Case Study Health and Society
Case Study NU1505
For the purpose of this assignment I am going to do a case study on an individual patient/client which focuses on the nursing health model used in care, the socially and/or culturally specific components of care. I will also look at Health promotion and patient education and Inter/Multidisciplinary team approach to care provision. For the purpose of the assignment and to ensure I adhere to NMC Code of Conduct (2004) I must guard against breaches of confidentiality by protecting information from improper disclosure at all times. I will therefore change all the names of people and places in the assignment where relevant in line with these guidelines. The individual patient I choose is Mrs A, Mrs A is an 87 year old lady who is retired and currently at home with her husband. Mrs A’s nationality is white/Irish; she was born in Ireland and moved to England around 60 years ago. Mrs A has four children and before retiring enjoyed the lifestyle she led with an occupation in hotel work and a social life which included singing and dancing.
Earlier in the year Mrs A suffered a stroke which resulted in a number of health problems. Mrs A’s speech was affected by the stroke and now she often gets her words mixed up when communicating and finds it difficult to find the right words to express herself . Often she uses yes instead of no and vice versa. Her mobility has also deteriorated resulting now in using a walking frame and wheel chair for distances. Mrs A’s medical history includes having a total hip replacement, Spondylosis, Cognitive impairment, pseudo bulbar palsy, cerebral atrophy and a speech and language impairment. Previously Mrs A has no known history of Mental illness yet as a result of age is becoming increasingly more forgetful and experiencing memory problems both short and long term. Mrs A was admitted to the service (my placement area) after being referred by a speech and language therapists. Mrs A has been attending these therapies for
For the purpose of this assignment I am going to do a case study on an individual patient/client which focuses on the nursing health model used in care, the socially and/or culturally specific components of care. I will also look at Health promotion and patient education and Inter/Multidisciplinary team approach to care provision. For the purpose of the assignment and to ensure I adhere to NMC Code of Conduct (2004) I must guard against breaches of confidentiality by protecting information from improper disclosure at all times. I will therefore change all the names of people and places in the assignment where relevant in line with these guidelines. The individual patient I choose is Mrs A, Mrs A is an 87 year old lady who is retired and currently at home with her husband. Mrs A’s nationality is white/Irish; she was born in Ireland and moved to England around 60 years ago. Mrs A has four children and before retiring enjoyed the lifestyle she led with an occupation in hotel work and a social life which included singing and dancing.
Earlier in the year Mrs A suffered a stroke which resulted in a number of health problems. Mrs A’s speech was affected by the stroke and now she often gets her words mixed up when communicating and finds it difficult to find the right words to express herself . Often she uses yes instead of no and vice versa. Her mobility has also deteriorated resulting now in using a walking frame and wheel chair for distances. Mrs A’s medical history includes having a total hip replacement, Spondylosis, Cognitive impairment, pseudo bulbar palsy, cerebral atrophy and a speech and language impairment. Previously Mrs A has no known history of Mental illness yet as a result of age is becoming increasingly more forgetful and experiencing memory problems both short and long term. Mrs A was admitted to the service (my placement area) after being referred by a speech and language therapists. Mrs A has been attending these therapies for