Posted: March 20th, 2023

Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults

Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often provide treatment to patients with these disorders. Sometimes patients require immediate treatment, making it essential that you recognize and distinguish minor asthma symptoms from serious, life-threatening ones. Since symptoms and attacks are often induced by a trigger, advanced practice nurses must also help patients identify their triggers and recommend appropriate management options. Like many other disorders, there are various approaches to treating and managing care for asthmatic patients depending on individual patient factors.

One method that supports the clinical decision making of drug therapy plans for asthmatic patients is the stepwise approach, which you explore in this Assignment.

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To Prepare:

Reflect on drugs used to treat asthmatic patients, including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients, including adults and children.
Consider how you might apply the stepwise approach to address the health needs of a patient in your practice.
Reflect on how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 3
Create a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment. Be sure to address the following:

Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient.
Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.
Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.
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Rubric
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Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient.
Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient.
Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.
Sure, here is a sample PowerPoint presentation addressing the given prompt:

Slide 1: Introduction

Welcome to the staff development meeting on asthma treatment and management.
The focus of this presentation is to discuss the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.
Slide 2: Asthma Treatment Options

Long-term control treatment options for asthma include inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene modifiers, and long-acting beta-agonists.
Quick relief treatment options for asthma include short-acting beta-agonists and anticholinergics.
These drugs may have side effects, including headache, nausea, and increased heart rate.
Slide 3: Stepwise Approach to Asthma Treatment

The stepwise approach to asthma treatment involves using medication at the lowest effective dose to achieve and maintain asthma control.
Step 1: Mild intermittent asthma is treated with a short-acting beta-agonist as needed.
Step 2: Mild persistent asthma is treated with a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid or a leukotriene modifier.
Step 3: Moderate persistent asthma is treated with a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-agonist.
Step 4: Severe persistent asthma is treated with a high-dose inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-agonist, and possibly oral corticosteroids.
Slide 4: Benefits of Stepwise Approach

The stepwise approach helps healthcare providers tailor treatment to the severity of the patient’s asthma.
Patients can gradually increase or decrease medication based on their asthma control, reducing the risk of side effects.
The stepwise approach helps patients gain and maintain control of their asthma, reducing the risk of asthma exacerbations and hospitalizations.
Slide 5: Implementation of Stepwise Approach

Assess the severity of the patient’s asthma and initiate treatment at the appropriate step.
Monitor the patient’s asthma control regularly using validated tools such as the Asthma Control Test.
Adjust treatment as needed based on the patient’s asthma control and step of treatment.
Slide 6: Conclusion

The stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management is a useful tool for healthcare providers to help patients achieve and maintain asthma control.
By tailoring treatment to the severity of the patient’s asthma and regularly monitoring asthma control, the stepwise approach can help reduce the risk of asthma exacerbations and hospitalizations.

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