Weekly Clinical Experience 1 Describe your clinical experience for this week. Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they? Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and possible differential diagnosis. What did you learn from this week's clinical experience that can beneficial for you as an advanced practice nurse? Support your plan of care with the current peer-reviewed research guideline.

Sarah is 64 years old and has been divorced for 10 years. Sarah started a family soon after graduating high school and served as a homemaker for the past 45 years. Until 5 years ago, Sarah had never worked outside the home. For the past 5 years she has worked for a small local bakery as a cashier. Sarah plans to retire in 4 months when she turns 65. Sarah spoke with a local Medicare broker to learn more about her options. The broker told Sarah that she will not be eligible for Social Security or Medicare since she has not worked for a full 10 years.The following are some sites help with it: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-cover… and http://files.kff.org/attachment/Fact-Sheet-Key-Fac...Answer the following questions. Be sure to number your responses to correspond with the question. Responses should be in paragraph form, single-spaced, and as detailed as possible.What options does Sarah have? Briefly explain each option.Describe two pros of each option.Describe two cons of each option.If you were the broker, what advice would you give Sarah regarding her situation?

Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3.Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:Values/Health PerceptionNutritionSleep/RestEliminationActivity/ExerciseCognitiveSensory-PerceptionSelf-PerceptionRole RelationshipSexualityCopingSelect a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.Upon completion of the interview, write a 750-1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix with your assignment.Include the following in your paper:Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.