Patient/Family Care Study on Broncho Pneumonia

Abstract

The patient and family care involves an interaction between client, his family, community and the health team. The interaction starts from the day of admission to the day of discharge and arrangement for follow-up visit is attained and maintained to give the highest level of physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the client and family. The patient and family care study is part of the final assessment of the student nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana for the award of the Registered General Nursing Certificate.Patient and family care helps the student nurse get an in-depth knowledge on the causes, incidence, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic investigation, complications, prevention and treatment of disease condition. This further prepares the student nurse to put into practice the theoretical knowledge achieved in the clinical area. Again the study provides a serene environment to provide a focused and holistic health care to patient, to involve and educate family in maintaining a healthy living. Master N.M.N.Y.O, a 5 years old boy with Broncho pneumonia disease was therefore chosen for this study. This is to enable me to study the disease condition and offer holistic nursing care and health education to patient, family and the community to attain the wellbeing of the patient. To ensure that confidentiality of the patient is attained, patient/family names were stated in initials rather than using their names in full.