In: Nursing
Your client, a 32-year-old mother of three who has
immigrated to the United States (in the last 6 months) from
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is confused as to her next steps in the
treatment of her 11-year-old son’s arm, which he injured while
skateboarding. Her husband, a chemical engineer at a local
business, gave her $20 to pay for the needed x-ray, and she doesn’t
understand why that is not enough to pay for the radiological
studies. (Learning Objectives: 1, 2)
a. How would you assess your client’s knowledge
base?
b. What teaching topics would you expect to
address with your client?
c. Which information would be pivotal in
determining potential funding sources?
d. Which potential strategies, related to each
potential funding source, would connect your client to the most
cost-effective funding source for the needed medical care?
a. How would you assess your client’s knowledge base?
ANSWER:
In order to check my client’s knowledge base i will talk to her and check her understanding of the situation by asking questions about her child’s history of illness. Also i will explained about her child’s need for x ray with the cost of x ray and assess her understanding level by asking questions to check whether she understand or not what I said to her. I will
b. What teaching topics would you expect to address with your client?
ANSWER:
Investigation, its cost and treatment for accidental injury: As her
child injure his arm while skateboarding it is very much necessary
to rule out proper diagnosis by performing an x ray on the injured
arm. After checking the result of the x ray physician will be able
to rule out the proper diagnosis and start treatment necessary. So
the mother need to understand the need for investigation of x ray
along with that cost of the investigation should be explained to
mother properly.
c. Which information would be pivotal in determining potential funding sources?
ANSWER:
Most Americans get their insurance from their employer, called “employer-paid” health insurance. Since the husband is working as a chemical engineer at a local business he might have insurance policy so, enquiry about health insurance is needed to determine any funding source.
d. Which potential strategies, related to each potential funding source, would connect your client to the most cost-effective funding source for the needed medical care?
ANSWER:
According to the health insurance policy of my client, the potential strategies, benefits will be explain by the related insurance policy in charge so that the most cost effective funding source will be able to identify and take the necessary benefits for the treatment for the client.