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Question
Nam Nguyen has recently been diagnosed with hypertension, obesity, and degenerative joint disease. He is struggling with these diagnoses. He tells his wife, Yen, "I feel so old now. These are the kind of things my parents are dealing with." At a clinic visit, Nam tells you, "It's hard to think of myself as sick. I've been depressed ever since Zach told me about his findings. Now he's asked me to get some lab work. I'm afraid he may find even more problems."
Based on his new medical diagnoses, identify factors that disrupt Nam's health.
Identify factors that affect how a person responds to the disruption of illness.
How would you evaluate Mr. Nguyen's health status?
What kinds of activities could you suggest to Nam to improve his health status?
What stage of illness behavior is Mr. Nguyen exhibiting in regard to his recent medical diagnoses?
What is the nature of Nam's illness (acute, chronic, remission, exacerbation)?
Nam is struggling with his new health problems. As a nurse, why is it important for you to explore how Nam defines "health"?
What qualities are essential to your own personal definition of health? How do you define illness?
How might you assist your patient to maintain normalcy in spite of illness?
What questions can you ask or what observations can you make to help you gain information about individuals' health strategies, disruptions to health, and factors contributing to their responses to disruptions?