Patient assessment-Identify someone to interview that has been Question # 00602767 Subject: Education Due on: 07/06/2019 Posted On: 07/06/2019 04:30 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.9/5

Assignment

1. Conduct an Interview

Identify someone to interview that has been diagnosed with a
chronic condition for at least a year. If possible it should be someone that
has one of the three conditions that we are studying. However, it can be
someone with another chronic condition. Whatever the diagnosis it will be
important to review the usual treatment plan for the condition.

In order to gain the most from this assignment good
communication skills are essential (Refer to your readings on MI). Utilize
open-ended questions and reflections. Keep in mind that two reflections from
each open-ended question is ideal. Summarizing is a good way to demonstrate
listening, and to help you move on to the next topic. Your effectiveness in
gaining needed information for completing the written assignment is directly
related to your ability in using the evidence-based communication skills of MI.

2. Getting It in Writing

The paper is to be written in narrative style, with each
section and subsection (where indicated) clearly identified. The paper should
be 1600-2100 words long. Writing should be in the third person. Direct quotes
by the interviewee are appropriate but should not be relied on too heavily.

The paper should include an understanding of the
interviewee’s overview of the condition. Determine the impact of the condition
on the patient’s ability to maintain a wellness perspective through review of
three tasks identified by Corbin and Strauss (1988), as discussed by Lorig and
Holman (2003).

Your paper should include these components:

• Introduction. The introduction should include the
approximate age, diagnosis, living situation, support system, and the length of
time since diagnosis of the condition. There should be a clear description of
the interviewee experience over the course of the diagnosis with the chronic
condition. If possible, include a description of how advanced the condition is
and of the treatment plan.

• Wellness perspective. This is the wellness perspective as
advanced by Corbin and Strauss’s three tasks. Grading will be determined by how
well the answer provides complete information on the three tasks and answer the
questions outlined. This should represent the interviewee’s perspective. •
Medical management of the condition. Gain an understanding of the interviewee’s
experience with her/his chronic condition. How well is the interviewee adhering
to the medical treatment plan? It is important to delineate aspects of the
plan, to provide clarity as to what aspects of the plan the interviewee is
managing well and what aspects he/she is not managing well.

• The ability to adapt and develop new meaningful life
roles. Identify how the chronic condition has affected life roles: the person’s
job and their role as a husband/wife and/or father/mother? How well have they
accommodated their roles to their chronic condition? How have family and
friends supported or not supported the interviewee’s adaptation?

• Dealing with the emotional impact of the condition. What
has been the emotional cost of the condition and how has the person coped?

• Analysis of interviewee’s self-management. This part of
the paper is an analysis of how well the interviewee is self-managing; here you
should identify the interviewee’s strengths and weaknesses. The conclusions
made should be supported with information from the interview.

• Nursing care. This analysis should include what you as a
nurse would focus on if working with this patient to improve his or her
self-management.

• Conclusion/summary. Summarize the paper. Be concise in
reiterating the main topic of your paper and its main points.