SXU Nursing Discussion

PROJECT A

Using the e-portfolio format, answer the following questions. Make sure you spend some time thinking about the answers to these questions before writing.

1. What have you learned so far in this course that will help you conduct effective health assessments?
2. What skills do you have you gained?
3. Describe any areas that are still unclear and ways you will gain clarity PROJECT B When you have found your assessment tool, answer the following questions:
   • What is the purpose of this tool?
   • Do you believe that the purpose is fulfilled based on the questions being asked? Why?
   • In what ways does the tool account for the individual perceptions and needs of the client?
   • Is there a nutritional history included? What does it cover?
   • Is the tool easy to use? Why or why not?
   • Does the tool provide enough information to determine next steps or intervenetions? Explain. 4 pts
   • APA formatting
   • Dietary Assessment tool attached PROJECT C (e-portfolio)
   • In the first entry, you were asked to give yourself a rating from 1 to 5, with 5 representing the healthiest eater. What number would you give yourself now?
   • Did your rating change? If so, in what direction and in what way? What adjustments to your diet, if any, did you make?
   • Are your eating patterns based on family traditions or cultural or religious reasons? If so, do these support or promote healthy eating?
   • What two important nutritional principles or concepts have you learned and will always remember? What is their impact on your delivery of quality safe nursing care?
   • PROJECT D (discussion) For this discussion forum, find three interactions between medications and nutrients (food). List the interaction, foods to avoid while taking the medication, and describe key points that should be included in client education regarding the interactions.
     You can use Epocrates to find your information https://online.epocrates.com/, or Medline Plus gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html” target=”_blank” class=”wants-props-update” tabindex=”0″ rel=”noopener”>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html, or any other evidence based resource.