Write a 900 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This week you will reflect upon a chronic illness. Choose a chronic illness of interest such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, PTSD, or diabetes. Examine the lifestyle a patient would need to live to manage a chronic illness.
Review the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and diagnostics
Explain long term problems associated with the illness.
Predict what a patient would need in the future such as use of assistive devices.
Share necessary teaching for this patient focusing on possible interventions to prevent complications.
What do you think it would feel like if you were the spouse or child of someone who suffered a chronic illness? Identify some coping mechanisms a patient and family could utilize to manage the anxiety and fear associated with a chronic illness.
