1. Compare and contrast the terms “disability” and “chronic illness." What are the similarities and differences? Can they coexist? Give reasoning behind your evaluation. The terms "Disability and Chronic Illness are different and do not coexist. The reason for why they do not coexist is that people with chronic illness may be considered disabled, but people with disabilities don't always have a chronic illness. The main difference between the two terms is that chronic illness typically leads to death while having a disability does not. The similarities are that chronic illness and disability can affect all people regardless of age, ethnic, cultural, racial, socioeconomic. Both Disability and Chronic Illness depending on the severity can require some assistance with the …show more content…
"Consult with social services or other health care team to identify healthcare resources (Meals on Wheels or homemaker services) and help patient contact and arrange for follow-up." (Ralph & Taylor, 2014, pg 151) "The referral will also address family economic and social barriers to achieve optimal self-health management and maintain independence after discharge." (Ralph & Taylor, 2014, pg 151) 3. "Encourage patient and family to verbalize feelings and concerns related to health maintenance to help them develop greater understanding and better manage their health "(Ralph & Taylor, 2014, pg 151). 4.. "Teach patient and family about disease states and medication regimen such as effects, adverse effect, side effects. Most importantly explain problems solving skills to ensure active participation in self-health management despite any possible side effects"(Ralph & Taylor, 2014, pg 151).Discussion Reference: Ralph, S. S., & Taylor, C. M. (2014). Nursing Diagnosis Pocket Guide (13th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkinson. Treas, L. & Wilkinson, J. (2014). Basic nursing: Concepts, skills & reasoning. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis
The following is a response and reflection to the article “People First Language” by Kathie Snow. My first personal interpretation of the article was of a person on a rampage and I could not understand the content of the article. The author Kathie Snow seemed to be upset that people with disabilities are labeled, instead of being addressed by their name. In her article, it appeared that she was using false analogies. Her article compared people with disabilities and medical diagnoses like psoriasis, arthritis, diabetes. I am not sure if I agree with this analogy, because not all disabilities are a physical medical issue. Some disabilities are cognitive, social, or emotional and really have no relationship with medical disabilities. Although, it takes a professional medical person in some subfield of the medical field to diagnose a disability, it just seems that, there is no correlation between medical physical issues and disability. On the other hand, there were parts of the article that
This paper will provide as an example to how we as nurses can be successful in applying the nursing process and various technological advances to promote the health and well being of our patients. Involved in this process, we must include the following criteria: a understanding of health promotion, a value of health promotion, strategies and content to promote health, involve the patient in the process, address barriers to successful health promotion, and utilize facilitators to health promotion (Whitehead et al. 2008).. We must not focus only on where the patient’s health status is currently but on promoting the positive well being they want to and can move to with our aid and encouragement.
Fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing care (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
3. The relation between the chronically ill patient and the body is of intertwined subjectivity, of one human dignity and human strength. This is made manifest through the patient’s continued struggle for life despite awareness of dwindling quality of health and diminishing quality of life.
The relationship between disability and biomedical model is very complex; to understand the concept one needs to understand the biomedical model and the definition of disability. disability is a term that describes a person’s inability to perform daily activities. Biomedical model states that a disability is caused by a disease, disorder, mental or physical condition that deprives a person of the basic necessity of life. Furthermore, the medical model views a disabled person as functionally limited as it defines the norms for human functioning. From these two definitions, it can be concluded that both disability and the medical model are interlinked in ways of how a person’s inability to function have an impact in the interaction of society.
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Nurses should perform interventions and educate to encourage healthy behavior when an individual is not presently ill. Furthermore, relevance of this model regarding individuals who are presently ill is practically inconsequential due to lack of immediate curative factors. Regardless, the model can still be useful in educating the ill patient on how to participate in health promoting behavior that will prevent onset or further progression of illnesses. The goal of healthcare providers should be to evaluate, intervene, and help patients set realistic goals that accommodate the multidimensional aspects of their life in order to effectively promote optimal health as the end
The Medical Model of disability has been the dominant paradigm of conceptualization disability: “For over a hundred years, disability has been defined in predominantly medical terms as a chronic functional incapacity whose consequence was functional limitations assumed to result from physical or mental impairment.” This approach to understanding disability tends to be more descriptive and normative by seeking out to define what is normal and what is not. Consequently, strict normative categories abound, namely the “disabled” and “abled” dichotomy. This model views the physiological difference itself as the problem, where the individual is the focus of that said disability.
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A long-term health condition can also be referred to as a ‘chronic illness’ and it can be used to define recurring conditions such as asthma, arthritis, and diabetes.
... the context of chronic illness: a family health promoting process. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronis Illness 3, (3), 283-92.
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There are children who unfortunately have illnesses, whether that’s a disability, an internal illness or just a sickness bug. When children are ill, for example with a sickness bug, a child would feel very lethargic and will not want to do certain activities. For example if a baby is ill, they will spend more time sleeping than what they will trying to crawl. However those with disabilities and internal illness can be affected drastically. Children with disabilities will struggle more with certain things i.e. sometimes they may struggle more with walking which would result in the child being ‘delayed’ when compared to the development norms. Also when someone has an internal illness, it can also limit what the child can do. A child who may have problems with their bladder may be delayed in their potty
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