Asthma Management Plan

History of Present Illness: Ms. Dahlberg is a very pleasant 69-year-old woman who suffers from poorly controlled asthma. She has a recent exacerbation requiring hospitalization at Anna Jaques Hospital in June. Since discharge, she states that she has done well. She has stable dyspnea on exertion. She does feel that perhaps it might be slightly worse given the heat and humidity. She is not complaining of any cough. She is compliant with her bronchodilator regimen.

One strategy that has shown to improve medication compliance and outcomes for patient with asthma is the provision of Asthma Action Plans (AAP). The Asthma Action Plan or AAP is widely recognized as the best tool for asthma self-management and has been demonstrated to improve outcomes for asthmatics. The AAP is a detailed plan that describes medications and treatments, how to control asthma, and how to address worsening asthma. The plan also describes when to call the doctor or go to the emergency room. The plan breaks down the severity of symptoms and treatment by color helping those with limited language skills and low health literacy the ability to understand the asthma treatment plan. (Nepaul et al.,

Asthma is a respiratory disease that many people deal with every single day. “According to World Health Organization, approximately 180,000 people die from asthma each year.” (Jardins and Burton 187) Most people never think of asthma as a life threatening disease, but it can be crucial. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to come in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with this disease. Asthma is a severe breathing problem that has many complications that is dealt with daily like shortness of breath, chronic cough, tightness of the chest and shortness of breath, my main focus is childhood asthma, allergic asthma, and medication to treat asthma.

The MDI may be placed in the mouth with the lips sealed around it, placed 1 to 2 inches away from the opened mouth, or attached to a spacer or holding chamber with the end of the device placed in the mouth and the lips sealed around it.

Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the respiratory system and has a considerable impact on both individuals and a population. Everybody is susceptible to asthma, some more than others, depending of a variety of factors including, age, sex, geographical location and income. Asthma is particularly prevalent in younger children and the elderly and while it can be fatal, most people have mild cases of asthma that are relatively easy to treat. The condition mainly impacts an individual’s physical ability to contribute to a community.

In this section of the report the support available for Asthma and Influenza are discussed. There are many different people with different roles who provide support to patients who suffer from these diseases. Support is about providing the right care, treatments and assistance for those people who are experiencing your chosen diseases (classroom notes, 2015). Both individuals who were interviewed stated that they got some statutory support this was more the case in the individual with asthma, but the main support for both cases was informal support from their families (Detail of this interview is available in appendices).

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An AAP has been shown to one of the most effective tools to reduce the number asthma exacerbation and symptoms. There are English and Spanish versions of the AAP. An individualized AAP is a detailed plan that describes medications and treatments, how to control asthma, and how to address asthma exacerbations. The plan describes when to call the doctor or go to the ED. The plan breaks down the severity of symptoms and treatment by color helping those with limited language skills and low health literacy the ability to understand the asthma treatment plan. The AAP has been shown to be an important educational tool when caring for asthmatic patients, the key to the plan is recognition of symptoms and the importance of medication compliance (Nepaul et al.,

Tell the service that your child has asthma and give them a written Asthma Action Plan or similar as required

A vital part of asthma control involves identifying environmental and lifestyle triggers and educating both parents and their children on how to minimize their effects. While on the mobile health vehicle, we will use this opportunity to encourage parents and students to attend our educational seminars about preventive measures families can take at home in order to reduce the amount of asthma triggers, therefore reducing the number of asthma attacks. We will hold one educational seminar per season during afterschool hours in order to talk about specific seasonal asthma triggers and overall interventions that families can do at home to. There is sufficient evidence of a causal relationship between asthma exacerbation and exposure to furry pets, cockroaches, house dust mite, mold, and environmental tobacco smoke (IOM

Population health interventions have been created to increase self-management of asthma symptoms and improve patient outcomes. One of these interventions is the use of asthma action plans. The strengths of asthma action plans are that they provide patients with the information they need to self-manage their condition. Asthma action plans offer information on follow-up care, control and avoidance of triggers, recognition of worsening asthma symptoms, and use of controller

Nurses always play a vital role in patient safety and care. In contrast with the past, today the nurses are well-informed, with a focus on coordinating patient care and the use of critical-thinking skills. Being a significant health care professional involved in the patient care, nurses have several responsibilities such as preventing medication errors, ensuring the patients attain accurate treatment and above all upholding the patient safety. While coming to case management nurses, they need to have deeper understanding of healthcare services and their application. In addition, they must have enhanced organizational talent and effective communication skills with the patients and with different sources on behalf of these patients.

Powered byLoading...Megan Greene Professor Gretchen Leach Warzecha IDS 101 5 February 2016 Research Plan Asthma “Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs that inflames and narrows the airway” (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute). Asthma is not biased it affects the young and the old. Asthma can be brought upon by genetics and/or by triggers within their environment like dust, pollen or smoke. An asthma attack occurs when the lungs are subjected to an irritant which then causes the airways to swell. This swelling causes what is called wheezing, which is a whistling sound caused by air being pushed through swollen, irritated airways. Another by-product of an asthma attack is air trapping. Air trapping occurs when a patient, who is having a

Chronic lung diseases affect millions of individual’s in all age groups across the United States. Breathing is a necessary function to life but to people that suffer from respiratory illnesses it is a precious gift that many individuals do not consider & may take for granted. Many factors can determine an individual’s susceptibility to illness including genetics, and the lifestyle choices that are made such as smoking; along with the environmental conditions where we live, work or play. Asthma, a chronic lung disease, has affected approximately 25 million people in America of which 7 million are children. It causes a narrowing and an inflammation process to occur which results in a tightness in the chest, wheezing, and shortness of breath with repeated coughing episodes.

These goals are not widely achieved and care of patients with asthma is often considered suboptimal [71]. One underlying explanation for this is a consistent discrepancy in perceived levels of asthma control: patients overestimate their control, and underestimate symptoms. Put another way people with asthma endure greater symptoms and lifestyle limitations than