Chronic Care Nurs202

Corinna Smithwick

Student number: 18570342

Inquiry into Chronic Care Nurs2001

Assignment 2

1. Describe the differences between acute and chronic conditions (200 words).

Acute conditions often have a much quicker onset of symptoms and are therefore often resolved quickly, in the case of a broken arm; the onset was quick and even though a broken bone can take time to heal, the bone will heal, barring any infection or the patient reinjuring themselves. There are instances where an acute condition can become a chronic condition an example of this would be a skin tear on the foot of a diabetic patient. Due to a patient’s co-morbidity of diabetes and the associated issues, healing time is lengthened, therefore it becomes a chronic condition that can involve treating a possible infection, and complex wound management, diabetic management, and review of nutrition etcetera.

Whereas chronic conditions can take a quite a long time to build up, often going unnoticed

The nurse will have to reassess these goals continuously, to ensure that any new problems are identified early and can be incorporated into the care planning for the patient. A review of the Care Planning for the patient needs to be evaluated to ensure that all nursing interventions are effective. (Rita Funnell, 2005)

3. What barriers do clients with a chronic condition face? (200 words).

There are multiple barriers that a client may face including; physical, psychological, cognitive, economic, and cultural/social demands that they will need to rationalise to be able to manage their chronic condition. Some of the physical barriers that patients may encounter are; mobility, often these are difficulties related to activities of daily living (Rita Funnell, 2005) Psychological barriers