Exam 1: Disability and Home Care Nursing Flashcards
Disability
Having a limitation in the performance or function of everyday activity - general and broad
WHO Definition of Disability
Disability is a dynamic between a person’s health condition and their environment
Americans With Disability Act Definition of Disability
Disability is one who has physical or mental impairment that substantially inhibits one or more major life activities
Severe Disability
Varies in definition from Inability to do ADL/IADLs, needing assistive devices, requiring someone else for assistance to do basic activities
Disabilities __ among people
vary
What are some difficulties a person with a disability may have
talking
walking
hearing
seeing
climbing stairs
lifting
performing ADL/IADLs
doing school work
working a job
As __ increases so does disability prevalence
age
Many people with disabilities are still___
employed
Categories of Disability
- Developmental (Birth to 22 yo)
- Acquired (any age)
- Age Associated
Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities influencing individuals from BIRTH TO AGE 22
Impairment from something like birth trauma, serious illness, injury, etc
Models of Disability
Medical
Rehabilitation
Social
Biopsychosocial
Functional
Interface
Medical Model of Disability
Equates people who are disabled with their disabilities and views disabilities as a problem of the person, a disease, trauma, or other health conditions that requires medical care in the form of individual treatment by professionals
Experts/Authorities: Health Care Providers
Management is aimed at curing or adjusting and behavior change
Promotes passivity and dependency
Views people with disability as tragic
Rehabilitation Model of Disability
Sees disability as a deficiency that needs rehabilitation specialists or other professionals to fix
Disabled people seen as having failed if unable to overcome disability
Social Model of Disability
“Barriers or Disability Model”
Views disability as socially constructed and a political issue that is a result of social and physical barriers in the environment
The perspective is disability can be overcome by removal of the barriers
Biopsychosocial Model of Disability
Integrates medical and social models to address perspectives of health from a biologic, individual, and social perspective
Suggests the disabling condition, rather than the person and the experience of the person, remains the construct
Functional Model of Disability
WHO: ICF
Considers disability as an umbrella term for impairment, activity limitations, participation restrictions, and interaction with environmental factors
Addresses components of health rather than disease consequences
Interface Model of Disability
Based on life exp. of the person with disability and sees disability at the intersection (interface) of medical diagnosis and environmental barriers
Person with a disability defines the problems and seeks or directs solutions
Regarding disability, it is important to do what for the individual
individualize the care plan to them
ask how they like their care, what assistive devices do they need, what are their needs, what are their preferences
General Nursing Role and Ways to Individualize Care for those who are Disabled
Majority live at home - start there
Learn preferences, assistive devices
Teach and promote patient safety
Teach and use communication strategies
Teach and promote independence
Types of Illnesses
Acute
Chronic
Acute Illness
curable, relatively short disease course allowing for recovery in a short period of time
Chronic Illness (CI)
refers to human experience of living with a chronic condition or disease - also includes individual’s perceptions of having a chronic disease and how they respond to it
Has irreversible alterations and there is not a complete cure for chronic illness
Individual needs long term support or care
Care and Support / Issues persist 3 mo +
Causes for Chronic Illness
Genetics
Injury
Behavior
CI can affect…
ALL ages, races, SES, and cultures
We find that as SES decreases…
incidence of CI increases (d/t being uninsured and underinsured)
Th leading cause of death in almost every country is
CI (7/10 of the leading causes of death in US are CIs)
What are the implications of increasing CI rate
rise in cost of healthcare - more than 4 out of 5 dollars spent on CIs
Most CIs are ___
preventable!
Why is CI prevalence rising?
People live longer d/t technology
Mortality decreased for acute conditions
Acute conditions increase rate of getting CI
Repeated scenario - unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, smoking, vaping, chronic stress
Diagnosis - done earlier and more effectively now
Examples of CI
Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Cancer
Addison’s Disease
Cirrhosis
and more…
Characteristics of CI
Phases of the disease: Remissions, Relapses, Exacerbations - unpredictable
Psychological and Social Impact - anger, depression, isolation, role changes
Financial Impact
Therapeutic Regimen - may not adhere to it
Individual Responsibility - may not adhere or want to
Domino Effect
Collaboration - of healthcare team, family, pts, etc needed to treat
Uncertainty - do not know outcomes of the illness
What domino effect occurs from CI?
One CI often leads to another one