Children and the Media
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Patient Education, Shane Peterson
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Patient Education, Shane Peterson
Many teens lack essential information on their health. They participate in learning programs and co-curriculum lessons but fail to understand basic health information. It puts them at the risk of attaining controlled diseases. Being sick should not deny any child a chance to get a proper education. Individuals should understand their condition, manage it, and continue with education provided the chosen tasks do not put them into medical problems. Shane Peterson is a fifteen-year-old teenager suffering from low hemoglobin cell count and cystic acne. Educating the teenager about the condition will promote a quick recovery and prevention of things that can worsen the condition. In his education life, he may fail to achieve his objectives since he lacks maternal support. He does not talk to his mother but moves with his father, a situation that may cause mental health to change due to stress and emotional distress. He is about to join high school, therefore, he needs love and support from both parents, and lack of maternal figure may present physiological concern. It is essential to assist such a kid physiologically in learning and coping with his medical issues with fewer difficulties.
Patient Description and Care
The patient is a 15-year-old African-American male teenager. Together with his father, they had moved to a new town after his father’s job transfer. Shane participates in track and field and swimming. He describes his general health as excellent and has unlabored respiration with a regular rate of 16 BPM. The patient has a regular heart rhythm with a pulse of 60 BPM. Blood pressure is 118/72, oral temperature 98.8 F, and Oxygenation 98%. He suffers a skin disorder evidenced by dry skin with cystic acne noted to face and has low hemoglobin cell count. According to Shane, his family has a history of sickle cell anemia, and he states that two of his cousins have issues related to blood, fatigue, and pain.
The lab results for the blood drawn three days ago from Shane shows that he has low hemoglobin cell count. It is a condition related to imbalanced nutrition due to insufficient iron intake. Changes in coping with a new environment since the patient recently moved to a new town with his dad might be why the low levels or imbalanced diet where the patient may have an insufficient intake of iron that increases blood levels. His mother can contribute to emotional distress and stress hence causing the skin to react with the acne spotted and deficiency in skincare knowledge. At his age, he requires to join high school soon to continue with his education. With his medical condition, he may feel inferior and fail to perform well in class. Exposure due to lack of his mother in life may also affect his education, requiring psychological assistance to cope with the situation. The current nursing interventions are important to the patient’s overall health since they will educate him and save him from medical issues in the future. The intervention contributes towards improving patient health since he will reduce the risks of related risks vaso-Occlusive crisis (Lippincott, 2020). He will also reduce the chances of impaired liver function related to iron deficiency anemia, as evidenced by hematological abnormalities.
Analysis
Imbalanced nutrition is a situation where specific needs are less than body requirements. In this case, the patient has insufficient iron intake, evidenced by low hemoglobin cell count. He is at risk of vaso-Occlusive crisis and crisis from anemia as evidenced by sickled red blood cells. He is at risk of impaired liver function related to iron deficiency, anemia evidenced by hematological abnormalities (Amico, 2016). The lack of a mother in his life exposes him to ineffective family therapeutic regimes and management, evidenced by patient statements reflecting that they do not keep a relationship anymore. Care provided goes in line with the suggested practice to help the teenager since he only has low hemoglobin count and cystic acne issues.
Comparing and Contrasting Textbook and Evidence-Based Practice
With illustrated systematic guidelines, the textbook by Patricia compares to other sources used as all of them makes it easy for a nurse to learn important skills and procedures. For nurses to give good education to the patients, they require to develop proper understanding and clinical reasoning (Patricia et al, 2016). The textbook and the other sources provide nurses with this information hence able to offer excellent patient care. The sources differ however, in that the textbook offers factors that influence patient readiness to learn unlike other sources. Moreover, it helps a nurse know how to prioritize goals for patient education different from other sources. Fundamentals of nursing prepare a nurse to succeed by offering a solid foundation in critical thinking an important aspect in patient education.
