Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning NURS 6512F

Introduction - The opioid pandemic in the United States (US) is a significant health crisis that was declared as a public health emergency in 2017. About 36% of over 46 000 opioid-allied overdose deaths that occurred in the US in 2018 involved a prescription opioid (Saffore et al., 2020). Overprescribing and lack of cognizance about opioid prescription have resulted in augmented availability of the drugs which has become a source for misuses and diversion. According to literature, healthcare pr...

introduction: Human trafficking is a humanitarian catastrophe and civic health problem. While numerous surveys indicate that most trafficked persons engage with the healthcare system during the trafficking period, care providers lack the awareness, resources, and tools to help the victims. The current endeavors in educating healthcare experts about human trafficking have been patchy and mostly unsuccessful (Nordstrom, 2020). Previous training has produced temporary modifications in caregivers' ...

The essay selected a developmental disorder (non-verbal autism) and described potential challenges an individual might have relating to physical and emotional wellness and explained some of the challenges for the affected family. It discussed physical and emotional wellness and symptoms of a non-speaking autistic child that are unrelated to communication that are divided into 3 categories: Developmental, behavioral, and social.

Assignment Option 2: Child Health Case Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning NURS-6512F Assignment Option 2: Child Health Case This week’s case study involves a five-year-old Asian girl who is normal weight with obese parents and is homeschooled. Obesity confers a multitude of detrimental health effects and has become an increasing concern throughout the modern world. According to the CDC (2021), 42 percent of American adults are obese, and annual healthcare costs in the US ...