I will now talk about each patient needs as they all differ from each other. Nusrat Patel is 19 years old and has learning disability. This means Nusrat has difficulties in keeping knowledge and skills to the expected level of those the same age as her. Nusrat also has epilepsy which is neurological brain disorder when someone has epilepsy, it means they tend to have epileptic seizures, a seizure is a sudden attack of illness. Nusrat has left residential school to receive full time carer from her mum who has stopped working to care for Nusrat. At times this can be stressful so Nusrat attends the community centre on Tuesday and Thursday which allows Nusrat mother to have a break. Maria montanelli is 34 years primary school teacher who is much like Nusrat mother and takes care of her 96 years old mother who has dementia. Dementia is memory loss and difficulties with cognitive development. Being a primary care for her mother Maria feels she not performing at her best ability because of her lack of sleep which occurs when she assists her mother to the toilet several times. The last patient I would like to mention is Alice Fernandez she is 74 years old who recently lost her husband who had lung cancer. Alice doesn't use her pension the right way as she purchases many drinks as an alcoholic and has increased since her husband passed away. She has been prescribed antidepressant tablet by her G.P but made her lethargic this means she's become slow and sluggish.
When caring for a compulsory client, involving the patient’s family members is necessary. This may improve Ben’s compliance and enhance his involvement in the management, since this may encourage him to share and seek information (Goss & Moretti, 2011). Ideally, the client’s family should be contacted as soon as possible after he has been put on compulsory treatment, to ensure family participation (González-Blanch & Álvarez-Jiménez 2011).
Family is playing an important part in helping to ensure that patients are fit and following the advice of health care professionals. This is because the family is a foundation of support for everyone. At the same time, members can learn about what is impacting their loved one and what kind of procedures need to be followed. When this happens, there will be higher amounts of compliance as they will ensure that the patient continues to stick with their treatment protocol. (Saleeba, 2009)
Recovery of a patient is much more than the management of medial symptoms. It involves a person regaining control, individualism and independency, “socially re-connecting” and rebuilding their life (Welch, 2010). Protective factors such as self-care, quality of life, pain and illness perception, and physical outcomes can be associated with the recovery of a patient. Welch suggest, “Excessive individualism or self-reliance is an obstacle to resilience when it undermines relationships or prevents people seeking and receiving help when they need it” (Welch,
This author’s personal philosophy in practice is to provide holistic care to my patients and their families. This author feels that encompassing the whole family or the patients support framework in the plan of care is the best approach to returning the patient to their optimum state of health. It is important to this author to evaluate the all of the aspects of the patient’s lives that they will share. It is important to evaluate the patient’s learning style,
The aim of this case study is to analyse and evaluate the anaesthetic and recovery care delivered to a patient undergoing an Adenotonsillectomy. To do this I will outline the process of ensuring the provision of safe and effective care for the patient, give a description of the procedure and equipment used in the anaesthetic room including the drugs used for this particular case and rationale for their use. I will also give a brief description of the surgical procedure including the anaesthetic and recovery care provided. Finally, I will summarise with an evaluation of the care that the patient received. For the purpose of this study, the patient will be referred to as ”the patient”. In doing so, the patients’ right to confidentiality will not be breached and it is also within the boundaries and guidelines set out in local trust policies G10, the Health and Care Professions Council Code of Conduct & Ethics for Students (HCPC 2012 pg 9), the Data Protection Act (1998) & the Caldecott Principles (2013).
Within this case study I am going to use two of the Chapelhow et al. (2005) enablers to discuss and reflect on the care of a patient I have been involved with on placement over a period of 5 weeks. ‘Enablers are the essential and underpinning skills that come together to provide expert professional practice’ (Chapelhow, C et al. 2005, p.2). These include; assessment, communication, documentation, risk, professional decision making and managing uncertainty. The enablers work together to provide a holistic approach to the care of patients in health care settings. I am going to focus on and discuss two of the enablers, linking them both together, which will be assessment and communication as I believe these two enablers can be related most to my patient.
