Chronic Care Assignment

Inquiry into Chronic Care NURS2000
Lecturer: Susan Boylen
Assignment 2

Corinna Smithwick
Student Number 18570342
Internal Unit [e-mail] BSc Nursing (EN – RN Conversion)

Due Date: 28th August 2015

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Student signature: Corinna Smithwick 28th August 2015

1. Describe
There are instances where an acute condition can become a chronic condition an example of this would be a skin tear on the foot of a diabetic patient. Due to a patient’s co-morbidity of diabetes and the associated issues, healing time is lengthened, therefore it becomes a chronic condition that can involve treating a possible infection, and complex wound management, diabetic management, and review of nutrition
Outline the nurse’s role in chronic condition self-management (200 words).
A nurse’s role in chronic condition self-management is to ensure the patient and/or their care giver understands the condition thoroughly. A nurse is expected to guide the patient through the process and aid in educating the patient, ensuring a bond of trust is created (Rita Funnell, 2005). The nurse also needs to look at patient holistically, incorporating the patient’s cultural, social and medical history. Once the nurse has collected all the subjective and objective information, then a plan of care can be implemented (Rita Funnell, 2005)
Realistic and achievable goals will need to be established, and prioritised, this will help to determine the nursing interventions that will be required to assist the patient to manage their chronic illness. The nurse will have to reassess these goals continuously, to ensure that any new problems are identified early and can be incorporated into the care planning for the patient. A review of the Care Planning for the patient needs to be evaluated to ensure that all nursing interventions are effective. (Rita Funnell, 2005) 3. What barriers do clients with a chronic condition face? (200