A Client/Family Centered Nursing Care Study on Peptic Ulcer Disease

Abstract

The patient and family care study is a study on patient with a particular disease condition. The study is based on the nursing process which has the assessment, analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation to be its components which follows a systematic method. Nursing is a health care profession which focuses on the care on individual, family and the communities so that they attain optimal health and quality of life from conception to death. In the past, nursing was basically about caring for the sick. Also, it did not require any formal training before one was permitted to practice until the era of Florence Nightingale. Since the period of Florence Nightingale, nursing has gone through tremendous educational transformation such as the use of research and scientific data in the performance of the various roles in ensuring quality health care. The study provides knowledge and understanding of the cause, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of the patient’s condition. It gives an account of the actual nursing care rendered to a patient and her family from the time of admission until time of discharge. The study forms part of the academic requirement on obtaining the Registered General Nursing Certificate awarded by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana. It offers the student nurse the chance to put into practice the theoretical knowledge and experiences gained during the period of training. It broadens the knowledge of the student nurse in terms of a particular disease condition and its management. The study helps the patient /family to comprehend and gain insight into the condition. Finally, it builds a good cordial relationship between the nurse and patient /family as well as other members of the health team. The confidentiality of the patient and family were ensured by the use of patient and family initials instead of their full names.