Patient education is described as any set of devised educational undertakings created to improve patients’ health. Its main objective is to conserve or to improve the health of the patient or‚ in some cases‚ to slow down the progression of the disease process. However‚ patient education goes beyond the main objective. An informed and educated patient can actively contribute in his or her own therapy‚ improve results‚ help detect mistakes before they happen‚ and decrease length of hospital stay
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of educating our patients as an RT is critical to the quality‚ self management and independence of our patients. A patient who has COPD is often using home care services and my role is to prepare them by educating what they can do for themselves‚ to ensure they are receiving the most out of their treatment plan. Moreover‚ this means understanding their disease‚ what to expect‚ and how to assist the medication to get the best results. An example of this is to educate the patient on when to cough
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COPD Blogs (3 main patient concerns) I reviewed blog posts and comments from three different sources: COPDconnect.com which has two active health professionals that post educational materials and respond to posts. Dr. Gary‚ a therapist‚ works with individuals living with chronic conditions and Pharmacist George‚ a licensed pharmacist‚ is certified in smoking cessation‚ diabetes and cholesterol management‚ nutrition planning‚ and personal training. HealthCentral.com which was founded by Jane
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Summary of the Practice Issue Poorly managed COPD increases the patients’ risk of a faster progression of the disease and decreased activity tolerance to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as walking‚ preparing meals‚ performing self-care‚ and obtaining medications from the pharmacy when needed (American Lung Association‚ 2016). Further‚ lack or patient knowledge concerning avoidance of environmental risk factors‚ proper medication administration‚ and the importance of joining a smoking
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NJ249 NURSING CRITICALLY ILL ADULTS: HIGH DEPENDANCY All nurses should possess critical care skills to enable them to impact positively on their patients care (DH 2000). The Higginson and Jones (2009) state‚ in BJN‚ that the initial assessment of the critically ill patient vary but should follow a pattern based on assessing A‚ B‚ C‚ D and E‚ in other words airway‚ breathing‚ circulation‚ disability and environment. This essay is concerned with the altered physiology
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Altered physiology and emergency nursing care of patient with exacerbations of COPD within the first two hours in A&E Introduction The following essay will discuss the case of Mr Jones‚ who was admitted to the A&E department following a worsening of his symptoms of COPD. The focus of the essay is to provide a detailed plan of the management and emergency care of patients with exacerbations of COPD in A&E within the first two hours of their admission. The essay will guide us through
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Caring for a patient with COPD: a reflective account Barnett M (2005) Caring for a patient with COPD: a reflective account. Nursing Standard. 19‚ 36‚ 41-46. Date of acceptance: October 15 2004. Summary Reflective practice has been a familiar topic in nursing journals and the term is regularly used in professional nursing practice. However‚ it was not until I used Johns’ (1994) model to analyse and explore my feelings and actions in daily practice that I fully understood the concept of reflective
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Working with Terminally Ill Patients When we pass on‚ into the later life we often think that our dying wishes would be our last words. However‚ that is not always true. While reading an article titled “Psychopharmacological Agents for the Terminally Ill and Bereaved.” Written by Goldberg‚ Ivan K.; Malitz‚ Sidney; Kutscher‚ Austin H. The above-mentioned article states that the last wishes that a human being cares for are not always followed. While reading this article‚ the theory used‚ is
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Nurses knowledge on initial assessment of critically ill patients Nurses knowledge is playing an important role on assess and identify critically ill patient. Ongoing specific clinically education and skills training enable nurses to recognize and respond to critically ill patient. The level of education was identified as an important predictor in ward nurses’ ability to quickly recognize patient deterioration (Massey at al.‚ 2017). The study done in Greece on the factors influencing nurse’s decisions
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Caring for Terminally Ill Patient Personal Perceptions Regarding Quality of Life and Health Promotion The quality of one’s life is an important aspect in life and health promotion. Sadly‚ many people do not start to look at their quality of life until faced with a shortened lifespan. As humans‚ we tend to think too much. And‚ when faced with an illness‚ we often find ourselves thinking only about the negative aspects of the diagnosis: questioning what we did to deserve it‚ what our family will
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