, not all genetic tests are 100% accurate and this can lead to false positives or negatives which can cause stress on both mother and fetus alike.

​There are many health risks that are identified before birth.

There are many health risks that are identified before birth.

There are several different ways to identify health risks before birth, including: genetic testing, prenatal screening and diagnostic tests, and genetic tests.

Genetic testing is one way of identifying health risks before birth.

Genetic testing can identify health risks before birth. It can be done during pregnancy to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, and it can also be used to identify defects that might present in adulthood.

Prenatal screening and diagnostic tests are used to detect genetic abnormalities or other disorders that may cause a person’s risk of developing diseases or having certain medical conditions later in life (e.g., heart disease). These tests involve analyzing DNA from blood samples taken from pregnant women or amniotic fluid samples obtained from fetuses during an ultrasound examination at 12 weeks gestation (when most women have their first appointment with their doctor).

Genetic testing involves looking at all three billion pairs of genes contained in your cells’ DNA sequences—the complete set including those inherited from parents; however only one gene pair is currently tested because each person has two sets: one inherited from father and mother respectively while another inherited from grandparents (if applicable).

Testing can be done during pregnancy to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.

Testing can be done during pregnancy to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. Chromosomes are structures that carry genes and determine an individual’s physical appearance, personality traits, and other characteristics.

Testing for chromosomal abnormalities involves taking a blood sample from your pregnant partner or yourself. After testing is complete, it may take several weeks for results to come back from labs that analyze genetic material (DNA). If you have questions about how your baby will be affected by a potential genetic disorder caused by their mother’s cells carrying a mutation of one of her chromosomes, talk with your healthcare provider right away!

Genetic testing can also be used to identify defects that might present in adulthood.

Genetic testing can also be used to identify defects that might present in adulthood. These defects can be identified before they are born and may help your doctor predict which diseases you are at risk for. If you have an inherited disease, knowing the genetic background of your family members can help doctors treat you more effectively and prevent further complications from occurring.

prenatal screening and diagnostic tests

There are several prenatal screening and diagnostic tests that you can use to identify health risks. The first one is amniocentesis, which involves removing some of your placenta’s cells for analysis. Another is chorionic villus sampling (CVS), which involves taking a small amount of tissue from the placenta. Fetal blood sampling also helps detect genetic disorders in unborn babies, but it needs to be done after 20 weeks into pregnancy and during the second trimester—before most women even know they’re pregnant!

You should also consider having triple test done on yourself if there’s any risk of Down syndrome or Edwards syndrome; quadruple test can be used if there’s any risk of Trisomy 18 or Trisomy 13 (also known as Edward-van deventer syndrome).

genetic tests

Genetic testing is a way of testing the DNA of an unborn child. It is used to identify abnormalities in the fetus and defects that might present in adulthood.

There are many different types of genetic tests, including:

• maternal blood screening for Down syndrome (also called trisomy 21)

• fetal ultrasound imaging for chromosomal abnormalities

Genetic Tests Before Pregnancy

• Prenatal testing: This is the most common method of determining an expectant mother’s health risks, and it can be done before conception. The procedure involves taking a sample of amniotic fluid or blood from the pregnant woman to determine whether she carries any genetic mutations that may be passed on to her baby. A simple blood test may also be used as part of this process, but more invasive procedures such as amniocentesis (taking a tissue sample from inside one’s uterus) are sometimes necessary for more accurate results.

• Chorionic villus sampling: This test involves removing cells from inside your uterus so doctors can find out what type they are and how well developed they are at present—and whether anything abnormal has changed in them over time (like an increased risk for cancer). It does not require anesthesia or pain medication because it doesn’t involve surgery; however, you will still need someone with experience performing this procedure with you if possible since it requires some precision during removal process which could potentially cause harm if done incorrectly!

• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: In this case testing begins before implantation occurs during fertilization stage by removing embryos prior  to embedding them back into mother’s uterus via embryo transfer technique.”

Amniocentesis is a prenatal test that removes a small amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus.

Amniocentesis is a prenatal test that removes a small amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus. This can be done after 15 weeks’ gestation, when your doctor will insert a needle into your uterus through the abdomen and then draw out some of this fluid for analysis.

The benefits of amniocentesis include:

• It’s quick—usually just an hour or two, so you can schedule it whenever it works best with your schedule (including during weekend trips).

• It usually doesn’t cost anything out-of-pocket; most insurance companies cover this procedure. Some may require preauthorization before they’ll agree to reimburse you for any costs associated with it, but those situations are rare today.*You don’t have to make any other decisions about having children until after undergoing this test because doctors usually do not recommend continuing with pregnancy if there is any possibility that something might be wrong with either parent’s health.*If there’s no problem found on further testing (such as genetic testing), then further investigations such as sonograms or MRIs need not occur until at least 12 weeks after conception has occurred in order for doctors’ recommendations based on their findings from previous tests would still apply.*You won’t have any problems getting pregnant again once things go well during either stage 1 or 2 depending upon which route(s) we take first depending upon what our preferences are towards having children later down road too!

Conclusion

“Prenatal testing is an important way to identify health risks before birth. By taking a sample from the mother’s blood or fluid and examining it under a microscope, doctors can determine if there’s anything unusual about an individual’s genetic makeup.”