Delaware Technical Community College
NUR 320 Health Assessment
STUDENT NAME: ___________Emily Williams_________
Identified problem/need:
(include supporting
subjective and objective
data)
Patient who uses chewing
tobacco since he was
fifteen years old is at risk
for oral cancer. Patient
states that he chews 2 cans
per day.
RN to BSN program: Plan of Care Chart
Nursing plan of care
Identified goal or Plan/ Interventions:
outcome: (Provide rationale/ and
cited evidence to justify
the rationale)
Patient first decreases Chewing tobacco can
chewing 1 can per day in cause high risk of
30 days and then ceases addiction as well as
chewing tobacco over the cancer. Nicotine
next 6 months. This will replacement therapy and
decrease the risk of oral medication and screenings
cancer overall. can decrease risk factors.
Here is an article on both.
https://
www.mayoclinic.org/
healthy-lifestyle/quit-
smoking/in-depth/
chewing-tobacco/art-
20047428#:~:text=Long
DATE: __April 16, 2024__
Projected Evaluation/ Community Resources/
Outcomes: (How will you Referrals: (Must be actual
measure that it worked?) resources from the client’s
community. Include
Name, address, web
address, and phone
number)
Patient ceases the use of Nicotine support group:
chewing tobacco:
measured by not chewing Healthydelaware.org
tabaco. Also measured by Phone: 1-866-409-1858
the 30-day mark and using In person call: 1-866-
one can a day by then 409-1858 to schedule an
appointment.
Patient gets evaluated for Online: consuming
oral cancer every year and available also.
goes to dentist regularly.
Making appointments for LRK Dental:
future visits. 543 N Shipley St, Seaford,
De 19973
302-629-7115: Call to

Patient does not exercise
for more than 30 minutes
per day and is at increase
for obesity and eats an
increase intake of red meat
is at risk for
cardiovascular damage.
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Increase exercise to 30 Benefits of exercising Patient will mark on Planet Fitness:
minutes per day, starting everyday decrease the risk calendar everyday when 620 W stein Hwy,
with 10-minute exercises a of obesity and put less he works out. Every other Seaford, De 19973
week increasing 5 minutes strain on the Sunday patient will weigh Call: 302-262-0262 to
every week. Patient can cardiovascular system. himself to see weight loss. make an appointment to
eat 2 meals with red meet Red meat in portion can Patient will also plan set up with personal
a week and will lose 45 provide protein to the weekly meals and plan trainer or sign up for a
pounds within a year. body and help build when he will consume red gym membership.
muscle. Too much can meat.
cause harm to the Cardiology:
cardiovascular system. 200 federal street, Seaford,
De 19973
Call: 302-629-9099 to
https:// make an appointment with
www.betterhealth.vic.gov. a cardiologist.
au/health/healthyliving/
walking-for-good-health#
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Patient suffers from Patient will be educated on
outbreaks of gout 5-8 gout and foods that
times a year, patient contain high uric acid that
decreases understanding of will then decrease gout
gout and needs to be outbreaks. Patient will
educated. also, start maintenance
medication to also help
gout outbreaks.
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Effects on high levels of Patient will receive a list Dietician: Tidal Health
uric acid. Medication used of foods that contain low Weight loss
to help maintain gout. uric acid levels. Patient 210 health Services Dr,
Interventions such as will set up ASAP Seaford, De 19972
blood test can show uric appointment will PCP to 302- 297-2412
acid levels. get evaluated and put on Primary Care:
https://www.scripps.org/ne maintenance medication. 100 Rawlins Drive,
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