Pediatrics Asthma Action Plan

PEDIATRICS ASTHMA ACTION PLAN
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Pediatrics Asthma Action Plan
Asthma action plan is a crucial component for a safe high quality management of asthma. The action plan represents important principles of asthma care, clinical monitoring, medical management and patient education. Patients who visit emergency department with asthma problems needs to be given a written asthma action plan since it provides clear guidance on how and when to manage asthma symptoms. It also provides information on when to seek assistance and who should be called to provide care. The asthma action plan provides a roadmap that guides patients and family in the direction of a safe and effective self-management of asthma. With respect to Henry’s case, it is worth the time to craft a written action plan that will enable his parents to manage his case.
A written asthma action plan is important because it will provide what Henry’s parents needs to do in managing their child asthma problem (Strosahl, 2010). This will allow the parents to detect symptoms of asthma well in advance and take the necessary steps of intervention. Early detection and intervention will reduce unscheduled visits to the emergency department and this will translate into a reduced admission and death (Yin, et al., 2013). Since Henry’s parents are always busy and they live in the same house, the asthma action plan will be created in a manner that allows reduced night-time symptoms and in-days missed from work and school.
The plan will constitutes education with respect to its use that will make sure Henry’s parents understand the action plan to be confirmed to Henry as the time of its inception. The nurse has to educate the formulated action plan as a critical combination that will enhance self and family directed asthma management, which secure and effective (Chidekel, 2012). The warning signs like coughing, wheezing, and shortness of brea...