Illness

Chronic illness is a term applied to an illness that is long lasting and has persistent signs and symptoms. In Australia one in five Australians are affected by multiple chronic diseases. (Australian Government: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2015) Emily suffers from two chronic diseases that affect her daily living. When caring for individuals who suffer from chronic diseases the three guiding principles should be used and health professionals should utilise the different…

In History Begins at Sumer by Samuel Noah Kramer there are many accurate comparisons that Kramer makes to show the similarities from the Sumerian society to today. Although the Sumerians lived about 4,000 years ago, there is evidence that many nations have taken some of their beliefs in government and way of life. Some of the similarities included in the text are: medicine, taxation, and juvenile delinquency. Despite these similarities there are also many differences between the two societies…

I believe that the most important teaching/learning aspect that the caregivers, both medical and family, needed to understand when caring for patient #17 was the concept of AND. To put it into perspective, it isn’t unusual for the elderly population to put DNR on their advanced directive – they are elderly and no longer want to be in pain/suffering. However, it is unusual to see a pediatric patient with an AND order. AND, meaning to allow natural death is something that individuals with chronic…

stress. This effect will not keep the stressors from entering a person’s life. However, it will provide some protection against the harm of stress. For example, an individual just found out that their love one was diagnosed with a life threatening illness, which can be stressful and overwhelming. However, the individual receives social support from family or friends to relieve a lot of stress. Another example is taking care of an elderly parent. The social support from family or friends will…

chronic care. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of acute is emergent. These patients typically show signs and symptoms rapidly and need care immediately. These patients are also typically short-term and recover almost fully from their illness. When caring for this patient the nurse is constantly monitoring and caring for the patient for a short period of time until recovery…

My professional and academic goals are completely aligned with the mission, vision, and outcome statements of Walden University as well as the MSN learning outcomes. As stated in Walden University’s vision, my professional and academic goal is to use the knowledge and skills acquired here to identify solutions for critical societal challenges for the greater good (Walden University, 2011). My personal mission is to become a scholar practitioner so that I can effect positive social change. I…

secondary research in this report will be articles and information from academic websites. Examples of the sources I will be using in my report: • Brown, M. D. (2010) academic journal. Musculoskeletal pain and treatment choice: an exploration of illness perceptions and choices of conventional or complementary therapies. • Burkhart, L. A. (2015) academic journal. Chiropractic Added to Joint Commission Standard on Pain Management. Qualifications I am qualified to write this report for three…

How one views a person in the workforce can depend greatly on how that person carry’s themselves, and how they act; as a registered nurse in the healthcare, it is essential we are looked at and trusted as a healthcare professional. Treating the patient with sufficient healthcare knowledge for the physical or mental diagnosis that is going on is not enough, and it is our job to recognize the patient as whole person, and use the resources available to us to get and treat the patient physically,…

“The European American culture is a blended culture resulting from early immigrants in the United States, primarily Caucasians from Europe, who adapted to and adopted on another’s culture and, over time, have formed their own distinct, new cultures.” ( Purnell,214). The term European American is normally shortened to American. American culture are considered to be middle- class whites, others from out of the country believe that all Americans are rich, spoiled, drive fancy cars, and no poverty.…

learning experience, activities, responses and skills acquired throughout the programme module and work experience. Palliative care is an approach to care focusing on promoting comfort through relieving pain while a person is facing a life threatening illness. The palliative care approach is guided by the gaols chosen by the patient and family and by accepted standards of health care. Along with enhancing quality of life, palliative care also integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects…