Meeting the Needs of Service Users: A Reflection Using Gibbs Model

This article discusses how Gibbs reflection model can be used to create a healthcare plan for service users. The case study focuses on Mrs. E and her family's health conditions, including dementia, glaucoma, arthritis, and hearing problems. The article emphasizes the importance of mental health and medication management in improving the health status of patients.

Meetings the needs of
service user

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
GIBB'S REFLECTION....................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
In the case study of Mrs. E, the reflection model which is being used is Gibbs reflection
Model. This model is useful to make a plan for better health care management to fulfil the
requirement of health care user. It creates a analyst thinking or evaluate systematically and
clearly about their experience that what he has learned by the provided task. It assists to create
learning plans and make a human being understand their own thought process or thinking ability.
MAIN BODY
GIBB'S REFLECTION
By the provided case study, I examined that in Mrs. E family, there are four member who
is suffering from the different type of illness as dementia, glaucoma, arthritis and hearing
problem. Mrs. E husband is suffering from the various diseases like arthritis, hearing disorders
and dementia. He was also facing some leg injury. Mrs. E is also a patient of dementia. To fulfil
the requirements of the service user, I have elected a reflection model which is based on the
Gibbs's reflection principle that assist me out to prepare a health care strategies to all of the
family member present in Mrs. E. Gibbs reflection model is one of the best model utilised to the
patient health care management. Gibbs reflection model consist six stages that is feelings and
thoughts about the experience, description of the experience of the provided case study, analysis
for making the sense of the condition, evaluation of the experience, conclusion what have action
plan and learnt, how to deal with very same situation in the future.
Description
In the provided case study of Mrs. E, her husband and she lost their daughter because of
the breast cancer. Mrs. E husband facing several disease like walking issue and arthritis and he
was walking with the support of a stick. He was also facing some hearing problem and therefore,
wore a hearing machine. He was also experiencing a issue like dementia. With the ongoing time
his issues becomes worst and more deteriorated and start to forgot to go with his walking stick
and putting his hearing aid so he met with an accident. Her daughter and son advised her number
of times that Mr. E requires a care centre so he would achieved all the care and facilities but Mrs.
E insisted to take care of her Husband Mr. E by herself only. By taking care all the requirement
of Mr. E she always looked after him. I support to Mrs. E for their treatment with vascular
dementia. Mrs. E son feels that his mother was getting confused that where she put the things.
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Mrs. E was also experiencing some eye sight problem due to Glaucoma therefore, require to
place eye drops in her eyes and also suffering from the heart condition that means she required to
take some medication support on a daily basis.
In the case, I also assist the sufferer to the condition that may make complication. For
sufferer, I evaluate that both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions are
required. Non-pharmacological intervention includes taking some healthy diet and regular
exercise and pharmacological interventions include utilisation of medicines. I really think that
family requires a care provider because all of the family member are suffering from number of
diseases. Nobody is in Mrs. E house to take care of their medication. A carer should also be
available there to the daily care. Mrs. E and her husband both were facing issue like dementia
and generally used to forgot their medicines. An eye disorders like glaucoma, where the pressure
of intraocular enhances and sufferers faces issue in vision. In this scenario physostigmine drugs
can be applied topically. In the scenario of arthritis the joint pain ca be decreased via the
administration of NSAID as ibuprofen. As Mrs. E and Mr. E both are facing dementia, they
require to take some cholinesterase inhibitors like revastigmine and donepezil. Mrs. E and Mr. E,
both should require to do regular exercise to stable their mental and physical health. As Mrs. E
was facing from heart disease also she requires to take healthy food and neglect all the fatty
materials.
Feelings
Since, Mrs. E was live alone with her husband and it was being too complex to her to
handle all the things. Mrs. E was also facing vascular dementia issue. I thought, it is a very
complex matter and required to be carefully handled. Her son requires to give attention of health
condition of his family and he should ensure that his parents are visiting to a weekly check-up for
health. As his mother is suffering from the vascular dementia, he should require to appoint a
maid to assist his mother in regular activities. Mrs. E was facing glaucoma and this is not a
complex disease. It can be treated by the administration of the medicine known as
physostigmine. But she forgets always to take her medicine on time since she is facing dementia
like issue. Mr. E is patient of arthritis and always facing issues like joint pain. NSAID such as
ibuprofen can be taken in this case. Both of them required to meet a health care experts and
require to take drugs as per the instruction given. Both Mrs. E and her husband broke due to
losing her daughter because of breast cancer. She also requires to go to a psychologist expert to
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enhance her mental condition. This is not easy to deal with such condition if only one person are
there to manage the things. That is why a human being initiate suffering mentally. In the case of
Mrs. E, she is very strong lady. However, she is also facing dementia issue but still she is not
ready to give up and ready to take care of Mr. E and his health condition. She is totally
committed for her family. Even her son told to send Mr. E to care centre but she did not ready to
do so. She took care him instead of sending to care centre.
Evaluation
By going via a case study, I utilised to prepare a relevant health care plan and working in
a group to get the success was completely unique experience. All of the group member was being
too excited to work hard and carry out the task. One of member of team refused to work with us
it made us work harder. Since I was the team main person therefore, I made my team work best.
All the group members given their contribution positively and done his team work fruitfully. All
the members of the team have displayed dedication for their work. We all were being feel
pressure and fear when a member of our team left the group but as a team main person I
encouraged my team to work potentially.
Analysis
I thought, Mrs. E should consult a doctor because the phase when she losing her daughter
was difficult to her and made her suffered physically and mentally well. Losing her daughter was
such a mental and physical trauma to her and her husband. I thought, a care provider could be
there to her to provide her essential requirements and medicines. The relevant medication could
enhance her health too early. As per me, all the instruction provided by the health carer require to
followed strictly. According to me, if Mrs. E ready to sent her husband to care centre it would be
good and he would find good treatment.
Conclusion
By the above provided case study, I have concluded that this is not easy to face any
complexity when a human being is single but it is needed to be strong to manage with such
condition. Relevant health care facilities and medications can enhance the health of patient.
Mental health also influences the physical stability so it is needed to concentrate on mental health
also. Taking care of medicines and diet is really effective and beneficial to improve health status.
All the management for health care should be planned by utilising the potential reflection model.
Action plan
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Apart from this report, the action strategy is crucial in terms of improving the function
that is well associated with the development in the knowledge and skills. In this, I also accept
some of the behaviour that assist to foster my knowledge and skill which I utilised to achieve
during the experience in the working in the care and patient support. The healthcare strategy is
well launched to the sufferer and I also get some of the experience which is productive to the
fostering the knowledge and skills . Apart from this, the timeframe that is provided to myself to
the development is in 3 months less from the care and support.
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