Introduction
Transitions in life can be hard to adapt to if the person is ill-prepared, there are some transitions that can be expected and others which takes people by surprise. The transition from the home life to the hospital is often unexpected and most patients will have a hard time adjusting to the environment. In this paper I will be examining an episodic health challenge for one of the patients that I had the enjoyment of providing care to. An episodic health challenge is an abrupt change in life where one requires the assistance of nurses to provide care for him/her to facilitate recovery from chronic or severe illness. I will be using a pseudonym such as Mr.X to conceal the identity of the patient and to address his two son, one will be named Bob and the other Tom. An adequate amount of time is required to provide …show more content…
(Jakubec, S., & West, C., 2014) Mr.X’s family was a nuclear family, a mother and father in a monogamous marriage with two loving sons but as of 2 years ago he became a lone parent to his two sons when his wife died. His two sons are full grown middle adults with no specified employment status. Both of the sons have left the household and does not require financial assistance from their father. Mr.X lives alone in an apartment building in New Westminster which both of his sons have access to. The other son, Tom, who is 32 years old is currently in the hospital awaiting tumor removal surgery; the tumor’s location is unknown as his father has been in the hospital before the tumor identification. His other son Bob is an addict at age 26 that often lies and cheats to obtain finances from his father. Currently Mr.X’s son, Bob has stolen up to $40,000 out of his bank account while he has been in the hospital and has caused a huge strain on Bob’s relationship to the rest of the family. Mr.X is now considered as a “do not acknowledge” patient so his son Bob cannot cause further harm to him. Mr.X who is 84 has often
Transitions in life can be hard to adapt to if the person is ill-prepared, there are some transitions that can be expected and others which takes people by surprise. The transition from the home life to the hospital is often unexpected and most patients will have a hard time adjusting to the environment. In this paper I will be examining an episodic health challenge for one of the patients that I had the enjoyment of providing care to. An episodic health challenge is an abrupt change in life where one requires the assistance of nurses to provide care for him/her to facilitate recovery from chronic or severe illness. I will be using a pseudonym such as Mr.X to conceal the identity of the patient and to address his two son, one will be named Bob and the other Tom. An adequate amount of time is required to provide …show more content…
(Jakubec, S., & West, C., 2014) Mr.X’s family was a nuclear family, a mother and father in a monogamous marriage with two loving sons but as of 2 years ago he became a lone parent to his two sons when his wife died. His two sons are full grown middle adults with no specified employment status. Both of the sons have left the household and does not require financial assistance from their father. Mr.X lives alone in an apartment building in New Westminster which both of his sons have access to. The other son, Tom, who is 32 years old is currently in the hospital awaiting tumor removal surgery; the tumor’s location is unknown as his father has been in the hospital before the tumor identification. His other son Bob is an addict at age 26 that often lies and cheats to obtain finances from his father. Currently Mr.X’s son, Bob has stolen up to $40,000 out of his bank account while he has been in the hospital and has caused a huge strain on Bob’s relationship to the rest of the family. Mr.X is now considered as a “do not acknowledge” patient so his son Bob cannot cause further harm to him. Mr.X who is 84 has often