There is the disease, which is the pathological changes that occur in one's body, and the illness which consists of the person's experience of the disease. If you only address the medical aspect of a disease and fail to consider the patient's biological/social/psychological needs, you may be overlooking factors that make the condition worse. For example, stress or depression can amplify the intensity of pain, so it is important to address the patient as a whole rather than isolate and treat the pain exclusively. From this perspective, the concept of physical pain, which is the the main source of discomfort (traditionally treated only with analgesics), has lately been approached from an enlarged perspective, a holistic one: the concept of total
g. Poor hygiene, malnutrition, failure to keep medical appointments. 1.3 Describe the factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse. People who have sensory impairments, dementia, severely disabled or being cared for may be more vulnerable to abuse. 2 Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse. 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused.
A newly hired RN who was previously a tech finds she is now shunned by both groups. Is this just life as a nurse or a nurse’s rite of passage? Or is it something more insidious? These behaviors go by several names: lateral or horizontal violence, incivility, nurse-to-nurse bullying, sabotage - “nurses eating their young”. As kind and compassionate as nurses can be to their patients, they can be just as mean and hateful to their colleagues.
Introduction: Pain is one of the most common and distressing symptoms described by patients with life-limiting illnesses (Ferrell and Coyle, 2008). However, it is not purely a physical experience but involves various other components of human functioning, including personality, mood, behaviour, and social relations (Bruera and Portenoy, 2003). In an attempt to describe the all-encompassing nature of pain within a “wholeperson” framework, Dame Cicely Saunders coined the concept of “total pain” (Saunders, 1978). She suggested that pain has physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual components that make up the “total pain” experience. Yet the contribution of each component will be specific to each individual and his or her situation.
Support quality assessment b. Help patient understand the need for quality IV. How does our healthcare compare to others a. Similarities b. Differences c. How can we improve how we compare to others V. Poor quality of healthcare is a problem in the United States a.
The nurse observes that the patient has a shuffling gait and tremors and is drooling. The nurse will ask the patient’s provider about which course of action? a.|Administering a direct dopamine antagonist| b.|Giving an anticholinergic medication| c.|Increasing the dose of the antipsychotic drug| d.|Stopping the antipsychotic drug| ____ 3. A patient is taking an FGA for schizophrenia. The nurse notes that the patient has trouble speaking and chewing and observes slow, wormlike movements of the patient’s tongue.
Having a personalised and holistic approach to pain and discomfort needs good teamwork. Example: when my client once felt pain on her lower back, after discussion with the client and family members, I called up the Nurses at the GP to seek for advice, as my client didn’t want to take any painkillers, and a check-up was necessary to be able to help. 1.2 The most effective approaches to alleviate pain are the wide variety of drugs, they come in four different categories: Analgesics (e.g. aspirin and paracetamol) Opiates (e.g. morphine and heroin) Anti-inflammatories (e.g.
The factors explained above impact people’s “mistaken believes about the nature of pain and disability, resistance to seek treatment, and unwillingness to comply with treatment procedures”. In my opinion, the authors covered a good range of factors that may influence human’s pain perception and pain management. The authors pointed out the gap existed in today’s healthcare system for chronic and recurrent pain, as well as the reason of why
This, combined with mood disturbances, can undermine relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. BPD disturbances also may include self-harm. [3] Without treatment, symptoms may worsen, leading (in extreme cases) to suicide attempts There is an ongoing debate between clinicians and patients worldwide regarding the term Borderline, and some suggest it be renamed, and called Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. There is concern that the diagnosis of BPD stigmatizes people and is a discriminatory practice. It is common for those suffering from BPD and their families to feel confused by a lack of clear diagnosis, effective treatments and accurate information.
Discriminatory practice can have a very negative effect on people because it could hurt their feelings or even some types of discrimination can physically hurt them. All different types of discrimination can lead to someone not using health and social care services and this could lead to poorer health. The impact that discrimination has on everybody involved is very big and can affect people in many different ways. Service users who are discriminated against by their service provider may feel disempowered, feel less powerful or loss of confidence meaning the individual’s sadness will occur because of the feeling of neglect, anxiety and they will finally disengage and withdraw from others. The individual who is being discriminated against may feel depressed because they have lost the fight against