LTC Essay
Caring for Patients with Long Term Condition
Essay Title: Discuss strategies to support and empower the patient living with a long-term condition (LTC) and their significant others when planning their discharge from hospital.
School of Health and Education
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Date of Submission: 12 March 2014
Word Count: 2187
Discuss strategies to support and empower the patient living with a long term condition (LTC) and their significant others when planning their discharge from hospital.
This essay will identify and discuss in detail the strategies that are required to support and empower Mrs Meeha who is a 77-year-old female with a long term condition, poor general health management and has recently been admitted to hospital with an infected leg ulcer. A discharge plan of what is entailed to ensure a safe discharge and to make sure Mrs Meeha’s discharge needs are met will be covered and explained and attached as Appendix 1. According to the Royal College of Nursing [RCN], (2010) to ensure that a discharge plan runs smooth and concise this requires effective co-ordination and communication from the nursing team, the Multi Disciplinary Team [MDT] who is planning the discharge, the patient and the carers who in this situation happens to be Mrs Meeha’s family. This will start on either admission or shortly after as Mrs Meeha has complex care needs due to the other factors that she has presented with. As this is going to be a complex discharge there is going to be multiple teams and various key focal points that will need addressing so this assignment will focus mainly on the roles and importance of the MDT on how they will incorporate a safe and effective discharge plan following guidelines as set out by the RCN, (2010) ‘10 step process’, the definition and exploration of key terms such as package of care [POC], diabetes, long term condition [LTC] and empowerment which when
Essay Title: Discuss strategies to support and empower the patient living with a long-term condition (LTC) and their significant others when planning their discharge from hospital.
School of Health and Education
Module Leader:
Module Lecturer:
Student Name:
Student Number:
Date of Submission: 12 March 2014
Word Count: 2187
Discuss strategies to support and empower the patient living with a long term condition (LTC) and their significant others when planning their discharge from hospital.
This essay will identify and discuss in detail the strategies that are required to support and empower Mrs Meeha who is a 77-year-old female with a long term condition, poor general health management and has recently been admitted to hospital with an infected leg ulcer. A discharge plan of what is entailed to ensure a safe discharge and to make sure Mrs Meeha’s discharge needs are met will be covered and explained and attached as Appendix 1. According to the Royal College of Nursing [RCN], (2010) to ensure that a discharge plan runs smooth and concise this requires effective co-ordination and communication from the nursing team, the Multi Disciplinary Team [MDT] who is planning the discharge, the patient and the carers who in this situation happens to be Mrs Meeha’s family. This will start on either admission or shortly after as Mrs Meeha has complex care needs due to the other factors that she has presented with. As this is going to be a complex discharge there is going to be multiple teams and various key focal points that will need addressing so this assignment will focus mainly on the roles and importance of the MDT on how they will incorporate a safe and effective discharge plan following guidelines as set out by the RCN, (2010) ‘10 step process’, the definition and exploration of key terms such as package of care [POC], diabetes, long term condition [LTC] and empowerment which when