Patients lived experience with an altered health status
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NJ203 Medical and Surgical Nursing. The purpose of this assignment is to explore the patients lived experience of the altered health status prior to their admission to hospital, I will also discuss the role of the professional nurse in meeting some of the needs of the patient and examine the care give whilst hospitalised. An altered health status can interrupt the patient in numerous ways, and lives can be influenced in social, emotional, physical, spiritual, financial and other ways. It is crucial that a full and accurate assessment is carried out as soon after admission as possible to establish the patient's previous routines, levels of independence, and health needs, both actual and potential, related to each activity of daily living (Roper et al 2000). It is necessary to consider all these factors to ensure that the patient receives holistic care and is not just treated from a medical point of view....


