Lucinda’s Story
According to the case study Lucinda is suffering from diabetes and has mental problems also. The treatment goals should focus on the diabetes care and recovering of the gangrene which has occurred to Lucinda. The Average diabetes level which is the HBA1c is also very high that is 9.2 so that should keep in mind during settings goals of the treatment.
The main objective of her treatment will cover the following aspects.
- The fever of the patient Lucinda should be treated so that it gets normal.
- The Gangrenous toe should be properly treated by the use of medication.
- A proper diet should be maintained so that the diabetes level becomes normal. Insulin may be injected as well to control diabetes which is the main reason for the problem.
- Her blood sugar level is 400 it should be brought down by proper medication.
Motivation and proper counselling are very important to treat a patient like this. The moral support helps the patient to recover a great deal (Dixon-Ibarra, Driver, VanVolkenburg & Humphries, 2017).
The overall safety of the patient should be considered. Since the patient is a diabetic patient and also posse’s psychiatric disorder proper monitoring should be done so that risk can be mitigated. The vital statistics should be checked and situational analysis should be done properly so that necessary action can be taken during any emergency of the patient.
Robert is a 49-year-old electrician and suffers from a disability. He has got both physiological and Psychological problem which should be dealt with properly. The prime objectives for setting treatment goals of Robert are as below.
- The lung disease should be properly assessed and through proper medication, the specific problem of the lung should be treated.
- The anxiety and the panic attacks of Robert should be reduced by the use of proper medication and counselling (Jolley, 2014).
- Addiction to cigarette smoking should be reduced.
The treatment should be done properly so that the lung infection is reduced. Proper medication and assessment of the patient should be done so it can reduce the infection of the lung. Counseling should be done which will involve motivation and stability of the mental health.
Proper motivation is required to maintain the health condition of the client. The assessment is to be done in a proper way and the monitoring should be done so that the risk can be mitigated and client safety can be optimized in clinical healthcare settings (Kasezawa, 2018).
Paul is suffering from severe cardiovascular symptoms. The goals to reduce the distress level of Paul are to:
- Limit the level of cholesterol level within 200mg/dl
- The level of HDL cholesterol in Paul’s body must be developed with effective medications
- The blood pressure level should be kept normal with medications and low-fat foods
In addition, Paul requires mental satisfaction. Thus, he must be motivated for the betterment and his mental strength must be developed with quality care and sufficient influence (Lorthios-Guilledroit, Richard & Filiatrault, 2018).
Paul needs a 24*7 quality care from the healthcare professionals. Thus, the caregivers must observe his situation and must analyze all his progress report and provide medication based on his situation. The caregivers must be aware to supply sufficient oxygen to Paul through the oxygen mask. Mental assistance, friendly behavior, proper medication, and indiscriminate treatment must be provided to him for the effective outcome of quality care improvement (Dixon-Ibarra, Driver, VanVolkenburg & Humphries, 2017).
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