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The information used in this paper has been discussed after careful consent from the patient who was suffering from ETOH Cirrhosis. The name of the patient has been kept confidential for their personal convenience.
Introduction
The aim of this personal impact paper is to critically reflect on the case study of the patient that I have been able to observe having chronic ETOH Cirrhosis. The core focus is to assess the ICU personal impact of ETOH Cirrhosis. Furthermore, social, financial, and personal effects of the ETOH Cirrhosis will also be discussed in the paper. This critical reflection will help in understanding the process of learning for patients undergoing ETOH Cirrhosis. By the end of the paper, change motivators concerning the situation of the patient will be discussed that will form a base for theories to be recommended for better learning among patients.
Understanding ETOH Cirrhosis
It is highly imperative to understand ETOH Cirrhosis before assessing the case. ETOH Cirrhosis is basically a disease that damages liver. Its direct impact is observed on the functioning of liver because of excessive consumption of alcohol. There are several stages when it comes to liver non-functioning. Out of all, ETOH Cirrhosis is the last stage where functions of liver are totally diminished. The process begins when the consumer of alcohol has a long history of alcohol consumption. Increased consumption of alcohol results in constant inflammation that further results in ETOH Cirrhosis (Singer & Brenner, 2006).
Assessment of the Case
The case under assessment beholds the patient named XYZ who has had a long history of consuming ETOH (where ETOH is basically a short form or a compound name for ethanol or alcohol). The patient was taken under intensive care for which treatments were provided. Herein, it should be noted that the proper treatment that was provided to the patient included liver transplant. Initially, when the patient reported the case of his suffering with ETOH Cirrhosis, he was put on a regime where he had to learn to stop consuming alcohol. However, the fact remains that XYZ reported that he has been consuming alcohol for a very long time. It was due to this reason that the stoppage against alcohol consumption could not help. Therefore, a liver transplant was necessary. After the liver transplant, there were high dosages which were prescribed to the patients including vitamins, b-complex and folic acid to overcome the situation of inflammation (Wilson, Grande, & Hoyt, 2007).
Social, Financial and Personal Effects
ETOH Cirrhosis can have many negative effects on the patient. These effects can range from social, financial to personal effects. Looking at the case of liver transplant, there is a lot of risk involved in the surgery. Herein, it should be marked that the availability of liver and then application of the procedure of transplant can cause some of the negative or side effects on the personal health of the patient. Also, the cost of undertaking a liver transplant is very high. However, there are many welfare institutions that are providing affordable treatment plans for the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis but the fact remains that the follow up of these treatments remains as expensive. Also, access to such welfare organizations is not possible for everyone since they also have a limited quota for funding such operations (Habermann, 2006).
One of the critical aspects of ETOH Cirrhosis is that the patients have to go through a lot of social embarrassment. Consumption of alcohol can make a person mentally disable or malfunctioning that would make the family suffer a lot as well. There are many cases reported in the past where patients of ETOH Cirrhosis are blamed for torturing or abusing the family members. It is basically due to the inability of patients to understand the consequences that they undergo internally (Anderson, 2010).
Patients of ETOH Cirrhosis are often reported for non-payment of debt because they use money to buy alcohol. In return, at the time of treatment or surgeries, they do not have much financial resources to afford. Some of the common personal effects of ETOH Cirrhosis are the loss of confidence, relationship and increased delusion due to depression (Hines & Marschall, 2008).
In case of XYZ, it was noted that he had lowered amount of finance to undergo his treatment for which the organization has to ask for funding from the welfare accounts. It was also noted that XYZ’s wife has left him because he was constantly arguing with her every night after consuming alcohol. Also, XYZ was noted to be very improper when it came to speech. Thus, it becomes easier to note that the above noted effects are felt by real-life patients making it important factual information for the learning of ETOH Cirrhosis patients (Anderson, 2010).
Learning and Education Experiences of Patients with ETOH Cirrhosis
After the treatment of liver, XYZ needed effective learning and education regarding stoppage of alcohol consumption. In addition, it will not be incorrect to state that it is complicated for the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis to give up consuming alcohol. It is due to this reason that XYZ has been referred to the counseling schools where he had studied in detail about ETOH Cirrhosis. This notes that the understanding of ETOH Cirrhosis is not limited in sense of counseling (Habermann, 2006). There are many aspects concerning ETOH Cirrhosis which have been discussed over different conferences in different parts of the world. The change motivators included the state of relationship of XYZ and his wife. He tried a lot to stop consuming alcohol but his body was overly used to ETOH.
Later on, XYZ was given special consideration by the community welfare center in joint counseling of the hospital. He was added in the community group involved in teaching the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis about the ways through which they can halt or stop consuming alcohol (Hines & Marschall, 2008).
Theories for Patients
There are a number of theories that can be termed as motivating for the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis. The most notable model in case of XYZ is exposure model. Herein, it can be said that this model is perfect for the purpose of understanding biological change that can be noted in the case of ETOH Cirrhosis (Singer & Brenner, 2006). This model denotes that any subject that is introduced in a body may result in addiction. It is because the biological systems are habitual of settling to a change. In other words, it can be said that there can be adjustments that would lead into biological part that do not work in benefits. Since these subjects are not the actual part of the body, therefore, it is expected that it will cause negative results such as diseases. Thus, one needs to make sure that the continual of an introduction of different substance in a body is not good for the body (Wilson, Grande, & Hoyt, 2007).
Conclusion
Through the above analysis of the case scenario of XYZ makes one understand that the chronic disease of ETOH Cirrhosis is due to addiction because the patient introduced ETOH in excessive amount over the years in the body. This led to critical functioning of the liver. Therefore, there was a transplant that was needed at the first place as the patient was already on the last stage. There should be a communicative stance between the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis and the nursing practitioners because they should be given counseling and motivation to bring changes in their lives. Also, the negative effects of ETOH Cirrhosis are evident from the financial, personal and social aspects of one’s life. There is likelihood that the patients of ETOH Cirrhosis will not be able to gain success as well as healthy relationships with family members. Also, the patients are prone to becoming less confident that will put them in depression. Herein, it is suggested that with the theories and models such as exposure model, one can understand the mechanism of change that is likely to take place in case consumption of ETOH to a great level. Some of the motivating factors that one must take under consideration are the bonding between patients and family. This has, however, did not work in the case of XYZ but with the passage of time, he was able to control his addiction with the help of community welfare and counseling groups. Overall, the person impact of the case of ICU ETOH Cirrhosis on my understanding learning was effective for my career.
References
Anderson, K… (2010). How to Change Your Drinking: A Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol. New York: HAMS Harm Reduction Network.
Habermann, T. M. (2006). Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review. San Francisco: CRC Press.
Hines, R. L., & Marschall, K. E. (2008). Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease. Chicago: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Singer, M. V., & Brenner, D. (2006). Alcohol and the Gastrointestinal Tract. New York: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers.
Wilson, W. C., Grande, C. M., & Hoyt, D. B. (2007). Trauma: Critical Care, Volume 2. San Francisco: CRC Press.