Thursday 19 June 2014

Cirrhosis: A complex cascade of care

Read the following article about cirrhosis as an initial source of information and respond to the questions posed below. Additional resources will be necessary to complete the assignment.
Crawford, A and Harris, H (2013) Cirrhosis: A complex cascade of careNursing Critical Care. 8(4):26-30, July 2013.
Write a four page paper which includes a cover page (page 1), your response to the question(s) below (pages 2 & 3), and a reference page (page 4):
  1. Describe the risk factors associated with the development of cirrhosis. Discuss how certain risk factors may be perceived as more “acceptable” than others when a person develops cirrhosis. Talk about the risk factors that are commonly associated with the stigma of this disease and how the professional nurse can have a positive impact in this situation.
  2. How do the physiologic and psychosocial complications of cirrhosis affect a patient with this medical diagnosis? How is the family of a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis affected by the disease? Apply the nursing process to physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient.

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