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Assignment: Part 1: Ethical and legal Nursing

Answer the following questions taking into account the attached case (See file Case part 1). Remember not to write in the first person

1. Could the nurses or the physicians argue that care should be stopped because he was dead?

2. Could they overrule the parents' judgment about the usefulness of the treatment evenif he were not dead?

3. Could they legitimately take into account the welfare of the otherpatients and the enormous costs involved when deciding whether to limit their attentionto Yusef?

Part 2: Pathopysiology

Mr. F is a 38-year-old man in overall good health who has been complaining about an aching pain in his knees when working around the house and often when simply walking. He has noticed that his knees feel "hard" and tight. His history indicates that he has always been involved in athletics and was on the college football team, but recently family responsibilities and work have not made it easy for him to exercise.

Discussion Questions

1. Relate Mr. F's case history to the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis.

2. How do anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics help Mr. F deal with this form of arthritis?

a. Why is moderate, non-weight-bearing exercise recommended?

3. What is the probable prognosis for Mr. F?

Part 3: Pathopysiology

Mr. K. is a 57-year-old man who consulted his physician after noticing marked leg pains while playing golf. He had previously noticed increasing fatigue and discomfort in his legs associated with moderate exercise. When sitting for extended periods with legs dangling, his legs became red, and sometimes his feet felt numb. His history indicates he smokes cigarettes and is chronically overweight. His blood cholesterol and other lipid levels are abnormal, and his physician suspects peripheral atherosclerosis as the cause of his discomfort.

Discussion Questions:

1. Discuss the development of atherosclerosis, including the predisposing factors in this case and the pathophysiological changes.

2. Discuss the complications that might develop in this patient. (Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms.)

3. Discuss the treatments for all aspects of the patient's condition, including slowing the progress of the atherosclerosis, maintaining circulation in the leg, and treating complications.

Part 4: Advanced Primary Care of Family

Topic: Hispanic and Diabetes

Identify a population to assess and develop an evidence-based, primary care health promotion recommendations to deliver in their own communities

Part 5: Advanced Primary Care of Family

Topic: Africanamericans and Prostate Cancer

Identify a population to assess and develop an evidence-based, primary care health promotion recommendations to deliver in their own communities.