DQ1
Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation because it poses serious health risks for the mother and the baby. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Find out what community and state resources are available to help teen mothers and describe at least two of them. Find out what the teen pregnancy rates have been in your state and community over the last 10 years.Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Assignment help – Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.
DQ2
Describe two external stressors that are unique to adolescents. Assignment help – Discuss what risk-taking behaviors may result from the external stressors and what support or coping mechanism can be introduced.
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Dq1
What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
Dq2
Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions:
1. Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students. Give one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster for each of the three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Give creative examples that other students haven’t already talked about.
2. Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.
3. With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?
