And Educational Plan
Introduction
- Physical activity
- Overweight and Obesity
Body
- Tobacco
- Substance Abuse
- Mental Health
- Responsible sexual behavior
- Injury and violence
- Environmental Quality
- Immunizations
Conclusion
Access to health care
And Educational Plan
Introduction
Physical activity: - My partner NA is uses public transportation and takes daily walks for about a mile while conducting. She is not enrolled in a gym, but has a schedule of physical activities daily from which three to four are chosen every day. She loves participating in athletics
Overweight and Obesity:-
What did the client eat and drink in last 24 hours?
(Client’s 24‐HourDiet Recall, 2013)
Body
Tobacco: - My partner does not smoke and never did. However, occasionally she is exposed to a smoking environment
Substance Abuse: - Mother smoked marijuana for medical reasons. As such was exposed to an illicit drug environment, but never took the drug
Responsible sexual behavior: - My partner dates one person at a time and is not found of multiple partners sexual relationships
Mental Health:-
- Life stressors
Life stress test score is 330. According to the Holmes & Rahe statistical prediction model my partner’s stress score means a significant amount of life change and a significant susceptability (about 80% probability) to stress-related illness (Stress Tips, 2013).
- Spirituality
My partner’s spiritual background is related to Christianity. However, she feels that traditional Christianity is very confusing and conflicting so she has turned to other religious theories, which are more relevant to her spirituality. Spiritual meaning and values pertain towards building a profound relationship with the inner self, aligning it with universal laws through prayer and meditation. Consequently, she believes in payers and does pray, but this is practiced based on contemporary approaches (Spiritual Competency Resource Center, 2013).
- Social support
Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire was used tom aid in this assessment. Since my partner was not taking any medication she did not need any social support in that area. However, regarding assistance with daily living activities people were always welcomed in her life as friends. They share birthday celebrations; anniversaries or changes which occur from time to time in her life course (Broadhead et.al, 1988).
Injury and violence: - My partner has never experienced any physical injury on campus, work or with family members. She did not give a history of domestic violence either.
Environmental Quality: - This client prefers to live off campus with family. There are no campus environmental concerns, but she simply likes being more in the community to interact most freely with family members and childhood acquaintances. Her ideal is dwelling close tom positive vibrations and architure which connects with her spirituality.
Immunizations: - My partner did not have an immunization record as an exhibit. However, she reported having had all her shots during school and booster doses after a recent pregnancy. She does not take flu shots.
Conclusion
Access to healthcare:-
- My partner has a very healthy life style and has not been diagnosed with any abnormalities. As such, she visits her primary care physician yearly for routine checkups. At this stage she is quite comfortable with the access to available healthcare services she had been receiving both on campus and in the community. She has private health insurance.
- Age-specific screenings required include Blood pressure; cholesterol; blood sugar; breast examination; Pap smear and urine cytology.
- One intervention that could to be incorporated in my health education plan is self-examination of the breast. A demonstration on how to palpate each breast for lumps is taught to the client and advice on performing the check regularly and reporting abnormalities to health care provider is given.
- Two nursing diagnoses which are relevant to my client’s health evaluation are readiness for enhanced self-health management as evidenced by the problem of beliefs in keeping regular doctor’s appointments as not important except when facing a health challenge. Readiness for enhanced immunization status as evidenced by the belief that flue shots are not necessary because the body has its own defense mechanism which can be sustained through prayer and meditation. The potential problem is developing a disease which could be prevented through frequent visits to the doctor and refusal of vaccines
- Personal health goals pertain towards:-
References
Broadhead, W. Gehlbach, S. DeGruy, V., & Kaplan, B. (1988). The DukeUNC Functional
Social Support Questionnaire: Measurement of social support in family medicine patients.
Medical Care, 26(7), 709-23.
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/efnep/forms/generic_food_recall.pdf
Spiritual Competency Resource Center (2013). Assessing Spirituality. Retrieved on April 29th,
2013 from http://www.spiritualcompetency.com/recovery/lesson7.html
Stress Tips (2013). Life Event Stress Test. Retrieved on 29th April, 2013 from
http://www.stresstips.com/lifeevents.htm
