NURS1012 Study Guide - Final Guide: Decision-Making, Traumatic Brain Injury, Independent Community And Health Concern
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Identify needs for care and support: support the development of a person centred plan of care that enhances health status and quality of life. Identifying areas where function can be improved: assess holistically and plan and implement nursing interventions aimed at wellness. Identify conditions that effect not only health status and level of functioning but also quality of life. In australia chronic diseases are significant health concern with cvd and t2dm being among the leading causes of the burden of disease and mortality. In addition to chronic disease half of those over 65 have more than one health condition. Including: cognitive impairment, falls, low bmi, sensory impairment. Disability: great variety of disability within the population based on, type of disability, learning, physical, intellectual, sensory, psychiatric or combination, extent of limitation, mild to severe, different backgrounds, gender, education, sexuality, ethnic, cultural background, personal differences.
