NUR 1211C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 1: Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Condition, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
8 Feb 2020
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Chronic illness: societal changes have contributed to the increase in chronic illness. These include insufficient physical activity, lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption. Irreversible pathologic changes: permanent impairments or deviations from normal, residual disability, special rehabilitation required, need for long-term medical and/or nursing management. Illness course and symptoms controlled by treatment regimen. Active illness with severe and unrelieved symptoms or complications. Hospitalization may be require for management: comeback. Gradual return to an acceptable way of life: crisis. Unable to keep symptoms or disease course under control. Life becomes disrupted while patient works to regain stability. Gradual and progressive deterioration in physical or mental status. Continuous alterations in everyday life activities: dying. Patient has to relinquish life interests and activities, let go, and die peacefully. Immediate weeks, days, hours preceding death: preventing and managing a crisis, first, the patient and caregiver need to understand the potential for the crisis to occur.
