Essentials of Healthcare: Case Study of Mr. Keith Manor

This paper discusses three activities of living that are essential for one to live a healthy life and prevent unnecessary illnesses. A comprehensive nursing care plan will be outlined based on the case study of Mr Keith Manor involving assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the identified health issues in this paper.

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ESSENTIAL OF HEALTH CARE CASE STUDY OF MR. KEITH MANOR
Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Institution of Affiliation
Date

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Introduction
Health is the best most important thing in every human being life, and therefore all means
that can help us maintain a good health should be implemented. Health practitioners have got the
responsibility to ensure that they provide health acre of higher quality to the patient and everyone
who needs health. To achieve this aim, therefore, well planned activities of living should be
structured and put into place. Australia is known to have the most prominent health care
practices in the world. However it has not at the climax point where it can be said to stop at this
point. So many this are yet to be implemented in health sector to improve the standards of health
and achieve the set goals in this field of health. This paper will broadly discuss three activities of
living that are essential for one to live a healthy life and prevent unnecessary illnesses. These
activities involve maintaining a safe environment to evade infections, schedules of eating and
drinking that is a healthy nutrition maintenance in human being that can help us live a health-
based life and also maintenance of personal cleansing or hygiene (Mehrholz et al, 2018). Also, a
comprehensive nursing care plan will be outlined based on the case study of Mr Keith Manor as
part of this assignment involving assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the identified
health issues in this paper.
Activities of living, (AOL)
Activities of a human daily living entails the basic practices that assists in caring for
one’s self and body form getting the infections and diseases that makes one to fall sick. This
actions of maintaining a healthy life involves one’s dietary, personal hygiene and care, toileting,
dressing as well as mobility (Holland, Wozniak & Fromm, 2018). In this paper, we are much
interest on how one can independently practice the basic activities of living. Reasonably, activity

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of living dependence is equated with poorer quality of living, intensified costs of health care,
increased rates of deaths and frequent hospital visits and admissions. The ability to practice the
required AOL’s depends on three domains that is affective domain which includes the sensory
abilities, cognitive domain which entails the ability to reason and plan and psychomotor skills
that is balancing and dexterity. According to this case study, we shall discuss three of the most
vital living activities to maintain health as follows:
Maintaining a safe environment. All aspects pertaining health are determined by the
environment that an individual is living in dirty environments automatically indicates
probabilities of diseases and infections arising because many of illness are cleanness based. With
environmental matters like pollution, climate changes, water contamination, and food
contamination it better to innovate ways that can help in keeping environment safe for living
(Joshi et al, 2018). Mr Keith is suffering from stomach-based problems which indicates that it
may be due to consumption of contaminated substance. Water conservation at resident’s areas is
one of the most effective way of living in a healthy environment. It is sometimes very difficult to
access fresh and clean water because most of the industries dumps their industrial waste to the
water supplies. Another method is clearing the bushes that are the living environment of the
individual so that the disease-causing microorganism cannot find shelter to breed and cause
infections (Zhang, Dunn, Morrow & Greenleaf, 2018). Also, the toilets need to be cleaned at
least twice a day to with proper detergents as well as washing of hands after visiting toilets.
Draining of stagnant water to destroy breeding areas of organisms that causes disease.
Decreasing usage of chemical that pollutes environments as well as proper disposal of waste.
Eating and drinking. Health eating refers to feeding on different kinds of foods that

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gives the required nutrient to the body in order an individual can maintain good health, get
energy to work as well as feel good. Examples of nutrients essential for the body are vitamins,
proteins, minerals, fat, and carbohydrates (Morgan, Drury, Thomas & Harding, 2018). Eating a
balanced diet helps our body to fight diseases and remain strong. Keith is suffering from
dehydration because of watery diarrhea that drains a lot of water in the body. A balanced diet is
vital for our organs to function efficiently and also tissues of how body need adequate and all
kind of nutrient.
The body becomes venerable to all kind of infection and diseases in case it lacks good
nutrition. Research shows that immunity of the body is maintained by one’s dietary (Griffiths et
al, 2018). In addition, fertility of our bodies depends on nutrition and exercises that we do. The
best eating schedule should have the heavy eating in the morning, less junk food at lunch time
comprising of several fruits as well as vegetables, while at supper time it is advisable to eat raw
foods like carrots, vegetables and fruits to keep the digestion active. Furthermore, a person is
supposed to eat three hours before going to bed because enzymes do not work well on food when
one is asleep, and a lot acid can be released in the stomach in this case which destroys the
stomach wall. Studies shows that it is healthy to replace all kinds of drinks with water because
water helps our body to eliminate waste products and toxics which can end up causing harm if
not removed in the body Myszkowska-Ryciak & Harton, 2018). Scientist prescribe at least eight
glasses of water for the women per day while men should take thirteen glasses per day. Morning
and day time is the best period of taking water and taking of too much while going to bed is
prohibited because it is not healthy. A person is supposed to take water before eating but not
immediately after eating.

