Case Study -- Steven
Steven is a 15-year-old indigenous boy, who has asthma since he was two. He shows up in the hospital and complains about shortness of breath. Steven stays with his mother and 6 siblings in a remote town in rural Australia. Based on Steven’s situation, this essay will discuss about the pathophysiology about asthma, and then evaluate the nurse’s role of providing the nursing care for both Steven and his family.
Harver and Kotses (2010) define asthma as the chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway. Asthma is a respiratory condition, which is mainly caused by the inflammatory response and narrowing of the airway. The common symptoms could be coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath (Khazan, 2013).
In a …show more content…
The airway inflammation is allergen-specific, Janssens and Ritz (2013) and Vernon, Wiklund, Bell, Dale and Chapman (2012) state that usual asthma triggers include pollen, pets, house dust mite, mold, weather change, physical activity, respiratory infections and emotional stress. Bronchoconstriction occurs as the allergens trigger the airway and cause the inflammation, which contracting the bronchial muscle and tightening the airway. Airway hyperreactivity causes bronchospasm.
Therefore, asthma can also cause some other ….
After briefly understanding the pathophysiology of asthma, this essay will focus on the developmentally appropriate nursing care and family centered care for Steven and his …show more content…
Regarding to the developmental progress, the nurse and the parents could know what they are expecting from the children of their age. Therefore, Haley and Pillitteri (2015) think that growth and development are the foundation of making and providing nursing care plans for children.
However, Steven is now 15 years old, as a teenager who is stepping into adulthood, his thoughts and feelings could be varied. Boys at this age would have their unique personality and thoughts. CDC (2016) suggests that children in this age group will have some emotional, social, thinking and learning change. These include feeling curious about the opposite gender, being more independent, concerning about their body image, may being emotional and having reasonable choices (CDC, 2016). Overall, they are physical, cognitive, emotional, sensory and social development. In CDC’s website, it also provides lots of positive parenting tips for teenagers’ parents about developmental milestones, those information can help the parents to keep their children healthy and safe. Therefore, this article in CDC’s website could be recommended to Steven’s mother and any other parents to understand their children
Steven is a 15-year-old indigenous boy, who has asthma since he was two. He shows up in the hospital and complains about shortness of breath. Steven stays with his mother and 6 siblings in a remote town in rural Australia. Based on Steven’s situation, this essay will discuss about the pathophysiology about asthma, and then evaluate the nurse’s role of providing the nursing care for both Steven and his family.
Harver and Kotses (2010) define asthma as the chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway. Asthma is a respiratory condition, which is mainly caused by the inflammatory response and narrowing of the airway. The common symptoms could be coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath (Khazan, 2013).
In a …show more content…
The airway inflammation is allergen-specific, Janssens and Ritz (2013) and Vernon, Wiklund, Bell, Dale and Chapman (2012) state that usual asthma triggers include pollen, pets, house dust mite, mold, weather change, physical activity, respiratory infections and emotional stress. Bronchoconstriction occurs as the allergens trigger the airway and cause the inflammation, which contracting the bronchial muscle and tightening the airway. Airway hyperreactivity causes bronchospasm.
Therefore, asthma can also cause some other ….
After briefly understanding the pathophysiology of asthma, this essay will focus on the developmentally appropriate nursing care and family centered care for Steven and his …show more content…
Regarding to the developmental progress, the nurse and the parents could know what they are expecting from the children of their age. Therefore, Haley and Pillitteri (2015) think that growth and development are the foundation of making and providing nursing care plans for children.
However, Steven is now 15 years old, as a teenager who is stepping into adulthood, his thoughts and feelings could be varied. Boys at this age would have their unique personality and thoughts. CDC (2016) suggests that children in this age group will have some emotional, social, thinking and learning change. These include feeling curious about the opposite gender, being more independent, concerning about their body image, may being emotional and having reasonable choices (CDC, 2016). Overall, they are physical, cognitive, emotional, sensory and social development. In CDC’s website, it also provides lots of positive parenting tips for teenagers’ parents about developmental milestones, those information can help the parents to keep their children healthy and safe. Therefore, this article in CDC’s website could be recommended to Steven’s mother and any other parents to understand their children