Capstone Community Aggregate 

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the creation and implementation of a health promotion project by synthesizing all information collected throughout the RN to BSN completion program. [Put the text of your paper here and the last page of your paper is reserved for the references. Please see the South APA Guidelines and South APA Basics documents to ensure that your references are properly constructed]. 

                                        Introduction & Problem Statement  

[Put the text of your paper here providing an introduction to the problem and a clear statement of what you intended to accomplish with your project. INCLUDE the relevancy of the topic you chose, concerns regarding the issue, how this issue impacts nursing and healthcare.  INCLUDE literature review references and/or current event articles to support your perspective.  

                                                               Trends and Statistics 

 [Put the text of your paper here, presenting relevant trends, etiology of the problem, prevalence & incidence statistics (referencing as appropriate) – USE relates statistics form the CDC or other relevant data information and the last page of your paper is reserved for the references. 

                                                                       Related Sources  

[Put the text of your paper here discussing relevant information to the problem and your project, referencing as appropriate. You must provide at least ONE Peer-Reviewed nursing articles and at least TWO current event articles/internet sites or other forms of media to demonstrate appropriate research. 

                                  The Client: Objective & Subjective Assessment 

[Put the text of your paper here introducing your aggregate and the representative of your aggregate.  In the sections below, you will clearly and concisely describe your client using BOTH subjective and objective information.  

                                                                    Case Study 

[Put the text of your paper here and summarize your findings related to the issues presented by your client and discuss how and intent to improve your client’s health/life.  Include both Objective and Subjective information. 

                                                         Aggregates’ Demographics 

[Put the text of your paper here present the demographics of the aggregate here (remember an aggregate is a GROUP of people, not just one individual) and the last page of your paper is reserved for the references. 

                                                 Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns  

See Appendix B of this paper. You may include your entire Gordon’s information as an appendix, but here you want to SUMARIZE the information and only present items that are relative to the issue you are addressing.  Describe the content of the relevant portions of the Gordon’s here. 

                             Health Perception and Health Management.

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the health perception(s) of the individual that represents your aggregate and his/her current management strategy. 

                                       Nutrition and Metabolism.

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the nutrition and metabolism of the individual that represents you aggregate, if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this sub-topic out. 

                                                 Elimination.  

Put the text of your paper here discussing the elimination of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out.                                                                           Activity and Exercise. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the activity and exercise of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out.  

                                                                    Cognition and Perception. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the cognition and perception of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                                                  Sleep and Rest. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the sleep and rest of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                                 Self-Perception and Self-Concept. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the Self-perception and self-concept of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                                    Roles and Relationships.

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing the roles and relationships of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                     Sexuality and Reproduction. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the sexuality and reproduction of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out.  

                                                  Coping and Stress Tolerance.

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing the coping and Stress Tolerance of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                                             Values and Belief. 

[Put the text of your paper here discussing the values and beliefs of the individual that represents you aggregate if relevant.  If NOT relevant, leave this subtopic out. 

                                                        Windshield Survey

[Put the text of your paper here and describing the relevant finding of your Windshield survey in paragraph form.  You may include your entire windshield survey as an APPENDIX, but in this section, you should present your findings in paragraph format. Concept Map     [Put the text of your paper here describing your concept map.  THIS is an EXAMPLE of a CONCEPT map – yours may be different. 

                                       Genogram: One Individual in Aggregate  

[Put the text of your paper here and describing the genogram of the individual representing your aggregate, if appropriate.  CLEARLY identify your individual in your genograms.  Include children of your aggregate exemplar, if appropriate. 

Paternal Side:   

 Maternal Side:       

                           Plan of the Project Community Stakeholder’s Identified 

[Put the text of your paper here describing the community stakeholders you have identified related to both your aggregate and the individual with whom you are working who represents your aggregate.  

                                      Financial and Political Implications

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing the financial and political implications of your health promotion plan as it relates to both the entire aggregate and the individual that represents your aggregate.  

