Case Study

#1

Jason Pitts, age 78, is in the hospital, dying of lung cancer. He is Jewish and has expressed his wish to be cremated. This has upset a few family members because cremation is against Jewish laws.

  1. How can you best help the family cope with his wishes?
  2. Do you think his preference should be honored?
  3. As a nurse, what evidence based practice(s) could you apply to this case scenario? Explain your answer.
  4. Response must be no less than 1 paragraph.

#2

Mr. Gonzales, age 75, was brought to the United States from Mexico to live with his extended family. His wife of 40 years died of heart failure 3 months ago. He is now living with his married daughter, her husband, and their three children. He speaks no English. His daughter is the only other person in the household who speaks fluent Spanish.

  1. Discuss strategies for encouraging a healthy lifestyle for Mr. Gonzales.
  2. Identify community resources that may be available to support this ethnic group.
  3. As a nurse, what evidence based practice(s) could you apply to this case scenario? Explain your answer.
  4. Response must be no less than 1 paragraph.

Your response for this case study should be supported by at least one evidence-based practice within the field of nursing.  Please cite your sources according to APA standards and be sure that you are using current evidence-based practices within the past 5 years.  The following link will assist you https://scholar.google.com/

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