Risk Factors and Nursing Assessment for Mrs Anya Strico

Oral Presentation
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Identification of risk factors.........................................................................................................3
Nursing Assessment.....................................................................................................................4
Priority populations.....................................................................................................................5
Promote Health and reduce risk...................................................................................................5
Active engagement......................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
In this report, it is based on the chosen Case study: Mrs Anya Strico, she was 75 year old
retried women’s and originally from Croatia. She was suffering from Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), her past medical story include frequent respiratory infection,
breathless etc. these kind of health issue arise so that Anya Strico consult with doctors and she
was becoming very conscious about health issue or problem. The specialist is provided the better
advice and medicine so that she will improve their health problems.
This documentation will discuss about the different risk factors for Mr Anya Strico and
clearly explain why different factors associated with health complication. It will determine the
nursing assessment which may support for patients in context of treatment. Furthermore, this
report will concern about the national Strategic Framework in regards of chronic conditions
objectives 3, why it will identify among large population and impact on the self-management of
patient. However, the assignment will described the self-management priorities and identify
health promotion, risk complication.
MAIN BODY
Identification of risk factors
A risk factor is something that are associated with increases a risk of disease or infection
within the human body. On the basis of case study, Mrs Anya Strico is a 75 years old widower
lady and identify the risk factors for this patient such as increasing breathlessness, chest
tightness, chronic productive cough, pitting oedema, fatigue and lack of energy. These are the
most commonly risk identification factors in order to determine in Mrs Anya.
In most of cases, Mrs Strico consult with nearest general practitioner with regards of chest
infections. GP is doing medical examination and identify that patient suffering with productive
cough with sputum, confusion, chest pain (Aziz., Best & Srikumaran, 2020 ). These are basically
occurred due to the harmful substances. So as, medical practitioner will give a better advice to
avoid smoking and then follows a schedule of therapy. Therefore, it will help for Mrs Strico to
reduce the complication because of infection disease and then help to protect immune system.
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