Maria is 15 years old and 74 pounds overweight. Her father is an Uber driver who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease..
I don’t know how to handle this Nursing question and need guidance. Maria is 15 years old and 74 pounds overweight. Her father is an Uber driver who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her mother works for a cleaning company. She is overweight with lipid disorder (high blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides). She is taking two antihypertensive medications at present time. At a recent health science fair at Maria’s school, a student-led screening clinic documented Maria’s blood pressure at 141/92 mm Hg. The family immigrated from Nicaragua 3 years ago and they do not have health insurance. During the health science fair, the following data were recorded: 56% of the students with BMI 25.0 to
