Nursing in Chronic Illness | Report

Running head: NURSING IN CHRONIC ILLNESS
NURSING IN CHRONIC ILLNESS
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Introduction:
The report is based on a detailed telephonic interview with a woman suffering from
chronic illness that is hampering with her daily activities. The interview details are used to
collect information and take a cue about the problem of the interviewee, plan the intervention,
evaluate the positive and negative outcomes. The paper aims to understand the effect of
chronic diseases on daily activities in an individual's life. The paper designed with
background data, giving overview about the interviewee and her health condition. The
introduction part is followed by discussion, giving details about the interviewee's disease and
its effect in daily life. The Roper, Logan, and Tierney model will be used to understand the
condition of the patient.
Background:
The interviewee is Rose, a 60 years old female and was migrated to Australia with her
husband and three children in 2002 from Fiji. Currently. She lives in a two-story rented house
with her 65 years old husband and one child, who is 35 years old. Rose's husband works as a
security guard in an airport, and her son works on a construction site. She is a part-time
permanent AIN in a nursing home and uses public transport to reach her workplace, which is
far away from her residence. She goes to church, followed by a breakfast with women club
every Sunday. However, recently she cannot go to the women club for breakfast as she
struggles to walk. She was diagnosed with osteoarthritis four months ago and had a family
history of arthritis. She has been taking osteo panadol for her pain and waiting for knee
surgery.
Rose has a Fiji origin, and she loves to eat and cook the authentic dishes of the
country, as well as gardening. She cooks food for her child and husband early in the
morning. However, Rose is struggling to wake up, do gardening, and perform her work due

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to pain. Rose has postponed her knee replacement operation due to financial problems, as
she is saving money for buying a house. Also, she does not want to become dependent on his
husband and child for daily works after surgery.
Rose's disease condition can be a case of heredity, as she has a history of arthritis. The
inherited pattern of the arteritis in families is still not clear, but people with a family history
of arthritis have a higher risk of acquiring the diseases . The older age and gender of Rose can
be associated with the pathophysiology of the disease, as the condition is prevalent in older
women than men (Jamshidi et al., 2014). The drug Osteo Panadol, she was taking as pain
relief, can be useful as a mild pain relief but cannot be recommended to take for an extended
period.
Discussion:
Rose, the interviewee, is a cheerful lady who loves to cook, go shopping, do
gardening, and works as an AIN in a nursing home. The woman struggles to do her daily
activities like going to breakfast with women club, shopping, working in the nursing home,
and waking up to cook for her family. She is dependent on osteo Panadol as pain relief (Rosa
et al., 2014). The bone specialist recommended her for a knee replacement, which she
postponed showing financial reasons (Goodman et al., 2016). The data analysis of the case
study can be used to interpret the problem of Rose, which is not only physical, but her
interview gives a cue of her unhealthy mental conditions as well. She does not like to take
help from her child or husband for performing the daily activity. She also states that another
reason for postponing her knee replacement as there is no one to take care of her after the
oppression. According to the R-L-T model, the overall health of an individual is dependent
on five factors, that are sociocultural, environmental, biological, psychological, and politico-
economical (Holland & Jenkins., 2019). The activities of living considered in theory are
listed as working and playing, sleeping, mobilizing, breathing, eliminating, eating and