NUTRITION
CHRONIC DISEASES
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Question
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Chronic illness involves treating only the medical problems.
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Managing chronic conditions must be a collaborative process.
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Chronic conditions only involve one phase of a person’s life.
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Chronic illness affects the entire family.
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The management of chronic conditions is a process of discovery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Providing support to patients and their families is an important aspect for all nursing specialties, but Richards believes that “being a strong advocate for your patients is one of the most critical things a nurse caring for chronic disease patients can provide.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Common features of chronic diseases include: complex causality, with multiple factors leading to their onset. a long development period, for which there may be no symptoms. a prolonged course of illness, perhaps leading to other health complications.
Detailed explanation-3: -They seek to familiarize themselves with their clients’ social environments and habits to give recommendations for dealing with the disease that are as close to the client’s lifeworld as possible. Nurses’ recommendations seek to enable patients and their families to lead a largely ‘normal life’ despite chronic illness.
Detailed explanation-4: -A chronic illness usually lasts longer than six months. The client with chronic illness often fluctuates between maximal functioning and serious health relapses that may be life threatening. The illness affects the functioning of one or more systems.