Chronic Illnesses The Impacts Of Hospitalisation For Patients - Essay Writing - Nursing Assignment Help

ASSIGNMENT TASK:

Rationale:

The purpose of this written assignment is to assess your knowledge of the impact of hospitalisation for patients and their families experiencing acute or chronic illnesses.

Tasks and Instructions:

• Write an academic essay where you critically examine the impact of hospitalisation on a patient and/or their family, who is experiencing an acuteexacerbation of their chronic illness.
• Ensure that you access the right assignment as determined by your cohort (Cohort A or Cohort B)
• Select only one scenario provided in your allocated cohort group
• The impact for both the patient and family have been provided for you.
In your discussion:

Choose 1 impact on your patient and 1 impact on the family

1. Provide a detailed and comprehensive explanation on how hospitalisation can impact the
patient and the family
2. Suggest a coping strategy or strategies (could be 1 or 2) for each effect that could
support a more positive experience. The number of provided strategies is not a
focus but rather, a well justified and developed arguments validated by current
academic sources to support your discussion is expected.

SCENARIO 1
Impact of hospitalisation on a child and their family.

Chaz is a six-year old boy who has Asthma. He has been admitted into hospital following an acuteexacerbation of his disease. Chaz is in Year One at his local primary school.He lives with his mother, father and younger sister. His grandmother also lives with his family andshe provides the care for both Chaz and his sister Ebony. His mother and father work full time in multinational companies.

 SCENARIO 2
Impact of hospitalisation on an older person and their family

Gwen is a 72-year-old female diagnosed with Ischemic Heart Disease who has been experiencingincreased episodes of chest pain and shortness of breath on exertion. She has been admitted toenable a review of her medication and manage her reduced exercise tolerance. Gwen lives alonein a one-bedroom apartment in a retirement village. Gwen is well supported by two daughtersand one son all married with families of their own. Gwen is an active member of the retirement community participating in many group-based activities