Chronic illness

The definition of health describes the way we feel physically, mentally and socially and being free from any illness or injury. Health is not an easy term to define as for some people it includes mental health and for others it just involves physical health and these two are very different. The term ‘Illness’ refers to the way in which disease is experienced. Characteristics of a person with good health include a working immune system, good complexion, high energy, good communication, positive mood

rates of chronic and terminal illnesses on the rise throughout the world, it becomes important to recognize and help the families going through these unfortunate events. These ailments affect the patient, but they take a toll on the families too. They experience the burden of being a caregiver, socially and financially. They encounter the differences in the behavior of the patient, which can be extreme. The family also considers the fact that their loved one may not survive their illness, and must

Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcer is a common geriatric syndrome seeing in patients suffering from acute and chronic illness. Pressure ulcers can be acquired while in the hospital, long term care facilities or in the home. Personal definition of Pressure ulcer is an injury to the skin and underlying tissue due unrelieved pressure and other factors, including by not exclusive to decreased tissue perfusion, excess moisture, and shear and friction. The NPUAP defines Pressure Ulcer as “injury

Georgia Medical Center has ten physicians clinics that can benefit from the patient portal. Now that the organization has transitioned to Cerner powercharts electronic medical records, the organization can now focus on implementing Cerner patient portal and its benefits. “A patient portal is a secure website that gives patients convenient 24 hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an internet connection” (“What is patient portal?” n.d.) The doctor's clinics of GA Medical Center

Homelessness Conflict and Safety Outcomes As the population of the United States continues to become more diverse, healthcare providers should effectively communicate with each patient regardless of their culture, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status. Nurses and other providers should be delivering patient centered care that is culturally competent. “Culture also includes the integrated pattern of thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions associated, wholly

The nurse has admitted a patient with a new diagnosis of pneumonia and explained to the patient that together they will plan the patient’s care and set goals for discharge. The patient says, “How is that different from what the doctor does?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you to develop an individualized plan to maintain your health.” This response is consistent with the American Nurses Association

individuals’ health status prior to receiving care is also important as it may also cause them to be more or less satisfied. However, Zapka et al. (1995) reported that healthier patients were more satisfied but also, on the contrary, that patients with chronic illness were more satisfied. There were some authors that suggested that mental and not physical health status was significantly associated with patient satisfaction (Rahmqvist 2001; Cohen 1995). Greenley et al. (1982) hypothesised that patients with

client unable to recognize their environment even if, they have grown up in it. Possible Causes/Risk Factors: Anything that can cause a disruption of the sending/receiving of brain signals ETOH abuse/withdrawal hyponatremia/low calcium Severe chronic/terminal illness Sleep deprivation Pain drugs Asthma drugs Allergy medications malnutrition/dehydration Fever Acute infection Anesthesia Dementia Parkinson’s Visual/hearing impairment Signs and Symptoms: Worsening confusion at night Inability to focus

The nurse client relationship is said to be a helping or therapeutic relationship in which the main focus is to enhance the health and wellbeing of the patient. As stated by Harris,Nagy and Vardaxis (as cited in Mosby’s Dictionary,2008) “A nurse-client relationship can be defined as a therapeutic relationship between a nurse and client built on a series of interactions and developing over time” The relationship is different from a social relationship in the way that it is only focused on the needs

Nearly 15 % of household in the United State live under the banner of food insecurity and sadly this statistic has continued to rise. This issue stems not from the lack of food but is caused by poverty. In the United State we produce 2x more food than we need per person. The rise of income inequality has progressed to the point where it is now a public health crisis. It astonished to believe we live in the wealthiest country in the world and 1 and 6 households do not have the income to provide for