               Feasibility of the Project Provision of Alternate Plan and Interventions

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing an alternative plan if your initial plan does not work. 

                                            Role of Change Agent

 [Put the text of your paper here discuss the role of a change agent and your specific role as the change agent for your aggregate and for the individual that is representing your aggregate. 

Implementation and Evaluation of the Project Implementation of the Project [Describe in detail what you did and how you did it (your health promotion plan) and the progress made.   

                                 Evaluation of the Project Evaluation: 

Did the project intervention address the original identified problem? [Put the text of your paper here describing and critiquing your health promotion plan – i.e. – DID IT WORK?   WHY or why not????  

                 Implications to Nursing Practice in the Local Community 

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing how your plan can affect (or be used by) nurses practicing in the local community. Provide at least three nursing implications that would affect nursing practice in the local community.  

                      Implications to Nursing Practice and Global Health 

 [Put the text of your paper here discussing how your plan might impact nurses around the world and global health.  Provide at least three nursing implications that would affect nursing practice in terms of global health.   

                                   Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion  

[Put the text of your paper here presenting your recommendations related to your project as well as a summary of the project and your conclusions Please see the South APA Guidelines and South APA Basics documents to ensure that your references are properly constructed].

  

1-Many nurses would probably be surprised at the rates of STD in the elderly population. Sometimes the infection is newly acquired or it could be residual from a prior infection (such as Herpes outbreaks). Ageist attitudes can cause people to think elders are not sexually active, resulting in a failure to recognize their symptoms of STD or give proper patient education.

  

2-A clinician’s knowledge of an elderly patient’s everyday concerns, social circumstances, mental function, emotional state, and sense of well-being helps orient and guide the interview. Asking patients to describe a typical day elicits information about their quality of life and mental and physical function (Brink, 2014). This approach is especially useful during the first meeting. Patients should be given time to speak about things of personal importance. Clinicians should also ask whether patients have specific concerns, such as fear of falling. The resulting rapport can help the clinician communicate better with patients and their family members (Brink, 2014). A mental status examination may be necessary early in the interview to determine the patient’s reliability; this examination should be conducted tactfully so that the patient does not become embarrassed, offended, or defensive (Brink, 2014). Routine screening for physical and psychologic disorders should be done annually, beginning at age 70.

  

3-Disorders that are common among the elderly are frequently missed, or the diagnosis is delayed. Clinicians should use the history, physical examination, and simple laboratory tests to actively screen elderly patients for disorders that occur only or commonly in the elderly; when diagnosed early, these disorders can often be more easily treated (Brink, 2014). Early diagnosis frequently depends on the clinician’s familiarity with the patient’s behavior and history, including mental status. Commonly, the first signs of a physical disorder are mental or emotional. If clinicians are unaware of this possibility and attribute these signs to dementia, diagnosis and treatment can be delayed (Brink, 2014).

  

4-I found myself doing the same thing working on the oncology unit. I would float to the floor as an agency nurse and would automatically get depressed in the report. Hearing all of those sad stories of the young patients and their prognosis. Just to see these young people dying with babies at home, it did something to me. I told my staffing agency to please remove it from my profile. I didn’t care if I was to go hungry, I couldn’t do it. I still cry when I hear a grieving child crying at their mother bedside. It does something to me.

 5-my family had a similar situation to yours. I think it happens to many people. No matter how much they would love to just drop everything and fulfill the wishes of their dying loved one, it’s just not possible. There are still the children to take care of and job obligations. Knowing this helps us to encourage our patient’s family that there are many other ways they can continue to show their love to a dying relative. 

  

6-Thank you for sharing your personal experience with your Grandpa. I can imagine how difficult it must have been for you and your family. I can understand how your mom would have been far too stressed with her grieving process of her partner and then to prepare to go through it all again too soon would have been hard.  I think as families, we do the best we can and hope for the best. As nurses, we have to understand that some families just can’t drop their lives to be at the bedside. It’s not that they don’t care or love the person, it’s just life.