Review the scenario and answer the questions.
Scenario: A community health nurse is following a child with high blood levels. During a follow up visit to the clinic, the mother was distracted and kept looking at her watch while the nurse explained how important it was to keep the child from coming in contact with leaded paint. The child failed to keep an appointment with a university clinic for a chelation treatment. The community health nurse could not reach the mother because the phone had been disconnected. On a home visit, the nurse found out that the father had been injured while working at his car repair service shop, located on the same lot as the family's mobile home. He had taken a temporary job while he recovered from the back injury, on an as needed basis for a local garage, used his own tow truck for jobs he was on call 24 hrs a day. Because of his business, many old cars were scattered all over the yard, explaining a potential source for the lead poisoning in the child. Also the Father's injury had kept him from repairing the family car, so the only transportation was the tow truck.
1) identify three of the most serious health threats in the family.
- identify 2 nursing goals of the family
- What is the first action you would take on the first home visit.
- What further information would be important to know about these family members.
- Identify 2 strengths of this family
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