Question

The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old client with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension. He lives with family members who prepare healthy meals and encourage him to be active with friends and at the community center, but he disregards their advice and prefers to eat fast food. Where would the nurse place the client on Dunn's health grid?

1) High-level wellness in a favorable environment
2) Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment
3) Protected poor health in a favorable environment
4) Poor health in an unfavorable environment

Answer 1

The 72-year-old client with diabetes and hypertension should be placed in category 3 on Dunn's health grid, which is 'Protected poor health in a favorable environment,' due to his personal health choices in the context of a supportive environment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse should place the 72-year-old client with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension in category 3) Protected poor health in a favorable environment on Dunn's health grid. This assessment is based on the client's poor health status, given his uncontrolled chronic conditions. However, he lives in a supportive and healthy environment where his family encourages healthy eating and an active lifestyle. Despite this favorable environment, the client chooses to engage in unhealthy eating habits, favoring fast food over the healthier options provided by his family, and prefers not to be active.