Question

In your clinical journal, describe a situation where you have observed an older client who received the health promotion or disease prevention care that he or she needed 1. What assessment and screening do you believe should have been completed? 2.What interventions do you think should have been pursued? 3. How would or could you advocate for these issues when you begin to practice as an RN2

Answer 1

1, CDC disease prevention and health promotion improves older adults health by
- helping older adults with dementia problem when they decline with functional ability
- providing resources for caregivers to provide quality of care
- increasing preventive services like checking blood pressure, cancer screening, blood sugar testing
- lifestyle changes for medicare users to reduce the type 2 diabetes, promoting physical activity to prevent arthritis and falls, -ensuring care providers workforce
-developing policies and promote practices
- supporting national data collection on dementia
- motivation with people to be physically active and make a self-management education program for the quality of life.
2, Intervention:
-Improve lifestyle and personal behavior to promote mentally and physically healthy.
-Improve nutritional status, increase access to immunization, physical fitness, and emotional wellbeing to reduce the risk for the vulnerable populations.
-Reduce the average number of days of restricted activity with chronic conditions.
-Population-based survey cab help to identify the elderly population.
3, RN2 is an Adult nurse, level 2. As a nurse assess elder people health needs and promote health and self-care include the activity of daily living with competence skills and knowledge to reduce the burden.
Health promotion to improve their attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behavior.
Encourage elderly adults to do regular exercise for 30minutes to maintain weight, avoiding alcohol and smoking and controlling the disease.
Assist them with emotional stability and communicate effectively.