This discussion post will critically reflect on the care of Mrs Smith‚ a patient who had been admitted to an acute respiratory ward due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ways in which the nurse can facilitate patient self management will be explored initially; following this‚ barriers to the promotion of patient self management will be considered. Including Evidence strongly suggests that empowering patients to self manage their long term health conditions is associated
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Slide 1 – This is Sister Calista Roy. Sister Roy’s Adaptation Model‚ referred to as RAM‚ was developed in 1960‚ but she continued to expand her conceptual model through the years. In the following slides‚ we will visit some of the main components of Sister Roy’s Adaptation Model of Nursing Concept. We have discussed the many different conceptual nursing models that affect the way we approach how we treat our patients. As a group‚ we selected Roy’s Adaptation Model (RAM) because it is the model we
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and it is the 5th most common cause of death in Australia and will be 4th leading cause of death throughout the world by 2030 respectively. (Booker‚ 2010‚ AIHW‚ 2016) This essay will present the overview about the COPD clinical intervention in regards to effective managements and also discuss about the five strategies for health promotion illustrated in the Ottawa charter from published from WHO on nurse’s perspectives and guidance on their ends of professional responsibilities
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lung disease is characterized by casseous lesions? Tuberculosis 3. What is a Mantoux tests used to detect? Tuberculin skin test 4. Which type of bronchitis is caused by infection – acute or chronic? Chronic 5. What is the cause of COPD? COPD is caused by dust particles that infiltrate or embed into the lung tissue. 6. What respiratory disease has psychogenic triggers? Bronchial asthma 7. What type of pneumonia is characterized by alveolar consolidation? Bronchopneumonia
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Magnet status is now a big thing/idea in the healthcare industry. Although I work in a nursing home facility‚ the 14 forces of Magnetism give me an overview of how I could potentially enhance myself professionally. The forces of Magnetism sum up what healthcare facilities should do to provide optimal patient care. Of the 14 forces of Magnetism‚ I think that the five forces that I could incorporate into my practice are: quality of nursing leadership‚ personnel policies and programs‚ quality of care
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Collaborative Practice The following paper is a case study of how collaboration practice has taken place for a patient in the hospital. The case study will be explained then different methods of collaborating with other disciplines will be identified. Common situations when collaborating patient care will be identified and barriers to collaborating will also be identified. Case Study An 87 year old white female was admitted to a regional hospital from her assisted living apartment
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Pneumonia Case Study NUR 213 Gina Perry‚ SN2 Central Maine Community College Abstract This paper illustrates how the student nurse cared for a patient with pneumonia. The student nurse was assigned a patient on a medical surgical unit during clinical rotation. During this time‚ the student nurse observed and interacted with the patient‚ conducted a full head to toe assessment as well as routine scheduled assessments‚ administered medications‚ and created a plan of care. A brief description of
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with the monitoring of disease progression‚ with the assessment of the patients response to therapy and helps the practitioner decide on appropriate treatment/ pharmacological pathways for the individual patient. Spirometry is also performed on all COPD patients that are referred to the service from the hospital Discharge Bundle. The author co-ordinates the pulmonary rehabilitation service for patients with various respiratory conditions. Pulmonary rehabilitation aims to increase the patients functional
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specific to each patient. Evaluation Evaluate the patient outcome‚ NOT the intervention 1. Pt’s lung sounds will be clear to auscultation as assessed q4h. 1. Ind: Auscultate lung sounds q4h 1. This patient has COPD‚ with a 50 pack year smoking history. She no longer smokes‚ but the effects of COPD are still present. Cigarette smoking has an irritating effect on the cells causing hyperplasia (increase in proliferation)‚ including the goblet cells; which results in an increased production of mucus. This
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Assessment 1:Case Study 1250 words (40%) Overview You are required to complete a pathophysiological template for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to a case study and answer three questions. To complete the template you must summarize the relevant information for each component. This summary may consist of a combination of sentences‚ flow diagrams and dot points where relevant. The information in the template must be accurately referenced using the APA referencing style
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