Graduate Portfolio – Graduate Nursing: PYC Nurse Practitioner1


School of Nursing
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Title of Exhibit:Management of a patient’s health/ illness through assessment of social support and survival in young women with breast cancer

NONPF CORE COMPETENCY #1: Management of a patient’s health / illness

NONPF Core Competency CATEGORY #1-7:Incorporates community needs, strengths and resources into practice.

DSGNE Program Outcome #1:Employ authentic transformational servant leadership to influence positive change across the health care spectrum.

PYC Specialty Program Outcome #2: Utilize an evidence-based approach to initiate change and improve primary care practice across the lifespan.

AACN Essential Standard#VII: Interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes.

AACN Element # VII-3: Employ collaborative strategies in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient-centered care.

This Exhibit Contains: Power point presentation on assessment of support to improve patient outcomes in breast cancer patients.

Rationale and Support: Public health studies revealed social networks to be predictive of mortality. Marriage is found to be beneficial in protecting the survival of breast cancer patients by multiple studies as cited by Chou et al (Goodwin et al., 1987; Le Marchand et al.,1984; Funch & Marshall, 1983). Durheim, E. (1951) considered the importance of family and society as integral in health in his study on the sociology of suicide as noted in Chou et al.,(2012).

During the 1990’s it became noticeable the importance of support on health and survivalthrough emotional, structural, informational, and functional support (Chou et al., 2012).

Reflection:Alack of support was exhibited in care with many people that have decreased survival (Chou et al., 2012). Increased survival occurs with immediate referral to a social worker, a church support agency and other outreach services to help people in their illness. The reduction of stigma is essential to mental and physical well-being with better outcomes through support (Holland, Kelly, & Weinberger, 2010).

References:

Chou, A. F., Stewart, S. L., Wild, R. C., & Bloom, J. R. (2012). Social support and survival in young women with breast carcinoma.Psycho – Oncology, 21, 125-133. doi: 10.1002/pon.1863

Else – Quest, N.M., Lo Conte, N. K., Schiller, J.H., & Hyde, J. S. (2009). Perceived stigma, self – blame, and adjustment among lung, breast, and prostate cancer patients. Psychology and Health,24(8), 949-964.

doi: 10.1080/08870440802074664

Holland, J. C., Kelly, B.J., & Weinberger, M. I. (2010). Why psychosocial care is difficult to integrate into routine cancer care: Stigma is the elephant in the room. Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network 8, 362-366.

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