Brian Macharia

September 6, 2018

The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to provide an opportunity to develop a community health nursing intervention and evaluation tool for your identified community health problem (described in Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis)

Milestone 3: Intervention and Evaluation Purpose The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to provide an opportunity to…

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September 5, 2018

What physical examination techniques would you use? • What patient education would you give the patient? • Find a nursing journal article about these symptoms.

Describe a patient with an abdominal symptom or group of symptoms, such as bloating, flatus, and eructation; constipation;…

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September 5, 2018

What questions would you ask as part of your focused assessment? • What history might be associated with the symptom, if any? • What are the known risk factors for this condition?

Describe a patient with an abdominal symptom or group of symptoms, such as bloating, flatus, and eructation; constipation;…

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September 5, 2018

Describe a patient with an abdominal symptom or group of symptoms, such as bloating, flatus, and eructation; constipation; nausea and vomiting; diarrhea; or abdominal pain. Do not limit yourself to these examples. Remember that there are different types and locations of abdominal pain.

Describe a patient with an abdominal symptom or group of symptoms, such as bloating, flatus, and eructation; constipation;…

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September 5, 2018

Choose one common complaint (symptom or group of symptoms) related to the neurological system. For example, you may select syncope, hand tremors, seizures, right/left-sided weakness or paralysis, abnormalities of gait or posture, changes in mental status, and so on.

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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September 5, 2018

Describe a patient with a musculoskeletal symptom or group of symptoms, such as joint pain, back pain, neck pain, and so on. Do not limit yourself to these examples. Remember: There are different types and locations of joint pain.  What questions would you ask as part of your focused assessment?

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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September 5, 2018

Choose one area of the respiratory system and then select a common complaint (symptom or group of symptoms) patients may have in that area. For example, you may select wheezes, pulmonary congestion, absence of breath sounds on one side, productive cough, and so on.

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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September 5, 2018

What questions would you ask as part of your focused assessment? o What history might be associated with the symptom, if any? o What are the known risk factors for this condition?

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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September 5, 2018

Describe a patient with a cardiac symptom or group of symptoms, such as palpitations, hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, or bradycardia. Do not limit yourself to these examples.

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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September 5, 2018

What physical examination techniques would you use? o What patient education would you give to the patient? o Find a nursing journal article about these symptoms.

The Older Adult (graded) Jean is a 68-year-old female admitted for a total hip replacement. In her interview…

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