In this Assignment, you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous Assignment to develop the second component—academic resources and strategies. To accomplish this:

• Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program
• Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular
• Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, identify  and choose a disease that affects an aging person’s memory or cognitive  ability.

Based on your research and understanding, create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

• A general overview of the disease
• The signs and symptoms of this disease
• Who are the people affected by the disease
• A holistic look at how it affects the senior citizen
• Statistics on prevalence of the disease
• Current technology being used to treat this disease
• Provide examples of the role that technology is playing in the diagnosis, treatment, or cure of this disease
• Explain how the future of the disease will be affected by the available technology

Submission Details

• Support your responses with examples
• Cite any sources in APA format

At least once a year, the media report on a seemingly healthy teenage athlete collapsing during a sports game and dying of heart complications. These incidents continue to outline the importance of physical exams and health screenings for teenagers, especially those who play sports. During these health screenings, examiners check for cardiovascular alterations such as heart murmurs because they can be a sign of an underlying heart disorder. Since many heart alterations rarely have symptoms, they are easy to miss if health professionals are not specifically looking for them. Once cardiovascular alterations are identified in patients, it is important to refer them to specialists who can further investigate the cause.

Consider the following scenario:

A 16-year-old male presents for a sports participation examination. He has no significant medical history and no family history suggestive of risk for premature cardiac death. The patient is examined while sitting slightly recumbent on the exam table and the advanced practice nurse appreciates a grade II/VI systolic murmur heard loudest at the apex of the heart. Other physical findings are within normal limits, the patient denies any cardiovascular symptoms, and a neuromuscular examination is within normal limits. He is cleared with no activity restriction. Later in the season he collapses on the field and dies.

To Prepare

• Review the scenario provided, as well as Chapter 25 in the Huether and McCance text. Consider how you would diagnose and prescribe treatment for the patient.
• Select one of the following patient factors: genetics, ethnicity, or behavior. Reflect on how the factor you selected might impact diagnosis and prescription of treatment for the patient in the scenario.

Post a description of how you would diagnose and prescribe treatment for the patient in the scenario. Then explain how the factor you selected might impact the diagnosis and prescription of treatment for that patient.

Rubric

Main Posting:
 Response to the discussion question is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.–

Levels of Achievement:  

Please answer the following question in your initial post:

Describe how you apply the first step (assessment) of the nursing process in your current practice setting. If you are not currently practicing as an RN, you may use an example from a prior clinical or work experience. Include the following information:

• Briefly describe your practice setting and the typical patient population.
• Provide examples of key subjective and objective data points you collect.
• Describe how you document your findings. Is there technology involved?
• Describe your process of data analysis. What is the end result of this process? (i.e., Do you formulate nursing diagnoses and care plans, collaborate with others and/or make referrals?)

Remember to use and credit the textbook or lesson, as well as an outside scholarly source, for full credit.

 Home Health Services 

Doris is a 79-year-old woman who has recently lost her spouse and has  begun receiving home health services at her home. The home health nurse  has noticed Doris spending large amounts of time at home alone. The  nurse would love to see Doris become more active in her community and  possibly be less sedentary.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research  on home health services. Based on your research and understanding,  respond to the following:

• Provide recommendations to help Doris become a more involved community member.
• Analyze and identify at least four barriers that may exist in Doris  being involved in more community activities. Provide solutions to each  of these barriers.
• Provide at least two examples of community programs that Doris could benefit from being involved in.
• Provide recommendations on how the home health nurse could encourage Doris to be involved in these activities.
• Describe the types of health promotion programs that are available  for aging adults. Explain how these programs will benefit aging adults,  physically, psychologically, and financially.
• Analyze and explain the common barriers that can occur when trying to get a senior to access a health promotion project.
• Analyze and identify at least one health promotion project in your area and describe its history and role in the community.
• Provide recommendations for funding, regulation, and demographics of this project.