Mary Pierce, a pregnant Maori woman, has called an ambulance to her home. She is 32 weeks pregnant, with an uncomplicated healthy pregnancy up till now. She describes her symptoms to the paramedics at the scene as sudden dizziness, blindness in one eye and a ‘bad’ headache.Please select one of the four discipline versions below to base your assignment on.A. Paramedic version:As the paramedic called to Mary’s home, you have standard assessments to undertake, symptoms to observe that may indicate Mary has suffered a stroke and early management to attend to for Mary’s. Your patient management will follow standards of care and specific care issues related to Mary’s symptoms at the scene.B. Midwifery version:Mary is transferred from the A & E Department to the antenatal ward, where you are working. She is hoping to have a healthy baby and go to full term for her pregnancy.Your role will focus on standards of care for all antenatal women, taking into consideration Mary’s Maori status, and how to monitor the wellbeing of her unborn baby.C. Nursing Version:You meet Mary and her newborn baby daughter in the rehabilitation unit, twelve weeks after her emergency admission to your hospital. She is an inpatient in your unit, and is now walking with assistance and has gained strength in her left arm and left leg to enable her to feed herself and walk with a stick.Your role focuses on working within a multidisciplinary team, to support Mary’s recovery, to meet her activities of daily living (ADLs), while supporting her mentally to manage her rehabilitation. Please ensure you address any specific considerations associated with Mary’s Maori heritage.HLSC122 – Assessment Task 2 – Scenarios – 4.4.16D. Public Health Version:You work in Mary’s local Community Health Centre developing health promotion programs that meet the needs of minority or disadvantaged groups in your region. There is a strong Maori presence in your local community.You have been asked to consider the education needs and best ways to provide this education to reduce risk of stroke in adults in this group.All students are required to use the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2010 located at: https://strokefoundation.com.au/what-we-do/treatment-programs/clinical-guidelines to base
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