In this assignment I am going to deliberate the care of a patient that I have looked after when working in placement on a hospital ward .I will use the Chapelhow framework to discuss two of the perspectives in relation to the patients care needs. In the Chapelhow framework there are six perspectives that are used to help reflect and discuss patient care. These six perspectives are assessment, communication, documentation, risk management, professional decision making and managing uncertainty(Chapelhow, 2005).The two perspectives I am going to use in this assignment are assessment and communication.
R.H. has a large, active family in the area who assist in his care and plan of treatment as much as possible, and provide daily visits. Prior to the most recent hospital admission, the family reports he was an active man who lived alone, and was quite capable of caring for himself and his house. He has a wife who suffers from dementia and is cared for by their children. He meets with his primary care doctor as well as a home health nurse frequently to monitor his condition and review treatment options. Additionally, the patient is a non-practicing Catholic, with a close group of friends and other support systems within the community. Even with the high level of support he has, the patient is still at an increased risk for ineffective coping due to the sudden onset of his symptoms. Due to his continued weakness and confusion related to high levels of pain medications, much of the decision making is left up to his family, particularly his eldest daughter causing stress for the whole family. Because of his self-care deficit, which will likely extend after discharge, he will likely require extensive rehabilitation as well as being required to live either with family members or in a care facility. The patient and family will need to be continually monitored for ineffective coping for the duration of his hospital stay, as well as following discharge.
The person component according to Marchuk’s philosophy and science of human nurturing, is clarified as an exemplified soul in which there is solidarity of nature, brain, and body (Marchuk, 2014). Through experience, I realize that anxiety, depression and low self-esteem most of the time ruins recuperation and successful outcomes. This not only refers to the patient but the family/caregiver as well. Involving the patient’s family into the patient’s plan of care is also known as family-centered care, reinforcing the education also promotes positive patient outcomes. Therefore I always take my time to explore any worries in my patient’s or family member that can influence in their recovery.
Congress and policy makers should lift restrictive laws and clauses that hinder an addict’s rehabilitation process, and instead promote more readily available treatment by requiring insurance companies to contribute funding and grants that promote long term recovery. Insurance companies must be held accountable in order for long term recovery to be an attainable goal with addicts. However, this is not a popular notion amongst insurance companies, who prefer to put severe caps on treatment. Insurance companies evade paying for the treatment of substance addicted patients due to high cost of ministration: “Last year, Representative Tom Price of Georgia, Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, put forward an alternative that
According to William Anthony, who is known to be an ardent supporter of the Recovery Model, describes the process of recovery as “the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness” (Frese, Stanley, Kress, and Vogel-Scibilla, 2001, p. 1463). In mental health, the Recovery Model is used to enable patients to participate in the decision making of their health and well-being. It focuses on empowering the patients to have control and be more independent regarding treatment for their mental illness. The purpose of this scholarly paper is to explore an experience where the Recovery Model is used in patient care and how it can help enhance one’s quality of life. As described by Anthony (2003), the crux of the Recovery Model is to view the patient with a mental illness as a person first before treating them for their illness (p. 1). The Recovery Model is an approach used in mental health which prioritizes patient choice and focuses on helping patients with identifying their own goals in treatment. This paper will first focus on providing a detailed description of a patient and their journey in living with a mental illness. The paper will then talk about the principles and theory behind the Recovery Model, followed by an analysis of how the Recovery Model is used on the patient who is recovering from a mental illness.
Information and support will be provided to assist family members in keeping the family unit intact. This module will help the family in building communication skills, addressing acceptance and understanding of mental illness, facing the feelings of loss, and learning how to support a loved during hospitalization. A staff member, family and/or consumer partner will facilitate the module by educating and sharing their personal
Recovery is a huge amount of work that will require you to invest in yourself before you try to help someone else. Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is a set of symptoms including mood swing, anxiety, irritability, depression, and cravings which can last months into recovery. To be a good counselor you have to possess strong and well defined bounds. Boundaries are learned in recovery and in order to be concrete they need to be practiced.