Week 7 Discussion 

A 35-year-old comes to the clinic. He states, “It’s getting close to allergy season and I need something to keep me from getting sick. Last year the doc gave me a shot, a spray, some pills, and an inhaler. They worked really  well but I don’t remember what they were. Can I have those things again? I just can’t afford to miss work.”

Please answer the following questions in a narrative format: 

1. Discuss the epidemiology of allergies.
2. What are your treatment options (consider pharmacoeconomic)? Compare first and second-generation antihistamines.
3. What education will you provide to the patient?

1 initial post, 2 replies using APA 6th format. 300 words, 2 references not older than 5 years.

1) Minimum 4 full pages  

                 Part 1: minimum 1 page

                 Part 2: minimum 1 page 

                 Part 3: minimum 1 page

                 Part 4: minimum 1 page 

                 Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms  

            All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

            Bulleted responses are not accepted

            Dont write in the first person 

            Dont copy and pase the questions.

            Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

3) It will be verified by Turnitin and SafeAssign 

4) Minimum 8 references not older than 5 years

            2 references per part

5) ******************* Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

_______________________________________________________________

Part 1:  Pathophysiology 1

1) Identify a cardiac or respiratory issue and outline the key steps necessary to include for prevention and health promotion.

Part 1:  Pathophysiology 2

1) Discuss what resources are often necessary for nonacute care for cardiorespiratory issues. 

2) Explain how they support patient independence and decrease readmission.

Part 3:  Dynamics 1

1) Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. 

2) Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care.

Part 4:  Dynamics 2

1)  Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. 

2) What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy? 

3) Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. 

4) Explain what the advocacy accomplished for the patient, and what the repercussions would have been if the patient would not have had an advocate.

Post your initial response to the scenario below:

Breathing, Heart, and Lungs

An anxious patient is having rapid and shallow breathing. After a few moments, he complains of a tingling sensation.

• What could be the causes of this tingling sensation?
• What are the various patterns of respiration and their significance?
• Ethnicity and culture influence risk factors for heart disease. Do you agree? Why or why not?
• What is the technique of percussion and palpation of the chest wall for tenderness, symmetry, bulges, fremitus, and thoracic expansion? Explain.
• Would you anticipate hearing hyper-resonance on a patient with a history of tobacco use? Why or why not?
• What are the mechanics of breathing with reference to lung borders and the anatomical structure of the lungs and diaphragm?

 APA style due on 6/19/20

1. Describe and present a communicable disease model based on a disease outbreak of your choice.
2. Discuss the legalization of Marijuana and its implications on community health and on the community health nurse.
3. Select interpersonal or community violence, provide an example of, and address factors influencing these events.
4. Select a disaster your chosen community might be vulnerable to and discuss the management stages of this disaster.