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Here is a 198-word reply to the presentation with 2 references: The presentation provided a comprehensive overview of the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms and tools for assessing patient symptoms. Assessing multiple facets of the symptom experience, including influencing factors and consequences, takes a holistic approach that can provide valuable insights. Considering timing, intensity, quality and distress of symptoms allows for quantification of these important dimensions. The theory's emphasis on interactions between symptoms and potential catalyst effects is insightful. Symptoms may influence each other in complex ways. Assessment tools that examine physiological, psychological and social factors have the potential to capture this complexity and give providers a broader understanding of the patient's situation. However, tools also need to be practical for clinical use. They
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Patient SymptomsThe theory of unpleasant symptoms suggests that healthcare providers
need to find a holistic method of exploring multiple facets of the symptom experiences,
including the factors influencing symptoms and the consequences of the symptoms. The
theory is widely applied to various populations and symptoms. Notably, the hypothesis was
built on the premise that symptoms have a lot in common (Gomes et al., 2019). As a result,
the hypothesis is broad enough to be applied to a wide spectrum of symptoms. There are
four dimensions to symptoms: timing, intensity, quality, and distress. Each of these qualities
is quantifiable. The symptom experience can be influenced by various factors, including
physiologic, psychological, and environmental aspects.Furthermore, symptoms may impact
performance outcomes such as seeking medical help or quality of life. Notably, as the
hypothesis has evolved, more emphasis has been placed on the possibility that symptoms
interact, possibly catalyzing one another (Iragorri & Spackman, 2018). Symptoms may
influence influencing factors through feedback, and changes in performance may have a
reciprocal effect on symptoms and influencing factors. The theory indicates the complex
nature of the symptoms, which involve innumerable potential variables.A good assessment
tool for patient symptoms will assess the patient’s emotional and physical symptoms
(Christalle et al., 2019). It will ensure that pain management includes their social
environment and physical symptoms. The causes and symptoms of chronic and acute pain
are detailed along with the different assessment tools used, and for the patients, they are
suitable (Gomes et al., 2019). Through assessing various factors, other than just the current
patient symptoms, the initial assessments will cover a lot of ground since they are used as
part of much wider exercises designed to help health professionals understand why the
patients are seeking treatment and what treatment and interventions will be suitable for
their physical symptoms, social environment, and their emotional issues. The assessment
tool needs to provide healthcare providers with a broader understanding of the patient’s
current situation. Pain assessments after this point may focus on a smaller range of pain
experiences to monitor treatment, the course of the disease, and the patient’s recovery
process.The assessment tool should also allow the patients to lead or participate in
discussions about their pain. Nurses have to consider patient participation before choosing
the most appropriate assessment strategy. The self-reports of pain-guided questions are the
best way to assess pain. The assessment tool also needs to consider patients who cannot
verbally report pain and provide a range of methods they can use to rate the pain. The tool](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/christalleetal-230601112533-c81bdbed/85/Christalle-Et-Al-docx-1-320.jpg)
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Nurses rely on the availability of symptoms to determine the kind and type of treatment for patients. Among them is the approach to unpleasant symptoms, whose proponent is Lenz. It helps nurses handle patients' symptoms and has a wide coverage. The paper explores the features to examine in the assessment tool for patients using the theory of unpleasant theory.
Individual symptoms, the factors that affect the symptoms, and the impacts on the patient are the components of the unpleasant symptoms theory (Lenz, 2018). The paper identifies four symptom analysis tools that nurses observe regarding the approach. The nurses need to monitor the intensity of the signs, the time of the symptoms, the stress the patients undergo, and the strength of the syndromes (Mikšić et al., 2018, p. 19). Based on the intensity, the nurses need to observe the severity of the symptoms where a patient may experience multiple symptoms, which may be from a single infection or various infections. The theory of unpleasant symptoms categorized the symptoms as physiological and psychological, which influence the occurrence of symptoms.
