Facilitating Learning And Assessment At The Workplace
Question
I have interviewed a person in my community who has a chronic illness to discover the impact this has on their life. I have put together a draft that required rewording and rewriting in several areas. I'd like the writer to assist this draft with references/sources to support the essay as per the uploaded documents titled 'Essay Structure' and 'Chronic Illness Draft'. There are several areas that need rewording, additional writing/rewriting and restructuring to meet the 'Essay Instructions'.
The essay needs to be 1750 words (+/- 10% ; includes in-text citations, excludes reference list). I have not requested this amount of words in the order as I have already written a considerable amount of this essay myself.
Essay:
Two (2) relevant care priorities from the interview for the interviewee have been identified.
Each care priority needs to link to the Health Promotion Model health behaviour theory.
For each care priority, identify and rationalise where the interviewee sits on the Roper-Logan-Tierney (RLT) model of nursing independence to dependence continuum.
Identify and outline for each care priority, one (1) health education topic relevant for the person. Provide specific information about what exact education will be provided. This needs to be more than “provide brochures” or “how to access information on the internet”. The content of the education needs to be specific and relevant to the interviewee.
Evidence-based literature to be used to support this essay.
A pseudonym has been used to maintain the interviewee privacy. The essay needs to state clearly that a pseudonym has been used. Any identifiable location, organisation, or workplace must be de-identified.
This essay does not encourage the diagnosis of conditions or suggest treatments to the interviewee.
Referencing:
APA 7th to be used for the twenty (20) references/sources published in the last five (5) years. This area of knowledge is rapidly developing and numerous high quality references are available. DOI presented as functional hyperlink.
I have yet to receive an order from this service that isn't vague, generalised or blatantly copied from a website. Websites are not high quality evidence-based literature.
If the writer doesn't think they can provide specific responses to the Roper-Logan-Tierney (RLT) model of nursing, Health Promotion Behavioural Model and provide high quality references within five years. Please don't accept this order. I don't have the time to go back and forth extending the deadline and reexplaining the essays content. I recently had to explain why the reference list needed to be in alphabetical order.


Solution
Facilitating Learning And Assessment At The Workplace
Impacts of a Chronic
Illness on Day to Day Life
The interviewee is named
Louisa (not her real name), a 61-year-old female diagnosed with breast cancer
in January 2021, resulting in a double reconstruction and mastectomy. Louisa
was diagnosed with Grade 2,
Invasive ductal carcinoma ER, PR, and HER 2 positive. She
has completed 18 months of chemotherapy, both Taxol and Herceptin. She is now
taking Anastrozole for five years and possibly ongoing to suppress the
oestrogen in her body and minimize the return of secondary breast cancer.
According to the health promotion model, health behaviors are determined by
experience with behaviors, personal factors, beliefs and barriers,
activity-related effects, self-efficacy, and interpersonal and situational
impacts. Two priorities have been identified for the patient, including
restorative sleep and eating and drinking re-dependence spectrum. Louisa will
be subjected to a health sensitization program to learn about the
advantages of eating nutritiously.
Wilson et al. (2018) stated that different health promotion
theories are available for use with patients with conditions such as those
experienced by Louisa. However, for the sake of the patient, the health
promotion model or Pender’s health promotion model has been chosen for
application based on the needs identified through the interview. The model is based
on the premise that people’s experiences can affect their health outcomes (Khodaveisi et al., 2017). The
model explores people’s attitudes on health and their individual experiences.
According to Choi and Duffy (2017), the model states that individuals should observe their
psychological health, social and cultural environment, and lifestyles to
understand most of their health decisions. The model is essential in utilizing
a broad framework of factors to identify areas of concern for Louisa,
discussing the 12 factors and Louisa’s ability to take independent action
regarding her self-care. Louisa is a 62-year-old female, divorced, with two
adult children, and has lived a full life of joyful and stressful events.
