Nursing: Family analysis and education
Learning Outcomes
This assignment addresing the following unit learning outcomes
1. demonstrate an understanding of the cardiac system including related anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics,pharmokinetics, pharmodynamics, the quality use of medicines and complementary therapies;
2. demonstrate and apply comprehensive cardiac assessment and evidence based clinical reasoning skills in theory, clinical and simulated environments;
3. demonstrate the capacity to integrate and relate principles of ethical and legal practice within an intra and interprofessional team approach to person centred care;
4. learn and apply reflective practice and professional communication strategies that facilitate the delivery of safe and effective culturally sensitive quality care across diverse settings;
5. plan and implement person centred primary health care and health promotion strategies related to cardiac health and wellbeing.
Q. Task
Your response needs to be supported by recent evidence-based resources. This could include information from your texts and from other peer reviewed sources. This assignment makes use of the Katrina and Trevor case studies which can be found on the Moodle home page.
- Outline the incidence/ prevalence and main causes of Hypertension in Australia
- Discuss the grading system for hypertension, Outlining the modifiable and non-modifiable features of the disease and their primary management included in each stage.
- As an appendix, present an evidence-based education plan for both Katrina and Trevor. The Patient Education Plan should include their cardiac medications. It should discuss all aspects of cardiac health (there are several problems including physical, social and psychological), and set goals to improve their health. The plan should include the interdisciplinary team. This needs to be in table format, with referencing throughout.Study Case study of Trevor
Focus for investigation
What is Ischaemic Heart Disease?
- Describe the aetiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations
- Which signs and symptoms can you see in Trevor's story that fit this disease?
What are the risk factors for IHD?
- Which ones can you find here in Trevor's history?
What tests can be done to diagnose IHD?
What other information would you like to collect in your assessment of Trevor (remember, you are in a GP office- think of the resources you have available to you there).
What complications (or potential complications) can arise from IHD? Relate these to how they might influence Trevor's story.
Study - Katrina case study
Focus for investigation
- What differences in cardiovascular anatomy and physiology might you find between an adult and paediatric patient?
- What are some differences in cardiac assessment findings you might find between an adult and a paediatric patient?
- What would normal findings be in a healthy child?
- What familial risk factors are there for cardiac disorders?
- Relate this to Katrina's story- can you find any here?
Attachment:- assignment-nursing.rar