NUR 229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Non-Communicable Disease, Chronic Condition, Nursing Process
5 Apr 2018
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Overtime, their veins/arteries get harder and the heart can"t pump blood to go through. Therefore, they develop heart disease and get a heart attack, which means they develop heart failure. Overview of chronicity page 139-140: chronic diseases are long-term conditions that affect well-being and function in episodic, continuous, or progressive ways, each disease or condition is different. For example, late stages of chronic obstructive lung disease or end-stage renal disease or intensive care or mechanical ventilation for longer periods of time. Characteristics of chronic conditions page 143-145: we do not understand how it feels to have these conditions if we are not personally tied to the circumstances. Act (aca: lost income, direct out of pocket expenses represents a significant percent of income. Nursing care of patients with chronic conditions page 147-148. Identify the environmental, social, and psychological factors: implementing the plan and interventions.
