What would you recommend to patients about this article, information, and publication?
I would advise a patient to be cautious what they read online and in magazines. I would teach them to look up reliable websites like; The National Instituted of health. It is also imperative that even though there are reliable sources, it is important to seek medical evaluation and support. The article that was selected was Asthma, from Women’s Health magazine (May, 2013). It was an educational article explaining what asthma is, what philologically happens to the lungs when an asthma attacks occurs. The author does give examples of what can trigger and asthma attack, for example, common allergen (i.e. mold, medication, pollen, cockroaches) as well as exercise, infection and pollution are some triggers mentions (Women’s Health Magazine, 2013, para.4). The article was informative illustrating the symptoms of asthma (i.e. Shortness of breath, chest tightness, etc.) as well as diagnosis and treatment. It is unknown if the author has a medical background. Although there was no cited reference noted; the end of the article did indicated that the content of the article was medically reviewed by stating “Medical content reviewed by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School. Copyright by …show more content…
There came be long periods where asthma is under control, but is not cured (NIH, 2014, Para 9). I would also advise them to know what triggers their asthma attack, and to try to avoid it (i.e. dust, smoke. etc.). Asthma symptoms can worsen if they are continuously exposing themselves to the triggers (National Institute of health, 2014) Furthermore I would emphasize that they should always have their inhaler that is prescribed by the md with them in an event that they have an asthma attack. As a nurse it’s also important to ensure that asthma patients are educated when and how to properly use the
I would advise a patient to be cautious what they read online and in magazines. I would teach them to look up reliable websites like; The National Instituted of health. It is also imperative that even though there are reliable sources, it is important to seek medical evaluation and support. The article that was selected was Asthma, from Women’s Health magazine (May, 2013). It was an educational article explaining what asthma is, what philologically happens to the lungs when an asthma attacks occurs. The author does give examples of what can trigger and asthma attack, for example, common allergen (i.e. mold, medication, pollen, cockroaches) as well as exercise, infection and pollution are some triggers mentions (Women’s Health Magazine, 2013, para.4). The article was informative illustrating the symptoms of asthma (i.e. Shortness of breath, chest tightness, etc.) as well as diagnosis and treatment. It is unknown if the author has a medical background. Although there was no cited reference noted; the end of the article did indicated that the content of the article was medically reviewed by stating “Medical content reviewed by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School. Copyright by …show more content…
There came be long periods where asthma is under control, but is not cured (NIH, 2014, Para 9). I would also advise them to know what triggers their asthma attack, and to try to avoid it (i.e. dust, smoke. etc.). Asthma symptoms can worsen if they are continuously exposing themselves to the triggers (National Institute of health, 2014) Furthermore I would emphasize that they should always have their inhaler that is prescribed by the md with them in an event that they have an asthma attack. As a nurse it’s also important to ensure that asthma patients are educated when and how to properly use the