Risk Factors and Nursing Assessments for Mrs Anya Strico with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NURSING

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Risk factors for Mrs Anya Strico.................................................................................................3
Nursing assessments....................................................................................................................4
Reasons for Mrs Anya may be identified as being priority population and impact on chronic
condition self management..........................................................................................................5
Self-management priorities..........................................................................................................5
Impact of Goal setting on Mrs Anya...........................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In this essay case of Mrs Anya Strico will be discussed who has 8 years history of
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Using National Strategic Framework for Chronic
Conditions, different risk factors for Mrs Anya will be discussed. Along with this nursing
assessment and reasons because of which Mrs Anya becomes a priority population will be
discussed. Followed by this self-management priorities and impact of goal setting for Mrs Anya
will also be discussed in essay. National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions policy
document for chronic conditions and it sets direction and outcomes to help Australians live
healthier through effective management and prevention of chronic condition.
MAIN BODY
Risk factors for Mrs Anya Strico
Behavioural risk- This is a risk for Mrs Anya because she consumes alcohol and also smokes
which is not good for her health. Along with this, Mrs Anya regularly forgets to take medication
prescribed by doctors and also forget which medication to take during a COPD flare-up. In
addition to these, Mrs Anya have also become less physically active and her diet is also poor
which consists of snacks and packaged meals that is high in slat and saturated fat, these factors
create behavioural risk for Mrs Anya (Australian Government, (2017).
Biomedical Risk- This is also a risk for Mrs Anya because she is advised to lose weight and
instead she gained 6 kgs weight and this creates biomedical risk for her.
Non-modifiable risk factors- This involves individual and physiological factors and even
though in most cases COPD is a non-genetic disease and is caused because of exposure to
tobacco smoke and chemical fumes sometimes genes can have a role in it. Mrs Anya’s father
also had COPD, and this is also a risk for her.
Physical environment determinants- Physical environmental determinants do not cause her
disease. Mrs Anya lives in rural area and remote location and this is why nearest tertiary hospital,
medical centre, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic is 150 km from away. This is also a reason
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