Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 1

A 78-year-old man recently moved to a retirement community where he livessemi-independently.The family health history reveals that his mother had diabetesand thyroid disease, and his father had hypertension and coronary artery disease.This patient has limited resources and support networks for making necessarylifestyle changes. Identify the priorities, approach, and techniques that you would useto assess this patient's health promotion needs.