Introduce the concept of health and wellbeing in nursing
Introduce which borough you have chosen (Watford or Barnet) and why e.g. area you live in or area where you have done a placement. You must choose either Watford or Barnet as per the case study.
Introduce the concept of cradle to grave in relation to a nurse being involved in the whole family even though only one of the members of the family might be his/ her patient
Suggested word count: 200 words
Demographics of your chosen Borough – Watford or Barnet
Introduce your borough’s demographics – formative session taking place in week 27 seminars
Compare the COVID-19 statistics in your borough with the national statistics*
Why is knowing the demographics of the area you work in important?
NOTE: Equivalent of 200 words but you can use tables to illustrate your demographic trends
Family Profile
Ethnicity – discuss the risks to this family from COVID-19 and using the literature, present some theories regarding the increased risk to the Adebayo family.
Intergenerational Families and wellbeing – Look at the health benefits or consequences of this phenomena using literature to support your points
Factors affecting health and wellbeing – with reference to the Adebayo family, what factors may affect the health of the members and why e.g. financial, cultural (Lecture on the 17th of January will inform this part of your assignment)
Suggested word count – 400 words
Service need versus provision
Looking at this family as a whole, discuss the main issues faced by the members of the family with supportive literature e.g. Bereavement issues for Oluwa/ Ewatomi’s self harming issues
What nursing colleagues would help this family? (EG – Folu Should have a Sickle Cell Clinical Nurse Specialist monitoring his condition)
What other services may be required – e.g. bereavement services and why?
In terms of all of these services / interventions – how might they improve the wellbeing of the family e.g. Oluwa’s GP may see him for his hypertension but may refer him for bereavement support which may highlight that he requires some input from a mental health team.
How might this family’s needs be co-ordinated and by whom?
Are there any charities / third sector agencies in your chosen borough that would normally (pre COVID-19) benefit this family e.g. Folu may go to a centre on a Saturday morning run by a Learning Disability Charity.
