1. List and provide a brief description of any five chronic health conditions that you have encountered to date. (5 marks) 2. From your current understanding of health conditions, indicate whether...

1. List and provide a brief description of any five chronic health conditions that you have encountered to date. (5 marks)
2. From your current understanding of health conditions, indicate whether each of the conditions listed below is acute or chronic. Write your answer next to each condition.
a) appendicitis
b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c) wisdom tooth extraction
d) rheumatoid arthritis
e) obesity
f) hay fever (6 marks)
3. A key factor that will impact upon this client’s successful treatment and rehabilitation is the client’s own understanding of her condition. As an Enrolled Nurse, discuss the steps you would take to ascertain and ensure the client understand their illness. (5 marks)
4. Identify five (5) common sites where cancer may develop. (5 marks)
5. Define chronic pain. Briefly indicate how common it is in Australia. (2 marks)
HLTEN513B – Student Assessment 9
Version 2.0 – June 2017
Southern Cross Education Institute
6. List all six (6) components of the Waterlow Abbey pain scale. (3 marks)
7. List the five (5) factors that influence an individual’s perception of pain. (5 marks)
8. List four (4) non–pharmacological therapy measures which can be implemented for a client experiencing pain. (4 marks)
9. Describe major clinical manifestations of renal system disorder. (3 marks)
10. List five (5) clinical signs and symptoms of asthma. (5 marks)
11. Outline three (3) causes of asthma. (3 marks)
12. An elderly client has difficulty coordinating the self-administration of Ventolin inhaler. The doctor has recommended the use of a spacer with the inhaler. Describe how the enrolled nurse would go about explaining to the client the method of using a spacer for self-administration of Ventolin inhaler. (4 marks)
13. List four (4) common symptoms of chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD). (4 marks)
14. List the six (6) causes and risk factors for an individual to develop chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD). (6 marks)
15. Identify and briefly describe five (5) diagnostic tests recommended for cardiac dysfunction.
(5 marks)
16. Describe four (4) risk factors for stroke. (4 marks)
17. Provide a definition and brief description of the following: (6 marks)
a. Rheumatoid arthritis
b. Ankylosing spondylitis
c. Gout
You are required to discuss evidenced based nursing practice for a patient, with chronic health problems, you cared for during your professional practice.
You will be required to access the patient’s medical records to prepare for your case report.
Please maintain patient’s anonymity at all times
Use a pseudonym name for the patient that is not identifiable and state this in your case report
Be careful not to include any information that my identify the patient including places, dates, time, events
The case report should include:
1. Brief introduction (one paragraph)
2. Presenting complaint, assessment data and diagnosis
3. Past medical and health history including medications
4. Discuss the clinical manifestations of the chronic health problems on the body systems
5. Identify two (2) actual and two (2) potential health issues of the patient
6. Identify two (2) nursing interventions you performed based on the patient’s needs.
o Explain how cultural and religious considerations were reflected in the performance of the nursing interventions
o Explain how physical, psychological, emotional and social needs were considered when performing the nursing interventions
o Discuss the patient’s response to the interventions
7. Discuss evidence based practice in relation to the two nursing interventions
8. Support your case report with reference to current literature