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Personal cleansing. Well maintained personal cleanness is the first stage towards better
health because this prevents even people around you to suffer from sicknesses that can arise
when one does not practice good personal hygiene (Nabeel & Alamgir, 2018). Personal hygiene
is a very broad area and touches all aspects of our daily life that includes cooking, bathing,
brushing as well as hand washing. It is a must for one to bathe daily in any condition because
regular bathing helps in keeping one clean and do away with bad smell to bring a fresh mood to
oneself. Pertaining the mouth cleanness, brushing should be done at even three times per day
especially before going to bed and in the morning. Tongue surface should be brushed daily to get
rid of bacteria the might be present mostly at the rough surface (Marriott, Schilling & Gravani,
2018). Nail trimming should be done regularly and mostly after bathing when they are soft. Hair
cleanness is also important, and it can be cut for essay maintenance. The cloths to be worn every
day should be made clean. Ears should be made clean and free from any destructive things. All
make ups should be removed before bed time.
Assessment of the symptoms
Major being an elderly person, his condition can be assessed through various methods
like observing the eyes if they are sunken then dehydration can be treated. Also the skin dryness
and loss of elasticity is another thing to assess Major. On the diarrhea side of it fecal testing can
be done and also urea test can be done. Abdominal touching to get response from Manor if
feeling a lot of pain. A thermometer can be used to give the temperature of the
major .Gastroenteritis is a condition where the mucous membranes of the stomach, as well as
intestines, becomes inflamed due to an infection (Kirby et al, 2018). Through research,
gastroenteritis symptoms involve watery diarrhea as well as vomiting, and a person may

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experience pains in the stomach region followed by fever, cramping, headache and sometimes
nausea (Silva et al, 2018). A person suffering from gastroenteritis is likely to also suffer from
dehydration due to frequent diarrhea and vomiting as in the case of Mr Keith Manor. One can
detects dehydration sighs if you feel thirsty, skin and mouth start drying up and feeling that the
head is becoming so light. Gastroenteritis is caused by bacteria as well as viruses which can be
spread from one individual to another in case the vomit of infected person get to the mouth of a
health person. If the infected person does not wash their hands especially when dealing with
edible thing this disease can be transmitted. Contacts with an infected person can also cause the
transmission in case they breathe vomit particles which can land in the mouth of healthy person.
High hygiene should be maintained because even touching of the contaminated surfaces
can lead to infection. It is good to note that these patients are very infectious especially during
the forty-eight hour of their infection (Skyum et al, 2018). There are several ways of preventing
gastroenteritis which involves maintaining proper hygiene by ensuring that edible thing are
stored well in the refrigerators and evading the habit of consuming food that expired. Toilet
should be made clean all the time as well as the area around it through flushing and aerating.
Treatment of gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is a very simple infection any one can deal with especially with the
knowledge of it signs and symptoms and how to prevent as well as treat it. To get rid of these
symptoms of gastroenteritis you can do the following (Haubrich, Gantt & Blydt‐Hansen, 2018).
For the case of fever it is advisable to take paracetamol drug which relieves even pain and aches,
have adequate time to rest, and take a lot of water and drinks to prevent dehydration in large
quantities than usual to compensate for the water lost through diarrhea and vomiting

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(Yoshikawa, Ohana & Fukuda, 2018). Preferably soup or even fruit juice can be of great help. If
the person feels like feeding it is good to use foods like rice, soup or bread because they are plain
and they may not cause a lot of stomach disorders. Too much vomiting can be stopped by taking
an anti-vomiting drugs, for example, metoclopramide as well as loperamide for the case of
diarrhea because it is an anti-diarrhea by the help of the pharmacist (Houston et al, 2018).
Proper hygiene should be maintained at all time because it seems like Keith illness might be as a
result of inability to maintain hygiene due to old age.
Nursing Care Plan
Prominent nursing strategies can be followed to render quality services when it comes to
the issues pertaining providing health care on the bases of Activities of living and how to
improve such issues (Engeström, 2018). Below is a table bearing some of the activities of
leaving issues, plan or goal for improving those issues, implementation and strategies to be
followed to meet the set goals as well as methods of evaluating the success of this nursing care
plan.
Assess Plan Implement Evaluate
Maintaining a safe
environment
Through faecal
testing to diagnose
Reducing
condensation plan
(McGarry, Pope, &
Green, 2018).
Strategies for
achieving the plan.
This nursing goals
can be achieved
Measuring success.
The number of
patients visiting
health centre with

