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Added on  2020-10-23

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Nursing Case

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3Identify the issues...................................................................................................................3Establish goals........................................................................................................................4Select a course of action.........................................................................................................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTIONNursing refers to a medical profession which concerned with provision of facilitiesimportant to maintain and restore the health by attending actual requirements of patients.Moreover, it can be described as a profession of health care sector to focus on well being ofindividuals, families and communities by improving quality of life. They have a role to make anappropriate plan of interventions with rationale, performing collaboratively with specialists,therapists or physicians to make patient a sick person healthy (Schwartz and et. al., 2013). Thepresent report is based on given case of Tom whose age is 55 years surviving at last stage of hislife along with facing severe pain and problem in breathing. Actually, he is suffering from lungcancer & multiple metastases and receiving case at terminal phase of his life. This assignmentwill focus on issues in case of given patient and required to set desired goals in order to select anappropriate course of action to improve his health position. MAIN BODYIdentify the issuesAs per given case study, Tom is suffering from lung cancer and multiple metastasis at theage of 55 years along with facing crucial pain. It include his critical situation because of facingextreme difficulty in breathing due to which medical specialist provide an oxygen mask to himfor 24 hours. It is necessary to take care of him very care fully along with dealing properly withis family members including daughter; Carina and an enduring guardian; Jimmy. However, hisson, Jimmy think that they should contact with General Practitioners in order to gain advancedcare planning to make his father well being very soon. There are several issues winch areobserve by me and analysed thoroughly to examine the case of Tom and these problems areexplained further – Communication Breakdown – This can be described as conversation among staffmembers or with relatives in health care organisation is not appropriate or incomplete whichimpacts negatively on outcomes relevant to patient (Kongstvedt, 2012). It is considered as asignificant cause of risks and malpractice which harms a sick individual. In context of Tom's

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