Pain Disability 2 Flashcards
Rate of disability
Increases as people age
Causes are accident or progressive chronic illness
Need for assistance increase with age
Types of disability
Physical Psychiatric Intellectual Neurological Sensory
Physical
Affects mobility
Intellectual
Learning
Psychiatric
Thinking process
Neurological
Loss of mental and body functions
Sensory
Affects the persons hearing seeing
Factors affecting care
Change in process of illness Defensive grief Psychosocial relationships Attitudes impacts to copes Faith healers Make unrealistic plans Increased demand on health care Challenges is to remain focused on health promotion Non compliance with care plans Increased demands kn health respirces Get various medical opinions and find the most optimistic
Emotional impact
It is normal to feel in the grieving process Regret Resentment Anger Impatience
Impact losses
Function Role Income Status Independence body part
Successful management program
Person-centred Comprehensive assessment Engage the patient Continuity of care Evidence based care and management
Role of nurse
Create individualised care plan Include individuals in the decision making Provide tine and flexibility Considering limitations of a person Education Consider risk Use therapies Ongoing assessment Communicate with family , dr, carer, patient, health professionals
Nursing goals
Maintain or improve self capacity Manage disease effectively Increase healing Prevent complications Delay deterioration Achieve highest quality of life Die wjth comfort
Assessment nursing
Level of self care
Personal preferences
Review the individuals ability to perform
The familty and the person with the illness are considered one unit
Family considerations
- assess the ability to cope giving care, lifestyle, compensate deficit
Nursing interventions
Set short term and long term goals
Eliminate or kinimize self-care limitations
Develop a care plan
Support
