Follow instructions due December 9th at 10 am Must not be plagarized !!!

Case stud

y

JC, an at

-

risk 86

-

year

-

old Asian male is physically and financially dependent on his

daughter, a single mother who has little time or money for her father's health needs. He

has a hx of hypertension (HTN), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),

b12

deficiency, and chronic prostatitis. He currently takes Lisinopril 10mg QD, Prilosec 20mg

QD, B12 injections monthly, and Cipro 100mg QD. He comes to you for an annual exam

and states “I came for my annual physical exam, but do not want to be a burden

to my

daughter.

"

·

Reflect on your experiences as a nurse and on the information provided in this

week’s Learning Resources on diversity issues in health assessments.

·

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a case study by your Instructor.

Note

:

Please see the “Course An

nouncements” section of the classroom for your case

study assignment.

·

Reflect on the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural

factors related to the health of the patient assigned to you.

·

Consider how you would build a health histo

ry for the patient. What questions

would you ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s

background, lifestyle, and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would

ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess h

is or her health

risks.

·

Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a

variety of specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be

sensitive to different cultural factors while gathering the pertinent inf

ormation?

Case study

JC, an at-risk 86-year-old Asian male is physically and financially dependent on his

daughter, a single mother who has little time or money for her father's health needs. He

has a hx of hypertension (HTN), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), b12

deficiency, and chronic prostatitis. He currently takes Lisinopril 10mg QD, Prilosec 20mg

QD, B12 injections monthly, and Cipro 100mg QD. He comes to you for an annual exam

and states “I came for my annual physical exam, but do not want to be a burden to my

daughter."

 Reflect on your experiences as a nurse and on the information provided in this

week’s Learning Resources on diversity issues in health assessments.

 By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a case study by your Instructor. Note:

Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your case

study assignment.

 Reflect on the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural

factors related to the health of the patient assigned to you.

 Consider how you would build a health history for the patient. What questions

would you ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s

background, lifestyle, and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would

ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health

risks.

 Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a

variety of specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be

sensitive to different cultural factors while gathering the pertinent information?