Challenges Of A Chronic Illness

challenging cases you will face is caring for patients with chronic health issues. For many of these patients, they live with debilitating conditions that really impact their quality of life. Some are only in their twenties or thirties with much of their lives ahead of them. Learning how to work with patients with diagnosed chronic health concerns is important as it helps to provide a holistic approach to their treatment. A chronic illness is defined as a condition that is long-lasting and usually

Mishel’s (1988) Uncertainty in Illness theory is a mid-range nursing theory that examines how uncertainty can affect patients. In addition, Mishel’s theory identifies causes of uncertainty that negatively or positively affect the patient. If an individual is spiraling down a known path of illness, they may perceive uncertainty as a benefit. However, illness uncertainty causes breakdowns, fear of the illness, emotional distress, loss of control, and inappropriate coping methods (Mishel 1988). These

Diabetic Resource Patients who are suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, will sometimes require the need for financial assistance, physical and psychological support. There are local and national resources available throughout the community for the patient. As a health care professional, education and providing the patient with the resources for diabetes, will further assist with managing diabetes. This essay will discuss the national resources available for patients who suffer from

The purpose of this paper is to incorporate one family's experience of living with multiple chronic illnesses into the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) and Rolland's Chronic Health Challenge Framework. CFAM was developed by Dr. Lorraine M. Wright, a professor Emeritus of nursing and by Dr. Maureen Leahey, a manager of a mental health outpatient program both have over 25 years experience while still managing to supervise, teach, consult, write, and maintain a part-time clinical practice in individual

Chronic illness affects 15% of all children in the United States, however, the impact of this particular trauma is often overlooked (Ferro & Boyle, 2013). Children with chronic illnesses endure frightening diagnoses, painful treatments, and uncertain futures. The stress that results from these new realities influences crucial development for the child, as well as further development for the entire family. The effects of ill children being physically and socially withdrawn from normal activities then

Families in Stress Pediatric nurse practitioners in primary health care play a very important role in the care of children with chronic health conditions. Many times, primary health care providers are the first to assess, recognize, and diagnose a child with a chronic health condition. Children with chronic conditions, along with their families, face multiple challenges that should be of concern to the health care providers in which they interact (Allen, Vessey, Schapiro, 2010). For the purpose of

Down syndrome is not an illness but known as a genetic condition where there is an extra chromosome 21 (Chang & Johnson, 2014). People who are affected by this condition experience cognitive delays. The most common is the intellectual disability (ID), which involves difficulty in problem solving, intellectual reasoning, communicating to express themselves, talking to other people, and performing activities of daily living (Gluck, 2014). Based on the research, they are also at high risk of developing

The purpose of this paper is to present ways for nurses to consider when providing care for a family with chronic illness. Touhy et al., (2012) defines chronic illness as an illness that last more than a year and continuous medical treatment with limitation to activity of daily living. Chronic illness such as stroke can present family and individual challenges throughout an individual’s life span. Knowledge about disease pathology and compliance to medical treatment while having family support are

suffer from the complications of this chronic illness” (US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, 2015). Some of the complications includes vision loss, amputation of a limb, and end stage renal disease. The reason for choosing this illness is because a family member was recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type two at the age of thirty two. She is from the African American descent and has been living with this chronic illness since her teenager years. After the

hope for those diagnosed with an Invisible Chronic Illness, Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired written by Mary E. Siegel and Paul J. Donoghue, also speaks a lot about how relationships are impacted by Invisible Chronic Illness but also offers suggestions and intervention strategies in order to fix them. Those with Invisible Chronic Illness often struggle to maintain normal relationships. The burdens that can come along with having an Invisible Chronic Illnesses can hinder even the strongest of