Individual_Needs

P3 A health plan is used to help set aims for an individual into changing their lifestyle, it will support changes needed to be made, short term, medium term and long term it is designed to meet their individual needs and should be frequently reviewed and updated. Below is a short term, medium term and long term plan for Bernard parker his need to stop smoking and manage angina and seek help for depression and generally improving his lifestyle: Needs in short term to be given all the information on health and diet, and advised on healthy recipes and how to shop on a budget to provide for his ingredients. To monitor his pain and establish if pain is stable. To be given literature on a health clinic and what services and support they provide. To also be supported emotionally with his health and well being and lifestyle changes, needs to be referred by GP to receive counselling for his depression. To inform and make him acknowledge that stress, smoking and weight gain can increase angina attacks and provide support for him in preventing this. Also to devise a suitable exercise plan a realistic one that will benefit him health wise. We also need to establish if he has any cultural or spiritual interests. Medium term. Make sure that Bernard has fully understood and received all information, leaflets, and contact numbers. Also to make sure he is fully aware of his angina and managing it. To continue to monitor his blood pressure, by this point if the pain isn’t manageable with just his nitro-glycerine spray, statin then he will be having a risk assessment at the hospital which involves doing exercise on a treadmill and being monitored with the E.C.G. Bernard to be attending the smoking clinic and gradually decreasing the intake of cigarettes, the clinic will address his individual needs and set realistic targets such as now dropping from 20 cigarettes to 15, and so on. He will be provided with patches and gum and will regularly monitor with the smoking machine. By Bernard attending the clinic he will also be interacting with new people and may form friendships to help him socialise in the near future. He should have a devised exercise plan of taking walks for at least 30 minutes a day. He should now be provided with information on healthy eating and introduced fruit and vegetables in his diet. He will also help to maintain healthy eating by sticking to his meal plans. Bernard attending his counselling sessions and feeling better about talking about his feelings, he will emotionally benefit from this and has realised he can change his lifestyle and habits and improve his health for his benefit. Long term. Bernard to manage his angina symptoms by taking all the information advice and support into action. To improve his diet regular healthy meals and how to be hopefully smoke free. To stabilise his angina long term he may need to have surgical procedure a stent to clear block arteries. This will be monitored closely and regularly. This will improve his life and life expectancy. He will also have all the emotional support if needed. To take regular exercise in the long term he will be a healthier person by him improving his lifestyle with stopping smoking and having his regular check-ups to monitor his B.P and cholesterol. He should now be fully aware in the management of his angina and acknowledge support it’s continually there for him. He will continue to be monitored and attend a clinic to check if he is smoke free and be reviewed frequently.