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Several diseases results in “general” fatigue, resulting in inactivity and or low exercise adherence. 1. Explain 2 diseases/conditions that result in general fatigue. What does the disease entail and why is general fatigue a side effect? 2. What are 2 things you can do to help micromanage said problems? 

How are each of the following diseases diagnosed and treated? Brief 1-2 sentence explanation for each.  1. Kidney Disease 2. HIV/AIDS 3. Sick Sinus Syndrome/Heart block 4. Cancer 5. Diabetes

We spent the first few chapters talking about the difficulty of exercise retention. Or how to increase physical activity through multiple behavioral approaches and theories.  What are 3 theories or factors that was discussed IN CLASS and how would you incorporate them to help increase exercise retention? 

ABCD is 55 years old, with a resting heart rate of 65bpm. She is 5’5″ and 130lbs. Her Blood Pressure is 165/90. Her doctor has referred her to your clinic as she was deemed having metabolic syndrome.  Are her resting HR and height/weight normal? Based on what?  What is meant by metabolic syndrome? Name at least 2 factors that make up metabolic syndrome. Why is it important she be at your clinic?   She would like to exercise at 60% of her HRR. What is her target heart rate? Show your work for full credit. If math is not your forte, you can still show how you would calculate it with the appropriate formulas.  ABCD comes back two weeks later and tells you that she tries very hard to get to the 60% HRR that you calculated, but for some mysterious reason, she can’t get there. You probe her more, and find out she takes some medications that her doctor prescribes but doesn’t remember which. What type of drug do you suspect she might be using? Would you recommend a GXT for her? Why or why not?

Sammy McSamerson is a 35 year old woman who arrives to your clinic complaining of lower back pain. She openly admits her sitting posture is “poor” and she claims she “hurt” her back 2 years ago following some improper weight training exercises. Last month, while livin’ la vida loca at a local dance club, she slipped and fell and now reports that it’s the “worse it has ever been.” She is having difficulty walking or loading any weight on her spine without pain. She also mentions that her previous doctor suggested that she should bed rest as much as possible to allow her “back to heal” and that she should look into surgery as a potential solution seeing as her back pain is chronic. What are two possible diagnostic tests you might suggest to determine the cause of her lower back pain. How would they might they help her backpain? Would you agree with her doctor that she should “bed rest?” Why or why not? Seeing as she is having difficulty walking/loading her spine; what would you suggest or recommend to her in terms of exercise or physical activity? What are two options in terms of surgeries that would be applicable to her? What do they entail? When or why would one be recommended over the other? What, for the most part, is the only scenario in which you should recommend surgery (in terms of anatomy/physiology)?

A hospital aims to develop a practice model for all client care that focuses on caring behaviors. Which theorist’s work would provide a good framework for this project?

The nurse is working with terminal cancer clients requesting holistic care. What are examples of nurse accessible therapies? Select all that apply.

The nurse is using biofeedback to help teach the client to control their heart rate when they get anxious. What is the best description of biofeedback?

Which part of the nursing process includes the interventions?

A nursing student completes a nursing history and physical assessment and then determines what client information is the most important and needs to be addressed first. What level of cognitive thinking is the student using?