Write Essay on the following topics.
Reference as needed from any recent (5 years old or less) maternal/child nursing and gerontology textbooks and journal articles. No websites allowed. More than one reference is needed for each objective. Textbooks may be up to 10 years old.
1. Discuss the complexity of factors that influence the lives of older adults in the following areas: health maintenance, environment, current health care financing, life style changes, end of life issues, bioethical issues in aging and community support systems.
2. Select one pediatric chronic illness and describe the pathophysiology, signs and
symptoms, appropriate lab work, treatments, medications. Identify 2 nursing goals with appropriate evidence-based interventions.
3. Describe the potential psychosocial effects of hospitalization on the child (choose one developmental age and discuss from that perspective); include cultural influences based on one chosen culture.
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Gerontology Objective 1 (factors):
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Not all factors considered or inconsistent in terms of comprehensiveness of discussion. Less than two references were cited or references were more than 5 years old* |
Comprehensive discussion of influences on the older adult including health maintenance, environment, current health care financing, life style changes, end of life issues, bioethical issues in aging and community support systems.
Utilized a minimum of two current references, including at least one from a journal. |
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Maternal/Child Objective 3 (Pediatric Chronic Illness):
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Less than comprehensive discussion of the illness and each of the identified elements. Inadequate identification of 2 nursing goals with appropriate evidence-based interventions. Less than two references were cited or references were more than 5 years old* |
Comprehensive discussion of one pediatric chronic illness including descriptions of the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, appropriate lab work, treatments and medications. Two nursing goals were identified and appropriate evidence-based interventions were included. Utilized a minimum of two current references, including at least one from a journal.
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Maternal/Child Objective 4 (Effects of Hospitalization on the child) |
Less than comprehensive discussion of the potential psychosocial effects of hospitalization on the child. Less than adequate discussion of the cultural influences that may be encountered. Less than two references were cited or references were more than 5 years old* |
Comprehensive discussion of the potential psychosocial effects of hospitalization on the child. Adequate discussion of the cultural influences that may be encountered was included. Utilized a minimum of two current references, including at least one from a journal. |
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