Question

You are a nurse caring for a 26-year-old male positive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and recently diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Based on your knowledge of the pathophysiology of this disease process address the following: Thoroughly explain the epidemiology of the disease process. Examine each of the following three elements:

1) The cultural;

2.) The financial; and

3.) The environmental implications related to this disease process. Support all three with a scholarly source!

What would 3-5 priority nursing interventions be for the client with this disease process? This can include labs and diagnostics. What are the critical indicators? Support with a scholarly source.

Provide three areas of patient education you feel are critical to teaching the client with a diagnosis of this disease. Consider medical product safety and the length of time the client has had the disease. Support with a scholarly source.

What members of the interdisciplinary team need to be included for holistic patient-centered care? Provide a rationale and Support with a scholarly source.

Answer 1

Human papilloma infection is the infection caused by human papilloma virus it is a virus that effects the dna strand.

Agent-

The main agent is human Papilloma virus of the papilloma Viridea family.

Host - the main host is human being.

This virus may be transmitted by sexual contact due to lack of protection hence is a sexually transmitted diseases.

This virus may be present as warts or a precancerous lesion and hence may lead to a variety of cancerous conditions like Cervical cancer, may effect the vagina, penis, anus, mouth, vulva etc.

Risk factors may include poor sexual activity safety, poor immunity.

This virus is known to effect only human.

Sexually transmitted hcv is divided into 2 categories like low risk and high risk.

Low risk cause warts around the Genitalia.

High risk hcv are known to cause cancer's and have a large amount of types.

It is also known to spread from mother to baby during delivery.

Sharing object-

Sharing of razors and other object is known to cause the transmission of hcv.

Blood-it has been assumed that hcv cannot be transmitted through the blood of the infected person but it may spread through muckus membranes.

Prevention-

Hcv infection can be prevented by-

Sexual hygiene

Sexual safety devices.

Vaccines- there are three main vaccines that can be used it includes gardasil, gardasil 9 and cervarix.

Condom-

Condoms are known to prevent the spread of this infection.

Disinfection-

Adequate disinfection must be carried out this involves use of Glyceraldehyde solution. Which is used widely in the hospital setting.

Health education-

Sex education- sex education plays a very important role in the prevention of hcv like virus.

Educate regarding cindom use during coitus.

Early screening of couples fir any strain of hcv.

Education regarding antenatal and post natal complications.

Education regarding screenings.

Drug-

Education regarding vaccine.

Education regarding use of drugs to enable control.

To encourage vaccine administration which may help readuce the spread of infection.