Because of increasingly shortened hospital stays the inpatient population may only be able to attain the basic knowledge level within this domain prior to discharge. “Knowledge is the ability to recall previously learned material, it refers to the simple remembrance of a fact, concept, theory or principle” (McDonald). In the case of a newly diagnosed diabetic the ultimate goal would be for the patient to become self-reliant with managing their blood sugars through diet and medication. The nurse’s role would be to first assess the patient’s level of understanding of the disease, identify their support system and include them in the teaching process, and develop a plan of education that would be most receptive to the patient. The first three steps in the nursing process having been used, that of evaluation, diagnosis, and planning, the last two areas, implementation and evaluation can then be incorporated.
The combination of all these attribute to a serious communication loss. As a result older adults in my workplace with dementia face more than just communication difficulties such as unfamiliar surroundings, unfamiliar faces, routines and instructions to name a few which can be hard to follow so will also disrupt communication. For me in my job role it is imperative that these individuals with these language deficits and other cognitive impairments and my responsibility to facilitate the communication barrier. To do this a report is written up and kept to be updated when necessary having all the individuals details recorded helps to look back and access whenever necessary e.g. : 1) Being aware that there is some communication deficit 2) Being aware at what stage the communication difficulties are at (needing basic encouragement, right up to maybe sign or card pictures.)
There are numerous anxieties in the human services staff, but burnout has to be one of them. You have your cons and pros when working in Human Services. It can be amazing and demanding at the same time. A huge amount of effort, not keeping under control, and harmonizing between family and occupation can cause the surroundings to become tense. The purpose of this paper is to assess suffer exhaustion; explain some of the person, ethnicity, clerical, administrative, and community encouragement factors that bring about burnout.
Challenging Behaviour in Dementia A person centred approach Maria Mulhall Exact word count: 3,052 This paper will discuss the nature of challenging behaviour displayed by a person with dementia. The writer will give a personal account of a client with dementia whosebehaviour was challenging for the care giver. The writer will discuss person centred approaches to care and indicate literature and research to support same. The writer will use Trudy as a case study to outline the implementation of a person centred approach to meet individual needs. In doing this the writer will discuss effective care and therapies and how they were used to improve Trudy’s care and quality of life.
Although we are capable of making our choices: These choices can be influenced by external forces i.e friends, family, media and religious beliefs. They have an impact on our personal beliefs and idea’s and can alter someone’s perception on things. People often lack knowledge on how food, alcohol and drugs will affect them. They often develop a psychological dependence on such things believing it is helping them. Habitual patterns are formed and this can have a huge impact on their health both physical and mental.
Assessment Tool Analysis Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the assessment tools that evaluate on physical measure. The three assessment tools used will be the Daily Hassles Scale, Dysfunctional Attitude Scale, and the Well Being Picture Scale. This writer will apply Watson’s Theory of Human Caring to each of the tools, and how each tool integrates the mind-body-spirit dimensions and the population for which they are useful. This paper will include data such as cost, length, and ease in using each of these tools. It will tell which populations are best designed for each tool, how these tools can enhance the assessment phase of the nursing process, and the impact of quality of health care delivered by the nurse.
Barriers to Accessing Care There are many potential barriers that face many people every day. The main barriers that occur are attitudinal, geographical, physical, psychological, financial and cultural &language barriers. These barriers can affect the most vulnerable of people, from the elderly to low income families. Attitudinal Barriers An attitudinal barrier is when people have negative attitudes and views towards others who may have a disability for example. Prejudices and stereotyping can influence attitudinal barriers, for example, a disabled person in a work environment may be acted against by even the most well meaning of their colleagues, as they might feel pity or feel sorry for them, making a disabled person feel put down and inferior, meaning they don’t work up to their full potential and empower them to having full independence.
* Diagnosis * Treatment * Welfare assistance - provide financial assistance, advocacy * Nursing – Individualized assistance and care plan * Physiotherapists (http://mswa.org.au/How-We-Help/Services-we-provide) Risks * Too many people and too much noise can be a stressful encounter for people with MS, specifically those with cognitive dysfunction. * Infections like flu can course a person with multiple sclerosis to have added complications, which can lead to pneumonia due to decreased lung function. * Lack of sleep, as a result of the constant fatigue that a person with MS
A Comparison of the Professional Roles of Nurses In this paper, the nurse’s unique role in providing inter-professional care, patient care quality and safety, cost effective healthcare, and care to diverse patient populations will be investigated. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), J.W. and a Nurse Educator, M.,H., were interviewed, their roles as nurses were analyzed using provided protocol to discuss the difference between research and quality improvement, also how informatics affect the quality of patient care. The two specialties based on the individual interviews will be compared and a copy of both interviews will be incorporated into the paper. Lastly, a reflection of findings will be discussed as to how nurses could contribute the information from the two interviews into their own professional growth and development.
Intoruduction Overcrowding overcrowding refers to the situation in which more people are living within a single dwelling than there is space for, so that movement is restricted, privacy secluded, hygiene impossible, rest and sleep difficult. The terms crowding and overcrowding are often used interchangeably to refer to the same condition. The effects on quality of life due to crowding may be due to children sharing a bed or bedroom, increased physical contact, lack of sleep, lack of privacy, poor hygiene practises and an inability to care adequately for sick household members.While population density is an objective measure of number of people living per unit area, overcrowding refers to people's psychological response to density. But, definitions of crowding used in statistical reporting and for administrative purposes are based on density measures and not usually incorporate people’s perceptions of crowding do. Overcrowding in public school classrooms is an ongoing problem.