For e.g. if an individual has a heart attack then in this situation the need of the individual is to prevent them from getting worse. It helps people become experts in managing their own condition, therefore stops diseases developing. Government health promotion initiatives The Department of Health is a government department responsible for health protection, health improvement and health inequalities issues in England. So, in an action to improve the health of an individual the Dept of Health
Unit 517 Lead Person Centred Practise (HSCM1) 1.5 Explain how person centred practise can result in positive changes for an individual. Person centred practise (PCP) places the individual at the centre of the care they receive and this can lead to a lot of positive changes. Before the use of PCP, treatment of an individual was based on their condition (medical model). Decisions are continually made for the individual as they are only defined as being independent once they overcome their disabilities. Taking away a person’s choices long-term may lead to ill effects such as withdrawal, depression, lack of motivation, lack of progression, delusions of over dependency, challenging behaviours, lack of opportunities and community access and institutionalisation.
Throughout her childhood, Lucy had to face with children staring at her differently. Although she says “I was vain and proud when it came to wanting to be different from everyone else”(25), she loved being special. It was very hard for her to accept the way she looked after having all those surgeries and also having cancer. While being in the hospital, Lucy discovered that some of the children were better off staying at the hospital then being at home. Grealy states “Some of the other visiting parents…felt sorry for my lack of visitors..(38)”.
Well that’s a good question. When explaining a disease you 1st need to have a better understanding of the origin of the disease as well as any treatments, statistics, people at risk, as well as any preventions. In my paper I will be doing just that. A cerebral vascular accident is another name for a stroke. A sudden death of brain cells due to a problem with blood supply.
In the care of the patient Mr. J, utilizing nursing-sensitive indicators could have greatly assisted the nurses and aids in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care and cause negative patient outcomes. The ANA has defined a number of nursing-sensitive indicators in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). The national database program collects these designated indicators and analyzes their prevalence in an effort to prevent these negative patient outcomes and make recommendations about how they may be avoided (ANA, 2009). There were a number of errors made in the patient’s care, and closer adherence and understanding of these guidelines would have proven useful in guiding these personnel in his care. Without paying attention to these quality indicators, some care may have fallen through the cracks, some may have not been identified in a time-frame that was meaningful or useful, and much of the care the patient received may have been detrimental to his condition.
Running Head: COMMON CAUSES FOR STROKE AND THEIR EFFECTS 1 Common causes for Stroke and their effects Cindy Weisser Jefferson Community College COMMON CAUSES FOR STROKE AND THEIR EFFECTS 2 Abstract After reading this essay you will gain valuable knowledge of some common causes of stroke in the human body and how a stroke can affect you. Becoming aware of what can cause a stroke can empower you in ways of preventing some things in which you have control in order to lower your risk for stroke. COMMON CAUSES FOR STROKE AND THEIR EFFECTS 3 There are a number of leading killers in America today. Some can be prevented, others maybe not or possibly have genetic predisposition that make it inevitable. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke is the third leading cause of death in American today when in fact 80% if strokes are preventable.
The patient needs to understand his new medical condition in order to gain understanding of the disease process, signs and symptoms, complications, medication regimen, follow-up appointment as well as the benefits of physical activity, diet and weight control. By explaining what causes a myocardial infarction, sign and symptoms, complications using educational video, traced of the heart to demonstrate how it functions will help the patient. Modifying dietary choices, weight control and physical activity will promote better health. This process should be repeated until patient and family voice understanding. Patient and family involvement in plan and care is very vital.
This can alleviate their stress about tests that might involve threatening diseases. Having all medications labeled in containers will reduce medication errors for patients. This will help health care providers to see what is in each container, syringe and vial at all times. This goal is a crucial one in keeping medication errors to a minimum (The Joint commission, 2011). A vital area need for infection control is ensuring hand hygiene guidelines are strictly followed.
The text A Quick Fix for Strokes belongs to popular scientific writing as its main aim is to inform the reader about a recent discovery in the field of medicine which can help patients to recover from a stroke and convince of its effectiveness. In the introduction, which is the first paragraph, the author states the topic of the text. The use of words belonging to one semantic field such as a stroke, stroke patients, paralysed, heart attacks outlines the theme of the text. To stress the significance of the subject the author resorts to imagery: the words catastrophe, terrifying due to their negative meaning create an image of a disaster. At the same time the author tries to attract the reader’s attention by showing that this situation can happen to him or her which is explicitly expressed through the use of the personal pronoun you and the possessive pronoun your: your arm goes numb; you can’t speak; half your body becomes useless.
Technology has negative effects that will need to be recognized and resolved. People must realize that technology can fail, and they must use it responsibly. One day they may have to survive without it. First off, advanced medical techniques created by new technology has saved many people’s lives. Doctors and nurses can use the ease of access to information to learn new techniques and practices easily.