Reference no: EM133878014
Abdullah and Afsana arrived in Australia as refugees escaping the war in Afghanistan in 2017. They attend the local mosque and are actively involved in the Afghan community. Hire best assignment help and experienced tutors now!
In 2018 Abdullah was involved in a workplace accident on a building site and his injuries resulted in him becoming an incomplete T12-L1 paraplegic. In 2020 He and his wife became Australian permanent residents. His son Hammad was born in Australia and is an Australian citizen. His Work Cover claim has now been settled after his rehabilitation has been completed. He is now receiving a disability pension.
Current situation
Abdullah has learnt to attend to his own bowel and bladder care and currently has a indwelling urinary catheter. He has also learnt how to care for his skin and pressure areas below his level of paralysis. He can drive a car with hand controls and can maneuver his wheelchair into the back seat.
The landlord has been helpful and has installed a ramp to access the front door and a few handrails in the bathroom.
Following his injury Abdullah became depressed and his self-image as a strong man who is head of the family needed to be adjusted. The relationship between with Afsana also became strained as they both adjusted to changes in their married life. Abdullah still gets very tired and needs to rest out of his chair each afternoon for at least two hours.
Abdullah has enrolled part time in a TAFE course in cyber security.
Health literacy needs for self-management
• Abdullah and Afsana have asked to be put into contact with a healthcare professional who can help to navigate the healthcare system. The NDIS system is sometimes confusing, and the online services are difficult to find via the website.
• Abdullah has requested to move from an indwelling urinary catheter to self catheterisation - but would like to be put in contact with services that can support him with move.
• Abdullah would like to connect with men who have also experienced a spinal cord injury to hear from them how they are getting through their day. He feels it will help his mental health.
Presentation utilising an allocated Case Study to provide details of care needs, associated services and health personnel required to assist a client to live well in their home
LO2:
Examine primary health care and chronic disease management models and the role of the nurse within the inter-professional health care team in integrating care with a view to prevent avoidable hospitalisations.
LO4
Examine aspects of health literacy and health education in preventing avoidable hospitalisations
TASK
Record an oral presentation that provides one of the 3 (three) available cases and their family with the following information,
Using the identified self-management needs, address 2 (two) opportunities for building on the case person's health literacy.
Identify a range of current information/community support services relevant to the needs and personal circumstances of the case person.
The services must be appropriate for the case, local and support self-management.
The Identify strategies must focus on avoiding or / reducing hospitalisation episodes.
Case SCENARIO
You are the RN working n the community
You have been asked by the case person and / or their family to address and present them with, options to support their health literacy for self-management needs.
Assume that the person is receiving Commonwealth support for which they are eligible, they will be using this information to decide how they want to use that funding depending on the information you supply. That is why a 'range' of options are required. Assume that the services will be reviewed at some time in the future.