A patient / family care study on acute pyelonephritis

Abstract

Nursing existed as far as the first human being lived on planet earth. Primitively, nursing was considered as giving care to needed beings and involved parents caring for their young ones by nourishment and support given to the aged in their daily doings to make life endurable for them. The modern-day nursing has gone through series of changes with the help of science, technologies and various researches. Nursing has been accepted as a profession and it entails comprehensive and individualized care of patients. New techniques are employed into the scope of patient’s care making nursing as a fully accepted profession in this 21st century. Nursing care study is a written report on care rendered to patient/ family for a period of time and it’s a requirement by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana in partial fulfillment of the award of license to practice as a professional Registered General nurse. The care study takes into account the physical, psychological, social and spiritual welfare of the family which aid in the recovery of the patient. Patient’s home is visited on a number of occasions to ensure patient adhere to treatment regimen and education. Also through the study, patient and family gains insight knowledge into the condition and improve upon their health status through the interaction and various education they receive from the student nurse. The study equips the student nurse with certain qualities such as practical skills on the condition, patient and family interactions, as well as therapeutically communicating to family when there is fear and anxiety. The patient/family care study utilizes the nursing process which involves assessment of patient, analysis of data, diagnosis, planning, implementations and evaluation. . In the write up of the study, initials of patient were used instead of names in order to maintain confidentiality