Describe 1 health promotion strategy you can discuss with the patient.
As an adult gerontology nurse practitioner you are working in a rural health clinic. You are evaluating a 16-year-old adolescent patient who comes in complaining of having a difficulty concentrating in school. On exam you also note that the patient is very thin and frail in appearance and is asking you for diet pills.
- What are some initial areas for concern?
- What screening tools can help lead you closer to your diagnosis?
- Describe 1 health promotion strategy you can discuss with the patient.
Be sure to address the following in your plan of care: pharmacological and non-pharmacological (OTC) interventions, labs, follow-up, teaching, and referral/s.
Your work should integrate course resources (text/s) as well as a minimum of two (2) other evidence-based guidelines and/or articles published within 3-5 years.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Youth risk behavior surveillance
system (YRBSS).
Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/index.htm
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There are various medical, cognitive, psychological or life threatening problems that can be attributed to lack of concentration by learners. The underling case involves a 16 year adolescent who appears thin and frail and is in need of diet pills. The physical appearance of the teen gives a first impression dietary problems………….
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