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1. Chamberlain College of Nursing Week 4 Bone Health and Hyperlipidemia
Essay
Question DescriptionMrs. Law, a 77-year-old female, is at home recovering from a surgery
that she had after falling and breaking her hip 5 days ago. She lives with her husband, Dean,
who helps to care for her. Mrs. Law is a former smoker and has a past medical history of
hypertension and hyperlipidemia.You are the visiting nurse, assigned to check on her
postoperative progress. You ask the client how she is feeling, do an assessment, and inquire
as to what she has eaten over the past 24 hours. Mrs. Law states that she has “no pep,” no
appetite, has been taking her pain medication as prescribed (every 4 hours—but not real
helpful!), cannot sleep well, doesn’t feel much like walking except to the bathroom, and has
been unable to move her bowels for several days.Breakfast: Two glazed doughnuts, coffee
(black)Lunch: Tossed salad with oil and vinegar, diet sodaDinner: Tomato soup, 1 cup; four
soda crackers; and red homemade wineSnack: Pretzels, diet sodaWhat nutrients that
contribute to bone health are missing in Mrs. Law’s diet?What other dietary concerns do
you have?Is Mrs. Law getting the appropriate amount of vitamins and minerals for her age
and current condition? Why or why not? Devise a plan to address the concerns you
identified previously, taking into consideration that Mrs. Law is a postoperative patient.You
must include SCHOLARLY resources. Remember, blogs, websites ending in .com, wikipedia,
etc., are NOT professional resources. Your resources should end in .edu, .gov, .org…etc. If
you use your text as a resource, you must also include another scholarly reference.