Summary
Teenagers require training in healthcare to save them from preventable health conditions. As they engage in extracurricular activities, it is essential to address other factors that may prevent them from excelling in education. It involves creating a good environment for learning (Patricia et al, 2016). For instance, filing the gap of an absent mother would help solve the psychological issues of Shane Peterson.
Reflection
Handling the case of Shane Peterson has given me a chance to learn about the importance of patient education. It is essential to educate a patient about healthcare, especially those at the risk of genetical issues such as sickle cell red blood cells. In caregiving, I learned that one should also address other factors that may challenge the patient and cause psychological instability. The information relates to my prior knowledge that caregiving involves both a patient’s well-being from all life dimensions. Shane’s case has been of great assistance since it reminds me that apart from general health, other issues such as a complete family count in human life. It has changed me since I will mold my personal life and use my knowledge to change patients’ lives. I will apply the new skills of offering life advice to young people about family and education during the caregiving to safeguard the patients from risk exposures. It will positively influence my practice in the future since I will solve the current medical issues, safeguard the personal life of a patient, and ensure patients receive relevant education during the hospitalization period and after that. Peterson’s case has given me a chance to establish a better relationship with my classmates during consultation and learn more from the textbook and other relevant sources of information. It has given me the chance to conduct research and develop my learning skills. The case sheds light on the importance of analyzing a patient’s case from all angles and relying on lab reports, and listening to the patient to understand the personal challenges that they go through. In extreme cases, I realized that it is essential to refer to professional psychologists for further assistance.
References
Amico, Donita (2016). Health & physical assessment in nursing. Boston: Pearson. Amico,
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2020). Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! LWW Publishers
Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall (2016). Fundamentals of Nursing Mosby Publisher
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Children and the Media
Media influence on children has progressively grown as more and new high-tech types of media have developed. Teenagers are at the midpoint of a substantial turf war that is roiling the technology industry. Unlike preoccupied adults with many business responsibilities, teens are often free and keep themselves busy by turning to media. Many children can access the internet through social media devices such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, and television, to mention a few. Availability and affordability have offered easier access to media for children making them more prone to media messages than other audience demographics.
Teens spend most of their time on social media devices, and an average young person watches many ads per day on the internet, television, and billboards. Since parental involvement in supervising media, children’s exposure is minimal children have become more literate in media exposing, them to all sorts of media messages. The ability to use diverse kinds of communication technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp for self-expression enables teens to analyze media messages critically, making them more susceptible (Potter, 2015). Although the media has positive effects on children like the opportunity to participate in social media discussions, it also has negative effects such as poor healthy habits. Too much exposure of children to media is inappropriate, for they lack the knowledge to distinguish between reality and fantasy in media messages.
Advertising is a credible influence on children and adolescents. Teens tend to be the most vital demographics for markets (Ward, 2016). Their brand fondness is still forming, most have money to spend, and exercise a strong influence on their guardians’ spending. Food is one of the product advertisement geared towards children. Ads encouraging non-healthy foods such as snacks, soft drinks, candy, and fast food often overwhelm children. Excessive intake of these products is harmful to children, as many might be at risk of obesity. Since children tend to want every advertised product, advertising junk food may promote choices that contribute to obesity and poor nutrition.
In conclusion, children are more prone to media messages than other audience demographics. Availability and affordability access to media makes it easier for children to access media messages. Minimal parental involvement in supervising children and the amount of time spent by teens on media devices is also a factor. Food is one of the products geared toward children. Unhealthy food products that are advertisers’ targets may harm children as they promote the risk of obesity and poor nutrition. With proper adult guidance, teens can learn to critique what they view and become more discriminating media consumers.
References
Ward, L. M. (2016). Media and sexualization: State of empirical research, 1995–2015
The Journal of Sex Research, 53(4-5), 560–577.
Potter, W. J. (2015). Media literacy (8th ed.). SAGE Publications (Chapters 4,5,6)