PATIENT CARE STUDY ON ENTERIC FEVER

PREFACEThe Patient/Family care study is a detailed written report of nursing care rendered to a nursing client- an individual and his family within a specific period of time. It explores nursing care rendered from the time of encounter to termination of nurse-patient relationship. It gives an in-depth description and explanation … See more

PREFACEThe Patient/Family care study is a detailed written report of nursing care rendered to a nursing client- an individual and his family within a specific period of time. It explores nursing care rendered from the time of encounter to termination of nurse-patient relationship. It gives an in-depth description and explanation of how a patient’s response to a specified diseased condition is diagnosed and given intervention.The Patient/care study involves nursing care, documenting the problems of the nursing clients and how they are dealt with by the nurse in the course of finding solutions to the problems. It provides a systematic way of collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results of nursing care. The Patient/family Care Study is based on the concept of holistic care, taking into account all factors impinging on the health of the individual. It includes a study of the interaction between the patient, the family, the community and the health team. It is done using the nursing process approach. This care study is carried out in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of professional license by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana. It is an integral part of the curriculum for educating nursing students hence prerequisite for completing the nursing course. Care study offers the nursing student the opportunity to combine classroom academic work with clinical study of the practices of the nursing profession. It encourages learning by doing, the development of analytical and decision-making skills as well as reporting skills. Being based on the nursing process, the students become familiar with the use of the nursing process as a basis for practice thereby encouraging evidence based nursing care.

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