Assignment Task:
John is a 52-year-old single male who worked full-time as a forklift operator at a wholesale market. John identifies as a First Nations people. He lives in a private apartment, with his partner, Tina, and their 25-year-old son, George. John left school at fifteen and undertook several occupations before upskilling to forklift training about 15 years ago. His father died at the age of 67 due to cardiac complications following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery. His mother died at the age of 51 from metastatic ovarian cancer. After his parents' deaths, John had to take out a substantial mortgage to buy out his sister from her share of their parent's apartment. John has noticed increased difficulty climbing stairs at work, experiencing fatigue throughout the day, and having trouble sleeping due to recurring back pain. On a "bad day" John feels that his legs are swollen. John sleeps with 2-3 pillows as he feels breathless when lying down flat to sleep. He also feels very short of breath on occasion, particularly when exerting himself. He has been previously referred to pulmonary rehabilitation because of his increased production of thick phlegm from repeated ongoing inflammation of his airways. He has only attended once and never returned because he had to work. He also self-medicates with Ibuprofen at the end of long days of driving to manage an ongoing backache. Identify steps required to engage John into undertaking self-management. Want Online Tutoring?