Discuss why it is important to identify the individuals’ barriers and strengths.

o prepare:

Consider drugs used to treat asthmatic patients including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients including adults and children.

Review Chapter 25 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text. Reflect on using the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

Consider how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:

Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

Genetics and Crisis Intervention

Due to the advances in DNA technology and major developments in nursing practice in clinical genetics, including the creation of new roles for nurses who care for people with genetic conditions. Application of genetic information and testing is moving genetics into the mainstream of health care. Therefore, it is expected that nurses in all areas of practice should become involved in the provision of information about genetic testing and assisting individuals and families in decision making and adjustment to new genetic information (Jenkins & Calzone, 2007).

Jenkins, J., & Calzone, K. (2007). Establishing the essential nursing competencies for genetics and genomics. Journal Of Nursing Scholarship, 39(1), 10-16. doi:10.1111/j.15475069.2007.00137.x

For the final paper, you are to write a minimum of 4 pages (not including abstract, title page or reference page). Use APA 6th edition style and formatting for resources and citations according to your APA 6th edition manual. Include a minimum of five (5) references. Two (2) of them must be nursing, peer-reviewed scholarly articles within the last 5 years.

Discuss a woman plagued by the news of a potentially aneuploid fetus and the challenge of having to make decisions regarding 1. amniocentesis and 2. self and fetal testing for Huntington’s Disease (HD)

Include your literature review to determine the time frame for decision making (dictated by the pregnancy), lack of social support, limited financial resources, and potentially compromised cognitive functioning (a result of early HD symptoms).

Describe the need for expanding the nurses scope of practice to incorporate a genetic focus into health assessment, patient education, and patient support as they assimilate new genetic information

Analyze the crisis response and the role of the nurse.

Discuss why it is important to identify the individuals’ barriers and strengths.

What new insight about genetics and role of the nurse in crisis intervention did you discover?

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A substantive INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION are required. Submit your paper to the appropriate area within the course. Your paper will be automatically submitted through the SafeAssign program. SafeAssign is a 3rd party plagiarism detection site. Your paper should be no more than 15% overall similarity match and no more than 2 % in any given area. Review your SA report to see where your similarities lie for future writing.