NURS FPX 4900, Research Paper Population Health Problem
Hello fellow students, this is going to be a video of reflection for my capstone. This is for class NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 1, enjoy. This capstone project was created to address heart disease within my family.
Heart Problem and Cardiovascular Diseases
This is about a female patient, my grandmother, and my mother. They are my patients. My grandmother previously had health issues, including a heart attack and a stroke, which have left her with mobility and vision issues. She has had chronic hypertension related to nonadherence to her medication regimens and lifestyle habits.
Patient Family
My mother, who is also her caregiver, struggles with hypertension as well, is pre-diabetic, has insomnia, and has experienced caregiver burnout for years. They both lack consistency, urgency, and discipline to follow recommendations to manage their disease process successfully. Over time, this has led to the worsening of the condition with other complications stemming from this disease.
Population Health Problem Solution
My goal with this capstone project is to effectively bring awareness to the issue and create an intervention to inspire change. The desired outcome would be for the patients to accept the need for a change and make a consistent effort towards improving their lifestyle habits for the change to be effective and continuous as an intervention. I have created a brochure covering the primary categories that, if modified, will significantly impact the patient’s life. These categories include medication adherence, the DASH diet, exercise, stress management, fall prevention, and community resources available for the patient and caregiver.
Implementation of Evidence
We have had multiple meetings over the past few weeks. I tried to teach in small doses over multiple times in a day or multiple interactions every day. The meetings were primarily held in the patient’s house, on the go, in the car, at the store, or in the hospital—wherever the patient was. By providing microdoses of information, I noticed better retention and less overwhelming responses from the caregiver and patient.
