Family Assessment Assignment Cheryl Shelton Family Assessment Goldfarb School of Nursing Instructor: Jan Holbrook Family Assessment Assignment A family nursing assessment was done on the Lois G. family during three nursing visits over a period of one month. The family lives at 1234 Main St. and their home phone number is 314-987-6543. This is a lower- middle class (Friedman‚ Bowden & Jones E.G.‚ 2003)‚ African American‚ Baptist‚ single-parent‚ career‚ divorced family that is child-oriented
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Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability.[note 1] An abortion can occur spontaneously‚ in which case it is often called a miscarriage‚ or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. After viability‚ the relevant procedure is referred to as a "late termination of pregnancy".[1][note 1] Modern medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures for
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RUBRIC FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 (Signature Assignment: Written Assignment) Criteria Exceeding Expectations (4) Meeting Expectations (3) Approaching Expectations (2) Not Meeting Expectations (1) Score Content / Information Discussion Question 1 CLO 3 For consequences of COPD‚ identifies effects: 1) on the right heart‚ 2) on RBC number‚ 3) in blood gases‚ 4) clinical findings Information is scientifically sound‚ thorough‚ necessary and sufficient. Provides 3-4 consequences of
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insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus type one has on this regulation. This documentation further outlines the three main presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus type one‚ polyuria‚ which is characterised by excess urination‚ polydipsia‚ which is characterised
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(which will become the digestive and respiratory systems) 3. The mesoderm (which will become the muscle and skeletal systems). Finally‚ the blastocyst arrives at the uterus and attached to the uterine wall‚ a process known as implantation. Implantation occurs when the cells nestle into the uterine lining and rupture tiny blood vessels. The connective web of blood vessels and membranes that forms between them will provide nourishment for the developing being for the next nine months. Implantation
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tube Day 7-10 -Blastocyst reaches the uterus Week 2- Embryo becomes embedded in uterine wall Week’s 6-8- Organ systems and structural features begin and develop Week 6- 8 -Brain waves: embryo is 1’ long Week 12-16-- Quickening fetus is about 51/2 inches long Week20-28- viability –live apart from the mother Week 40 -Birth Methods of abortion 1) Induced Morning after pill RU 486 (mifepristone) Uterine or vacuum aspiration‚ dilation and curettage (d&c) Induced Abortion Saline Solution
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to reinforce the initial response‚ thereby creating and accelerating a cause and effect loop." This mechanism is potentially dangerous because it will cause the body to respond as strong as it can until there is a release of stimulation birth or uterine rupture. A negative feedback mechanism is one where the output causes a decrease in subsequent output a balancing loop. There are lots of negative feedback loops in the body as this is the way that most systems maintain homeostasis the ability or
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Family Planning • It means the spacing of children and that parents are completely free to choose the number of children they want. • People in almost all parts of the world are agreed that family planning is necessary in every country which desires to raise the living standard of its people. • Family planning has also been referred to as the totality of human efforts to achieve human dignity‚ economic stability‚ health and happiness and welfare through: o Birth regulation and
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the statistics comparing most common cancer sites in the body to reproductive system cancer sites‚ it is evident that prostate cancer is second cancer site overall (11%) in males and in females first place overall is breasts (23%)‚ uterine body (6%)‚ followed by uterine cervix (4%) Cervical cancer is directly connected with exposure to HPV‚ primarily during unprotected
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the unborn child. High levels of stress can release extra hormones that may cause uterine contractions on the uterus‚ which leads to preterm labor (Funai‚ 2014). According to (Mulder‚ et al.‚ 2002)‚ “the relationship between stressful experiences during pregnancy and an increased risk of preterm delivery has been a consistent finding of independent studies for several decades”. It is also noted that “preterm uterine activity and shortened length of pregnancy result from stress during the third trimester”
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