Scenario: A 40-year-old woman was recently diagnosedwith Stage II breast cancer and had a right side mastectomy thismorning and is grieving the loss of her femininity. She has a13-year-old daughter who becomes over involved in her schoolactivities and wants to get all Aâs on her next report card, a12-year-old son who refuses to talk about his motherâs conditionand a husband who starts attending daily religiousofferings.
Create a discussion post using the information in thescenario and the information that was read in the assignments,apply it to the scenario, and identify:
Name and explain which defense mechanism each of thefour (4) family members using to deal with the stress the family isfacing?
Include information about each family memberâs stage ofgrowth and development when formulating your responses: How doesthe RN determine if the defense mechanisms are helpful orharmful.
Using nursing judgment develop a 3 part nursingdiagnosis statement for each family member which includes oneNANDA-I diagnosis, an etiology and the defining characteristics(nursing diagnosis + related to + as evidence by).
Identify the data cluster (grouping of significant datathat points to the existence of a patient health problem) used toselect the nursing diagnosis.
One (1) assessment to validate each the nursingdiagnosis
One (1) outcome statement for each (realistic,measureable and contains a time frame).
Suggest four (4) active, single and discreetinterventions, one (1) for each family member, to aid in theiradaptation to the situation. Provide an evidence based rationale tosupport each intervention.
Identify how you would communicate this information tothe health care team to coordinate care.
Scenario: A 40-year-old woman was recently diagnosedwith Stage II breast cancer and had a right side mastectomy thismorning and is grieving the loss of her femininity. She has a13-year-old daughter who becomes over involved in her schoolactivities and wants to get all Aâs on her next report card, a12-year-old son who refuses to talk about his motherâs conditionand a husband who starts attending daily religiousofferings.
Create a discussion post using the information in thescenario and the information that was read in the assignments,apply it to the scenario, and identify:
Name and explain which defense mechanism each of thefour (4) family members using to deal with the stress the family isfacing?
Include information about each family memberâs stage ofgrowth and development when formulating your responses: How doesthe RN determine if the defense mechanisms are helpful orharmful.
Using nursing judgment develop a 3 part nursingdiagnosis statement for each family member which includes oneNANDA-I diagnosis, an etiology and the defining characteristics(nursing diagnosis + related to + as evidence by).
Identify the data cluster (grouping of significant datathat points to the existence of a patient health problem) used toselect the nursing diagnosis.
One (1) assessment to validate each the nursingdiagnosis
One (1) outcome statement for each (realistic,measureable and contains a time frame).
Suggest four (4) active, single and discreetinterventions, one (1) for each family member, to aid in theiradaptation to the situation. Provide an evidence based rationale tosupport each intervention.
Identify how you would communicate this information tothe health care team to coordinate care.
