Palliative Case Study: Management of Increased Risk of Infection in Breast Cancer Patient

Palliative Case Study
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Accurate nursing assessment using the Corbin and Strauss Illness Trajectory Model reasoned
to the goal of management..........................................................................................................3
Demonstrates critical thinking in the decision making, care planning, care delivery and
management which align to the socioecological framework......................................................4
Provide rationales for factor(s) that may facilitate (contribute to) or hinder goals in the
management of the case..............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Breast cancer is a form of cancer which occur in the cells of breast. It can develop in both
men and women but it is more common in women. It is a medical disorder which is caused due
to over growth of cells in the breast. Type of breast cancer rely on which cell of the breast is
transforming into cancer. Respective organ of the human body is consist of three different parts
which is ducts, lobules and connective tissues (Greenlee and et. al., 2016). However, the cancer
usually take place in ducts or lobules. The following study is based on a case study of a person
named Amy who is suffering from breast cancer. Management of increased risk of infection
related to chemotherapy treatment for Amy will also be cover in the study.
MAIN BODY
Accurate nursing assessment using the Corbin and Strauss Illness Trajectory Model reasoned to
the goal of management.
The trajectory model consist number of steps which are required to be followed by care
practitioners while dealing with Amy to provide proper treatment. It can be consider as a nursing
model which is generally applied in chronic diseased condition. According to given case of Amy,
it is required to focus on relevant factors of this model while dealing with patient that are given
here. Initially, pre-trajectory or initial phase take place before the duration when any kind of sign
or symptoms are not present. Secondly, the trajectory onset phase occurs when initial symptom
and signs can be observe easily which consist the period of carry out effective diagnosis
procedures related to particular diseases like breast cancer. Thirdly, the phase of crisis can be
defined as those circumstances when potentially life threatening conditions takes place
(Klemanski, Browning and Kue, 2016). However, the acute phase which consist to follow the
critical situation occurs on crisis phase in that care practitioners provide medical facilities in
order to control the visible symptoms of with the help of prescribed regimen. In addition to this,
it consist stable phase which is begin from the condition when the symptoms of breast cancer are
controlled in given case. Moreover, unstable phase contains the circumstance of Amy when her
symptoms of breast cancer are controlled by previously adopted regimen. Meanwhile, downward
phase consist situation featured via progressive in physical and mental status that consist
infection risk in case of Amy. Furthermore, dying phase defines the duration of hours, days or
weeks till death of an individual.
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