uTopic: Respiratory
Issues Complicated by Economic Disadvantage
uA mother brings her
8-year-old child to the clinic, stating the child “just isn’t breathing right,
doesn’t want to play, just lies on the couch — this happens all the time.”
uThe appearance of
both mother and child isdisheveled. The child’s
wheezing can be heard across the room. When asked if the child is better at any
certain time of the day, the mother responds, “It’s like this all the time and
has been for the past year — we saw a doctor last year who diagnosed asthma but
we don’t have any money for drugs or to come back to the clinic.”
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uDirections:
u*****This Assignment
may be submitted in a PowerPoint presentation with at least 10 slides or as an
APA formatted paper of no more than five (5) pages excluding title page and
references.
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uIdentify the
resources currently available in your state (Florida) to support this
family in the care of this child, including assistance programs for costs of
health care follow-up and pharmaceutical treatment agents.
uCreate a
communication plan for mother and child for both prescriptive and
non-prescriptive drug therapies.
