What are some nursing interventions and educational topics you would want to address with the family.

Discussion 3 – Assessing Special Populations Discussion (Initial Posting) Due – Coach Kinsey-Weathers
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1. Initial posting – Health history and physical assessment varies per system and per age of the patient. There are three scenarios listed below. Choose ONE of the scenarios and discuss all of the pertinent history you would ask as a nurse taking care of this patient. Then discussion physical exam and assessment techniques you would complete for the patient. Finally, what are some nursing interventions and educational topics you would want to address with the family.

a) A 3 mos old infant presenting to the hospital with mom saying “He just isn’t acting like himself after he fell off the bed during his nap.” The skeletal survey revealed multiple rib fractures in various stages of healing and Head CT is positive for a contusion.

b) A 12 year old child presenting to the ED with his third visit for asthma exacerbation in the last three months.

c) An 85 year old gentleman with severe confusion, disorientation, and loss of memory is admitted with chest pain.

2. Secondary response post. Read and respond to one (1) of your classmates postings. Add new information to what your classmate has posted by expanding on their topic, finding more literature about their topic, sharing personal experiences etc. Be sure to support all postings with references in APA format.

Be sure to post your initial posting and respond to one peer by the due date. Be sure to adhere to the rubric for both the initial and response posting, located under Important course information for your review.
The posting directly addresses key issues, questions, or problems related to the discussion activity. The posting is thought provoking and genuinely engages the material by offering original or thoughtful insight, analysis, or observation that demonstrates a strong grasp of concepts and ideas pertaining to the discussion topic. Narrative word count is 500 words or more. Two (2) current, scholarly nursing references (articles

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