Overview
The purpose of this exercise is to assess a patient's social, psychological, and medical barriers to self-management, identify concerns, and provide recommendations to promote self-efficacy.
The student will assume the role of a respiratory therapist employed at an outpatient medical clinic. Each student is a member of a health care team and is responsible for assessing the patient, providing accurate and appropriate education, making clinical recommendations to primary care physicians, and for follow-up care.
Instructions:
After reviewing the case and the health barriers (below) use the provided Case Study Template to provide your treatment plan/recommendations/rationale for this patient. A minimum of 3 references are required for your continuing care plan and must be in APA format.