Osteoperosis

Paper details: Screenin" rel="nofollow">ing for Osteoporosis in" rel="nofollow">in the Older Female Adult Scenario Subjective Data Mrs. Jones, an 80-year-old Caucasian female adult presents to her family physician’s office with complain" rel="nofollow">int of in" rel="nofollow">increased heart burn. She has been usin" rel="nofollow">ing Mylanta to hold it in" rel="nofollow">in check, but recently, it has not let up. “I try to take care of myself. When I couldn’t stop the heart burn from comin" rel="nofollow">ing back, I made an appoin" rel="nofollow">intment with you folks.” The nurse has Mrs. Jones get on the scale and also does a height measurement. The client is questionin" rel="nofollow">ing the correctness of the height measurement. The nurse has her medical folder with prior history and medication in" rel="nofollow">information and reviews it with the client. The only new fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings are the heart burn and height. Objective Data Vital signs, weight, and height are checked for the current visit. HR-80, BP-122/84, RR-18, Temp-98.4, Weight-145 lbs., Height-5ft 4.5in" rel="nofollow">in. History & Medications on File History: -non-smoker -A fall at home two years ago resulted in" rel="nofollow">in a fracture of the right radius and ulna. Castin" rel="nofollow">ing was 4.5required for three months. -Chronic arthritis: Managed with Advil. Severe bouts of pain" rel="nofollow">in (x3 in" rel="nofollow">in last 10 years) has required an in" rel="nofollow">injection of a glucocorticoid. -Breast cancer 20 years prior. Treated successfully with chemotherapy and radiation. -Occasional sin" rel="nofollow">inus in" rel="nofollow">infections. Managed with Sudafed. -Previous Vitals: HR-78, BP-119/80, RR-18, Temp-98.4, Weight-142 lbs., Height-5ft, 6in" rel="nofollow">in. Meds: -Multiple vitamin" rel="nofollow">in -OTC: Advil, Mylanta, Sudafed Investigational Questions / Statements: 1. Physiology – Discuss conditions that contribute to osteoporosis. 2. Assessment – Discuss test(s) that screen for osteoporosis. 3. Diagnosis – Provide one (1) nursin" rel="nofollow">ing diagnosis and one (1) collaborative diagnosis. The nursin" rel="nofollow">ing diagnosis should in" rel="nofollow">include ‘related to’ factors and ‘as evidenced by’ for support. You may use bullet poin" rel="nofollow">ints to list the diagnosis. 4. Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – What in" rel="nofollow">interventions will you use for your nursin" rel="nofollow">ing diagnosis? (Remember that teachin" rel="nofollow">ing is an in" rel="nofollow">intervention.) What prelimin" rel="nofollow">inary orders do you anticipate from the physician? 5. Implementation – Which in" rel="nofollow">intervention is of most importance and why? Include any special considerations or patient preparation you would keep in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind. How will you prepare your patient for the physicians orders (labs, tests, etc.)? 6. Evaluation – What outcomes do you desire for your nursin" rel="nofollow">ing diagnosis and in" rel="nofollow">interventions? The Case Study is a scholarly writin" rel="nofollow">ing and content assignment. Be sure to address each of the in" rel="nofollow">investigational questions in" rel="nofollow">in your content. Use the lead terms as subtitles (ie: Physiology, Assessment, etc.). Please omit a generalized in" rel="nofollow">introduction and conclusion. Use APA format to in" rel="nofollow">include: title page, reference page, in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations, double spaced lin" rel="nofollow">ines, in" rel="nofollow">indentions, etc. (excludin" rel="nofollow">ing an in" rel="nofollow">introduction and conclusion). Your submission should be between 3.5 to 4 pages (plus the title and reference pages). Please submit as one contin" rel="nofollow">inuous document. Support your assertions with your text book plus at least one (1) evidence-based, peer-reviewed nursin" rel="nofollow">ing journal as in" rel="nofollow">indicated. A journal article should never be older than 5 years.