The other tool is timing, which involves the symptoms' duration and onset, where some syndromes may take longer while others may take a short period. The other tool assesses patients' suffering due to the symptoms' severity. Medical practitioners observe syndromes' magnitude as a tool for examining the seriousness of the infection. Additionally, the Medics need to monitor the patient's history concerning the disease (Gomes et al., 2019). Similarly, the patient's environment, physiological, and psychological conditions also matter. The interaction of the three tools shows the severity of the symptoms, which is important in clinical practice. Medical practitioners should also note the complexity of the symptoms because some may be less virulent. Besides, it is important to note what can prevent and manage the symptoms. Also, nurses need to observe the duration of treatments as some symptoms may be long-lasting. In addition, the nurses should note the outcome of the treatment.
In conclusion, the theory of unpleasant symptoms makes it easier for nurses to monitor patients' progress during treatment. The approach comprises three components: the symptoms, the individual's effects, and the patient's impact. The three components help identify major factors in assessment tools for patients. The symptoms' intensity, the duration and onset of the syndromes, the stress the patient experiences, and the syndromes' intensity are the factors to observe.
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Patient symptoms are the main reasons individuals seek healthcare services. A care provider must have a model or approach to analyzing the symptoms and developing a diagnosis. Several patient assessment tools exist to help a care professional to diagnose patient symptoms. The theory of unpleasant symptoms (TOUS) provides a theoretical framework to analyze patient symptoms and validate patient assessment tools.
TOUS promotes understanding of symptoms. The theory supports the understanding of simultaneously occurring multiple symptoms. TOUS states that symptoms share some linkages, and a care provider can exploit these inherent characteristics to manage and understand symptoms more effectively (Lee et al., 2017). The concepts that underpin TOUS are influencing factors, symptoms, and performance. Influencing factors include situational, physiologic, and psychological factors that impact the symptom's quality, intensity, occurrence, timing, and distress level. Situational, physiologic, and psychological factors significantly impact symptoms and are also interrelated. Symptoms are considered red flags to threats to an individual's health. Symptoms signify an alteration in a patient's normal functioning. The characteristics of symptoms include their quality, intensity, timing, and distress. Performances focus on the impact of the symptoms on the individual’s ability and functioning. It mainly refers to the symptoms' consequences (Blakeman, 2019). Therefore, these are significant TOUS components that a health professional should be aware of to critique a patient assessment tool.
Using TOUS as a guide to analyzing an assessment tool is essential. I will examine if the patient assessment tool includes the influencing factors. The tool has to include a section for physiological factors such as a change in nutrition or sleep patterns. Moreover, I will check if the tool has a part for psychological factors to analyze the patient's mental status. I will focus on external factors such as socioeconomic and social support. According to French et al. (2017), all these factors impact patient symptoms and must be available in the patient assessment tool. Additionally, the tool must have a rating of patient symptoms based on quality, intensity, distress, timing, and occurrence. The tool must also contain a part that assesses the impact of the symptoms on the client's performance and functioning. Therefore, these concepts are linked, and their availability in the patient assessment tool will allow the assessor to compare and draw a conclusion. TOUS provides a theoretical framework to analyze patient symptoms. One should focus on essential concepts: influencing factors, symptoms, and performances. Understanding the definition of these concepts is pivotal in critiquing patient assessment tools. The tool allows nurses to focus on multiple symptoms, which is beneficial in focusing on individual symptoms.
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PICOT Question pressure ulcers
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PICOT Question pressure ulcers
Student’s Name: Vladimir Andino
University Affiliation: GCU
PICOT Question
According to a report by CDC, approximately 3 million people develop pressure injuries each year. Pressure ulcers reduce the quality of quality of life. Each year a considerably large number of people are diagnosed with pressure injuries. Various ways can be used to prevent the progression of this phenomenon. This paper evaluates the most effective option that can be applied to prevent pressure injuries. It is framed based on the PICOT statement,
(P) patients with severe pressure injuries.
(I) is the surgical removal of ulcers.
(C) compared with the administration of antibiotics.
(O) more effective in treatment of pressure injuries.
(T) in the short-term medical plan.
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The authors use published information to support their arguments hence it is a peer-reviewed secondary study.
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Bluestein, D., & Javaheri, A. (2008). Pressure ulcers: prevention, evaluation, and management. American family physician, 78(10).
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