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Cancer.docxCancer (Chapter 10)
The purpose of this assignment is to get students to think about the risk factors of cancer. All clients will begin with an average risk for cancer, characterized as 150. Using your client's profile, complete the risk score calculator to determine what factors increase their risk above and beyond an "average" risk. While the actual scores do not correlate to a type of cancer, this assignment is designed to help students visualize how each risk factor elevates cancer risk. This can then be used to create a preliminary plan, to assist the client in reducing their modifiable risk factors.
For this assignment, select one of the patient profiles below. Then complete the risk assessment to determine your client's risk for cancer and other chronic illnesses. Provide a summary of your patient's risk calculation by answering all the questions on the risk calculator and provide a 1-page preliminary plan to change your patient's behavior
A. Select 1 of the following patients:
Client 1. Cathy Maxwell.docxPreview the document
B. Complete the risk assessment
Risk Score Calculator.docxPreview the document
Your submission should be 2-3 pages total in length (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, one-inch margins).
Cathy Maxwell
Age: 56
Height: 5’ 5’’
Weight: 195 lbs
Marital Status: Married with three children
Occupation: Pediatric Nurse
Cathy has always taken care of others, but knows she also needs to take care of herself. Her father James, a heavy smoker, died of lung cancer. Cathy has a busy work schedule and does not have the time to exercise. She eats a lot of fast food because she is always on the go and has a glass of wine with dinner every night. Cathy has gained weight since she went through menopause. She does not smoke and has not had a mammogram or any other cancer screening in six years. She has not been diagnosed with cancer.
Cardiovascular Disease (Chapter 9)
The purpose of this assignment is to help students think about their heart attack risk. When traditionally-aged college students are asked to predict their cause of death, the most frequently reported answer is some form of unintentional injury. And indeed, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for people under the age of 40. However, most students will live past 40, and only a very few will die from an unintentional injury. Unless this class is quite different from the total population, the most frequent cause of death will be heart disease.
Although a risk factor analysis is not completely accurate in predicting cardiovascular diseases, this type of analysis can alert people who are at high risk for this and other chronic diseases. Several Internet sites offer risk screenings. A detailed assessment of heart disease and stroke is available at: http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Visit this website and assess your risk for heart disease and stroke. Then, write a one page summary of the findings along with a description of things you might do to reduce your risk now and in the future. If findings reveal you are at low risk for heart disease, discuss ways you can keep your risk low.
Your submission should be 2-3 pages total in length (double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, one-inch margins).
Activity Rubric -2020
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