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diarrhoea problems.
Damp and mould
around the residing
areas have frequently
been associated with
several health
problems such as
vomiting, respiratory
system symptoms,
nausea and common
ill health. A humid
dwelling causes
condensation to occur
in large amount
which facilitates
growth and
development of
fungal spores. Studies
shows that damp also
causes an
intensification of
(1) Ventilation
of room.
All living rooms
should have enough
ventilators to remove
moisture.
Ventilating room
every time
particularly when a
person is inside.
All wardrobes, closed
chimneys and
cupboards should be
ventilated.
(2) Clear home
bushes.
To destroy breeding
areas of infective
microorganism.
(3) Minimum
moisture
through health
education on how to
maintain a healthy
environment.
Education can be via
mass media programs
done by a competent
nurse, publishing of
magazines with
attractive illustrations
on how to keep
environment well and
also through school
visits to educate the
students who will
probably inform their
parents. All the
patient attending the
clinics can also be
educated on the same.
environment related
disease can be used to
determine the
success. If reduction
of such illness occurs
then the plan will
already successful.
Questionnaires can
also
be used to collect
data.
Interviews can be
used.

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home dust mites that
causes allergy.
Australia has got
around 10-50% of
families affected by
this issue of
dampness.
production.
Ensure that the living
areas are dry all the
time.
(4) Use of
insulators.
Insulating all the gap
that can make
moisture to enter into
the house.
Eating and
drinking.
Dehydration and
energy loss. Can be
assessed through
observing the eyes of
the Manor if they
appear sunken due to
decreased periorbital
fat. Also Manor is old
and his skin can
(1). Adequate water
intake program
(Kegel, Kazman, &
Deuster, 2018).
This entails proper
and correct
procedures and time
for hydrating one’s
body on a daily basis.
(1) Schedules of
eating a
Strategies involved.
Patients to be given
balanced diet in the
nursing wards and
keen observation
done on how they are
progressing. Also,
education on the
importance of
balanced diet, as well
as adequate
consumption of
Evaluation
measures.
Rate of patient
getting
Well if given proper
balanced diet can be
used to make
observation.
Similarly, the rate of
amount of water
intake can be
measure using a

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change due to
collagen and elastin
fibre’s affected by
dehydration.
balanced
diet.
The schemes
illustrating the best
way of maintaining a
balanced diet with
food examples and
the nutrient value
they have as far as
nutrition is
concerned. Nutrients
required in the body
are proteins,
minerals, fats,
carbohydrates as well
as vitamins.
water, can be made. Calibrated bottle.
Personal cleansing.
Assess if Manor
hands are clean, if he
has bad body odour
and look at mouth
Plan for cleanness
(Al-Rifaai, Al
Haddad, & Qasem,
2018).
Strategies to achieve
the plan
Proper education of
the people through
Evaluation.
Using questionnaires
with
Questions based on

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cleanness as well as
clothes.
(1) . Practising
good hygiene.
(2) Hand washing
with proper
detergent after
visiting
latrines.
(3) Proper
cooking of
food with
cleanness.
(4) Bathing every
day.
(5) Mouth
brushing,
teeth and
tongue to
remove
bacteria.
(6) Cleaning of
clothes as
well as
mass media and even
in the health centres
on how to keep
cleanness.
cleanness.

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bedding every
Conclusion
Essential health care is important because its health in preventing illness. This paper has
exhaustively discussed the activity of living in regards the case study of Keith suffering from
gastroenteritis which is one of the illness linked with how we practice activities of living on daily
bases. The discussed activities are maintenance of safe environment, eating and drinking
protocol as well as practicing quality personal cleanness. In addition, symptoms and treatment of
strategies of gastroenteritis have been outlined so make it clear on how one is supposed to handle
such cases in life. There is an outstanding nursing care plan about the identified nursing care plan
based on issues of health problems that result from poor practice of the activities of living. The
table contains four major parts that involves the health problem assessment, plan to improve the
condition identified, strategies to follow to achieve the set goals as well as ways of measuring the
success of the implemented strategies. I recommend that nurses and all health practitioners to do
more research based on how to improve and make awareness to all individual on how to live a
healthy life.
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