Disability & Chronic Illness Flashcards
Chronic Disease
Is a condition that lasts for more than 1 year, is multifactorial, has no definite cure, requires continuous and persistent healthcare monitoring, and limits or prevents a person from performing activities of daily living.
Chronic Illness
The human experience of living with a chronic disease or condition; experienced by the individual and the family; individual’s perception and responses to the chronic disease or condition
What are the keys to managing chronic conditions
- Prevention
- Lifestyle changes
- Managing symptoms to avoid complications
- Quality of life
- Health promotion behaviors
What are the implications of Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC)
- Increases the complexity of care
- Increase in cost of care
- Risk for conflicting medical advice, adverse effects of medications, unnecessary and duplicative tests, preventable hospitalizations
Disability
- Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
- Record of, or regarded as, having such an impairment
What is the goal of rehabilitation?
Goal of rehabilitation nursing is to assist the patient to attain and maintain optimum health as defined by the patient
What should we assess in rehabilitation?
- ADL’s
- IADL’s
- Language use assistance
What is our priority problem/concern with rehabilitation?
The Self-Care Deficit