Louisa is also a sole parent who has raised her children to single handily
since birth. She is between late adulthood and old age. Her ability to
undertake independent self-care should be considered concerning additional
factors such as age, gender, developmental state, socioeconomic factors, and cultural
and environmental factors. Louisa is a self-funded retiree who enjoys part-time
work where she can utilize her management skills to contribute to social
justice. Using the Health promotion model should enable me to get a clearer
picture of Louisa’s ability at the life stage to take individual
independence for her self-care or whether there is a need for independent
intervention and support (Aqtam & Darawwad
2018). Progression of a Person alongside a lifespan continuum. 46
-65 years = late adulthood and 66 onwards = old age. Each stage produces
different physical, socio-cultural, and life experiences
After interviewing Louisa, I identified several priorities
for her care. The priority for Louisa is obtaining restorative sleep to
enable her body to combat and maintain a healthy equilibrium to ensure she is
in the best position to inhibit the return of her cancer. Louisa informed me that she was aware that she needed good
restorative sleep to enable her to be better positioned to prevent secondary
cancer and future cancers from occurring. Curtis et al. (2020) reiterate the
importance of getting enough sleep, especially in infections such as COVID-19.
She told me that she was fearful, which is normal for such patients, as Hong et
al. (2020) stated. Of the 12 Activities of Living that impact me, the greatest
ones include insomnia. She stated that her mind would not stop worrying and
that she was easily stressed and self-medicated with alcohol for a quick
sedative effect much of the time. Louisa was aware that alcohol would not
ensure quality sleep but was at a loss regarding other strategies to use.
Louisa also stated that she found other calming solutions that did not work.
Her mind was ‘hard wired’ to adrenaline, and being able to ‘dump’ this adrenaline
was very difficult. At times Louisa indicated self-destructive behaviors or
lack of motivation to implement and commit to constructive actions that she is
cognitively aware would assist her in maintaining her health and well-being (Golem et al. 2019). I am confident
that using the RLT and health promotion models will enable me to gain a bigger
picture of Louisa’s lifestyle and self-care ability, which may impact her
ability to manage her well-being and remission.
The consequence of
not addressing restorative sleep would lead to her becoming highly likely to
have a recurrence of cancer, either secondary or new. Cáceres-Matos et al. (2020)
state that pain in patients suffering from chronic diseases emanates from
limited regular activities, depression, anxiety, and limited sleep. Among
cancer patients, drinking is crucial
in mediating their sleep homeostasis
through adenosine (Cen et al., 2020). She will also become highly likely to suffer other liver,
stomach, and brain issues. Her general
well-being and relationships will suffer, alongside her employability, whereby
she has stated she enjoys part-time work and money to spend on holidays. Good sleep is crucial for mental and physical health and
general health (Chattu et al. 2018). Louisa is aware
she has inherited anxiety and depression from her maternal grandfather’s
family, dementia from her father and her paternal aunt, and breast cancer from
another paternal aunt. Thus very likely to have ongoing significant health
outcomes.
The most important
health education that the patient requires is healthy nutrition education. The
reason is that this will assist her in recovering quickly (Neuhouser, 2019). Consistency in
eating patterns has also been linked to preventing and controlling chronic
diseases. Louisa has mentioned that she sees a clinical psychologist every
month, attends 2 exercise physiologist sessions per week, maintains a gym
membership at the community gym, and enjoys massages, facials, and other
pampering pursuits. For Louisa, these appear to be strategies that support a
theoretical attempt at well-being but are evidenced by a lack of commitment or
genuine motivation. The use of alcohol as a self-medicating tool is also
perturbing as it counters the positive steps that Louisa is taking. Louisa is
fully consignment to this anomaly. Due to her lifestyle, health
education should be supplemented with the regular physical education (Koehler &
Drenowatz, 2019). I suggest to
Louisa that she seek a referral to a rehabilitation center or a well-being resort
to break her habit of self-medicating with alcohol and address more specific
issues concerning sleeping and relaxation. This would enable her to take time
out without stress or demands to address the other identified lifestyle factors
(RLT). This, in turn, may assist her in making a greater commitment to exercise
and reduce stress through more healthy choices than alcohol. Louisa is a
self-funded retiree with access to knowledge, information, and private health
options. I believe this is a realistic option to pursue.
The second
priority selected for Louisa is the eating and drinking re-dependence spectrum.
Louisa has shared with me that she has oesophageal issues due to acid reflux
inherited from her mother, which has caused Barretts Syndrome. She is taking
the medication Pariet daily to manage her reflux. Pituitary
adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is essential for feeding
control, according to Gargiulo et al. (2020). It is recommended for the patient
due to her current condition. She has also been identified as having a range of
food intolerances through discussions with a dietician. Under the dietician’s
supervision, Louisa was able to identify and implement her specific FodMap
requirements and has benefited from this ongoing. Fodmap diet is crucial in
enhancing her immune functions (Wark et al., 2020). Louisa has also stated that
she is an emotional eater with a limited ability to moderate food consumption.
