The Role Of Nurse Management Asthma And School Health Program

Respiratory diseases such as asthma in the older population has contributed a significant impact in the health services (Mcdonald, Higgins, Gibson, Peter, 2013). The difficulty of experiencing the symptoms of asthma by the elderly population is complex and needs different approaches to be addressed (Mcdonald, Higgins, Gibson, Peter, 2013).

Allergies affect many children, particularly food allergies; this in turn can lead to social problems as they may become excluded from certain situations where their allergies are not known. In contrast they may feel a certain social stigma as their allergies are

Task analysis is the process of obtaining information about a job by determining the duties, tasks, and activities involved and the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in performing each task. There can be broken down into six

In an article entitled Interpersonal Influences on the Asthma Self-Management Skills of the Rural Adolescent, Quaranta, Wool, Logvis, Brown and Joshy (2014) sought to “understand how self-management behaviors of the adolescent with asthma are influenced by the perceived expectations (normative beliefs/subjective norms) for self-management behaviors from healthcare providers, school nurses, teachers, family and friends” (Quaranta, Wool, Logvis, Brown & Joshy, 2014, p. 97). Self-management behaviors were defined as “(a) knowledge and avoidance of triggers; (b) knowledge and proper use of medications; (c) ability to identify asthma warning signs; and (d) the ability to take appropriate actions” (Quaranta et al., 2014, p. 98). Quaranta et al. (2014) proposed that asthma management activities were more likely to occur if adequate asthma management expectations were clearly defined.

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack. You must also remove the triggers in your environment that can make your asthma worse.

From research it is quite clear that the individual as well as various environmental aspects play an important role in influencing well-being as a whole. Research suggests that increased levels of emotional stress can often coincide with increasing issues in the family, peer groups and in the school. In addition, a child’s resilience and ability to cope with these issues can be affected by their personal

I happen to not be one of those kids. Asthma doesn’t just affect you once, it affects you your whole life. I am a cheerleader and also in the band. There have been times that I have not been able to participate in my activities because I wasn't able to breathe. With the help of my great doctors, I am able to control my asthma as much as possible. By being persistent with my medication and managing my condition, I learned that persistence is the key to success. As long as I stay determined and persevere, I know I will overcome and conquer any challenge that comes my way, whether it be personal, academic, physical or

As the second intervention we are going to offer an educational program for the patients. The program will go on for four months with two meetings per month, a total of eight group meetings. It will also include four home visits by a community health worker. Following GINAs’ guidelines the class will include inhaler skill training, support regular consultations and creating a relationship to their health care provider and encourage adherence with controlled medication and training in asthma self-management. Self-management includes self-monitoring of symptoms and PEF, regular medical review and a written asthma action

History of Present Illness: Ms. Johnson is a very pleasant 66-year-old woman who was previously evaluated in this office by Elvira Aguila, MD for the diagnosis of asthma. She was last seen in January 2015. She states that overall, she has done well. However, over the last two to three weeks, she has noticed increasing shortness of breath as well as productive cough, rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. She states that she has been using her rescue inhaler above and beyond what is normal for her up to 10 times a day yesterday and she states that she has had some improvement in her symptoms with her short acting bronchodilator. She denies any fevers or chills.

I am the manager of the Asthma Foundation of America. The organization is a non-profit company established in 2011 and located in Atlanta, Georgia. The main goal of the organization is to provide educational programs for asthma patients, healthcare providers, and communities affected by this chronic disease. The organization will also help to raise funds for asthma facilities throughout the state and invest grant awards to researchers to enhance the overall prevention and control of asthma disease. This will help to improve further treatment to manage this disease and assist with groundbreaking research for cures. However, the organization has expanded nationwide to make sure all people over the United States get assistance primarily over asthma disease and live sufficient life.

During the clinical experience, I was able to care for a patient with the diagnosis of adult onset asthma. J. D. was a twenty-year-old with a one-year history of mild persistent asthma. His body mass index was 30, and he was a former 1/2 pack per day smoker for one year. Also, other lifestyle factors included social alcohol drinking (1-2 drinks per/day) over the last year since he moved out on his own. He did not regularly exercise, and he admitted to not using his daily Qvar. He lives with a roommate that does smoke in the apartment. His sister was the only family member with asthma and was diagnosed in childhood. He was being treated with a low dose inhaled daily corticosteroid (Qvar 80 mcg/daily) and a short-acting

School-age students with asthma missing more days of school and having lower mathematical scores (Krenitsky-Korn, 2011). Earlier studies on college students have also demonstrated that students with asthma miss 2.8 days on average of class due to asthma during one semester (Jolicoeur, Boyer, & Roeder, 1994; Carpentier, Mullins, & Van Pelt, 2007). Carpentier et al., 2007) documented that college students with asthma have lower cumulative grade point averages than students without asthma, due to the already persistent stress that comes with college in addition to their

Age is a contributing factor affecting the distribution of influenza. The virus is easily transmissible at any age but adults over the age of 65 are more vulnerable in developing the virus therefore are more likely to be offered a flu vaccine, in order to protect themselves. However, infants and young child have weak immune systems, consequently offered immunisations.

Managing a child with asthma especially with today’s busy families can be stressful, frequent follow-up visits, medication regulation, and environmental management all contribute to family disruption. Research has shown that a supportive and well-organized family decreases the child’s risk and severity of asthma symptoms. As a family nurse my initial action would be to conduct a qualitative interview such as, Family Asthma Management System Scale (FAMSS), that would allow me to evaluate their asthma knowledge, symptom assessment, response to symptoms, environment control, medication adherence, intervention of healthcare professional, and how they have integrated asthma into their family life (Raymond, Fiese, Winter, Knestel, & Everhart, 2012). Based on this information we generated a list of basic strategies that the parents felt would be helpful in managing their child’s asthma, through organized

Amongst adult patients, both men and women ages 18-65 years of age with a diagnosis of asthma, does self-management plan of care with a focus on education compared to a follow up as needed with the primary care health provider's plan of care help reduce exacerbations, increase medication adherence and improve the quality of life.