She has also stated that her mother modeled a tiresome disinterest in preparing
food and serving meals to the family. Louisa is aware of this possible impact
on herself and struggles to recalibrate herself to enjoy and research positive
and healthy eating. Blanco-Gandía et al. (2020) maintain that research has shown a close
relationship between eating disorders and drug abuse. Louisa has also inherited
her mother’s osteoporosis and is aware of the need for appropriate eating of
certain food groups but remains uncommitted and unmotivated. Louisa appears
overwhelmed by the need to manage osteoporosis, acid reflux, her FodMap
requirements, cholesterol and healthy heart issues associated with aging, and
the varied and conflicting information about dietary requirements post-cancer.
There are great
consequences in failure to address the problem of eating and drinking for
patients such as Louisa. It is essential to a person's health to eat and drink.
They can be directly related to a person’s ability to resist and manage chronic
illness and maintain physical and mental health (Matsui et al., 2020). Louisa
has advised that she has spoken to 2 dieticians who gave her varied advice
about preventive cancer eating choices. Bioactive foods directly impact
managing cancer (Islam & Siddiqua, 2020). Louisa’s lack of commitment to
consistently eating well will disadvantage her in the future and may not enable
her body to combat further cancer appearing in other sites. Lowers et al.
(2019) maintain that stopping eating hastens death. Aside from this, it is
likely that Louisa will revert to her use of alcohol for sustenance and stress
relief in the absence of other more nutritious food choices. These choices are
likely to compromise Louisa’s health and well-being severely.
Given that Louisa
has already spoken to 2 dieticians and is aware of her need for healthy food choices
and her compromised health and immunity status. I would suggest a similar
recommendation to her priority, whereby she attends a rehabilitation or resort
community where healthy eating is modeled and consumed. According to Fairbanks et al. (2020),
pathological use of alcohol requires a specialized eating program for the
recommendation to become effective. I would also suggest that the choice of the
venue includes cooking classes, discussion around quick, healthy, and
nutritious meal planning, and how to incorporate food intolerances into an
eating regime. This recommendation is based on Louisa’s socioeconomic ability
to resource and attend such a venue and her ability to implement these
suggestions based on her cognitive, education, and knowledge base. I would not
recommend reading or further individual research be suggested for Louisa, but I
would endeavor to locate specific resources for her concerning healthy eating
post-cancer. This may include referral or connection with the Breast Cancer
Foundation and support groups where discussions and accountability may create a
simple but renewed interest in quick, exciting, and nutritious options for food
and drinking. This also helps counter her mother’s modeling regarding the
preparation and serving of food, especially if she can see the benefits of not
being engaged in laborious and traditional food preparation, serving, and
clearing up of meals. As Chen et al. (2020) maintain, healthy eating also needs
to be supplemented with regular exercise.
In conclusion,
using the theoretical frameworks of the health promotion model and the RLT
model, I was able to interview Louisa. I also used her health care framework as
an individual with specific circumstances to identify areas of priority for
health care for her chronic illness, cancer. My recommendations have been based
on her circumstances and various factors specific to her. The factors
influenced my choice of recommendations for her sleep issues, use of alcohol as
a sedative, and the need for greater engagement with more dynamic sources of
information for food choices. I have also noted that Louisa should be mindful
of aging issues, weight gain, increased fitness, bone health and cholesterol,
and heart issues. I have also included in my recommendations an awareness of
prevention, comforting, and seeking information on behaviors, and her ability
to source and implement information.
References
Aqtam, I. and Darawwad,
M., 2018. Health promotion model: An integrative literature review. Open
Journal of Nursing, 8(07), p.485.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2018.87037
Blanco-Gandía, M.C.,
Miñarro, J. and Rodríguez-Arias, M., 2020. Common neural mechanisms of
palatable food intake and drug abuse: knowledge obtained with animal models. Current
pharmaceutical design, 26(20), pp.2372-2384. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612826666200213123608
Cáceres-Matos, R.,
Gil-García, E., Barrientos-Trigo, S., Porcel-Gálvez, A.M. and Cabrera-León, A.,
2020. Consequences of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in adulthood. Scoping Review. Revista
de Saúde Pública, 54, p.39. https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001675
Chattu, V.K., Manzar,
M.D., Kumary, S., Burman, D., Spence, D.W. and Pandi-Perumal, S.R., 2018,
December. The global problem of insufficient sleep and its serious public
health implications. In Healthcare (Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 1).
MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7010001
Chen, J., Qin, J., He,
Q. and Zou, Z., 2020. A meta-analysis of transcranial direct current stimulation
on substance and food craving: what effect do modulators have?. Frontiers
in psychiatry, 11, p.598.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00598
Chen, X., Wang, S.B.,
Li, X.L., Huang, Z.H., Tan, W.Y., Lin, H.C., Hou, C.L. and Jia, F.J., 2020.
Relationship between sleep duration and sociodemographic characteristics, mental
health and chronic diseases in individuals aged from 18 to 85 years old in
Guangdong province in China: a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC
psychiatry, 20(1), hpp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02866-9
Choi, S.H. and Duffy,
S.A., 2017. Analysis of health behavior theories for clustering of health behaviors. Journal
of Addictions Nursing, 28(4), pp.203-209. https://doi10.1097/JAN.0000000000000195
Curtis, J.R., Kross,
E.K. and Stapleton, R.D., 2020. The importance of addressing advance care planning
and decisions about do-not-resuscitate orders during novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Jama, 323(18),
pp.1771-1772. https://doi.org/ 10.1001/jama.2020.4894
Fairbanks, J., Umbreit,
A., Kolla, B.P., Karpyak, V.M., Schneekloth, T.D., Loukianova, L.L. and Sinha,
S., 2020, September. Evidence-based pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder:
clinical pearls. In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 95, No. 9,
pp. 1964-1977). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.01.030
Gargiulo, A.T., Curtis,
G.R. and Barson, J.R., 2020. Pleiotropic pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating
polypeptide (PACAP): Novel insights into the role of PACAP in eating and drug
intake. Brain research, 1729, p.146626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146626
Golem, D., Eck, K.M.,
Delaney, C.L., Clark, R.L., Shelnutt, K.P., Olfert, M.D. and Byrd-Bredbenner,
C., 2019. “My stuffed animals help me”: the importance, barriers, and strategies
for adequate sleep behaviors of school-age children and parents. Sleep health, 5(2),
pp.152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.11.003
Hong, S.J., Shin, N.M.
and Jung, S., 2020. A predictive model of fear of cancer recurrence for patients
undergoing chemotherapy. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(9),
pp.4173-4181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05245-7
Islam, S.R. and
Siddiqua, T.J., 2020. Functional foods in cancer prevention and therapy: Recent
epidemiological findings. Functional Foods in Cancer Prevention and
Therapy, pp.405-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816151-7.00020-X
Khodaveisi, M., Omidi,
A., Farokhi, S. and Soltanian, A.R., 2017. The effect of Pender’s health promotion
model in improving the nutritional behavior of overweight and obese women. International
journal of community based nursing and midwifery, 5(2), p.165. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021002664.
Koehler, K. and
Drenowatz, C., 2019. Integrated role of nutrition and physical activity for lifelong
health. Nutrients, 11(7), p.1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11071437
Lowers, J., Hughes, S.
and Preston, N.J., 2021. Overview of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking
to hasten death. Annals of palliative medicine, 10(3),
pp.3611-3616. http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/apm-19-525
Matsui, K., Komada, Y.,
Nishimura, K., Kuriyama, K. and Inoue, Y., 2020. Prevalence and associated
factors of nocturnal eating behavior and sleep-related eating disorder-like behavior
in Japanese young adults: Results of an internet survey using Munich Parasomnia
Screening. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(4), p.1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041243
Neuhouser, M.L., 2019.
The importance of healthy dietary patterns in chronic disease prevention. Nutrition
Research, 70, pp.3-6.
Wark, G., Samocha-Bonet,
D., Ghaly, S. and Danta, M., 2020. The role of diet in the pathogenesis and
management of inflammatory bowel disease: a review. Nutrients, 13(1),
p.135. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010135
Wilson,
B., Woollands, A., & Barrett, D, 2018. Care planning : A guide for nurses.
Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315630106




About Author
Tough Essay Due? Hire Tough Essay Writers!
We have subject matter experts ready 24/7 to tackle your specific tasks and deliver them ON TIME, ready to hand in. Our writers have advanced degrees, and they know exactly what’s required to get you the best possible grade.
Find the right expert among 500+
We hire Gradewriters writers from different fields, thoroughly check their credentials, and put them through trials.
View all writers