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China Morgan
Unit 14: Physiological Orders
P4: Plan a care pathway for each physiological disorder including the roles of relevant practitioners
What is a care pathway?
A care pathway is a guide to good practice and effective care because it has been considered to be
one of the best tools when managing a service user’s treatments and their medical condition. As
they provide efficient care based on the patient’s evidence from their care plan. By having the care
pathway it helps the primary carer of the individual to stay organised. (NCBI 18 th Sept 2012)
What is a Care Plan?
This is known as a nursing plan, which helps service providers and their primary carer to
understand the needs of the individual. In addition, the care plan has to be reviewed every
week to ensure everything is correct and doesn’t need to be updated ( because changes can
occur.) (AGE UK 4th Dec 2019)
Case Study (Bowel Cancer)
Dawn-Leigh Bennett is 49 years old she works in a high school as a maths teacher. Her
husband passed away 5 months ago battling depression. She has two children who have full
time jobs and are not able to visit her. However, recently she has been diagnosed with Stage
3 Bowel Cancer. which she has been told could develop into Stage 4 anytime. She has
difficulty taking this information in as she still is grieving over her husband death. Dawn has
undergo multiple surgeries, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy but she has been told that they
have not been so effective as it has got rid of the tumour but it has grown back. These have
had a big impact on her health as the side effects are powerful and made her lose weight,
lose her hair and become fatigue. This has caused many issues in her mobility as she
struggles with daily tasks. Due to her illness she had to retired from teaching so that she is
able to recover and get more information about her illness.
Doctors have run more tests to see if Dawn’s cancer has developed to Stage 4 as they have
discussed amongst them that she looks unwell. She has been booked an appointment as
the doctors have regularly check ups and to see wha they can do. However, the tests have
come back that Dawn’s bowel cancer has fully developed into Stage 4. She has attended
her GP appointment the GP has told her that her cancer has developed into Stage 4. Dawn
did not take this well and cried. The GP has offered her many options such as treatment
centres and specialist units, which she has tried yet. Dawn has told the GP she is fed up with
the regular check ups and all the treatments as they do not work to clear the cancerous
cells.
She has been referred to a specialist unit where there are several service providers, which
can help her with her illness and to understand it better. On other hand, Dawn is stressed
about going to this specialist unit as she has had loads of treatments, which have not worked
for her in the past. This has made her worry but she is still going to the specialist unit as
there is a chance for her cancer to clear. She has been admitted to her treatment and she
China Morgan
Unit 14: Physiological Orders
P4: Plan a care pathway for each physiological disorder including the roles of relevant practitioners
What is a care pathway?
A care pathway is a guide to good practice and effective care because it has been considered to be
one of the best tools when managing a service user’s treatments and their medical condition. As
they provide efficient care based on the patient’s evidence from their care plan. By having the care
pathway it helps the primary carer of the individual to stay organised. (NCBI 18 th Sept 2012)
What is a Care Plan?
This is known as a nursing plan, which helps service providers and their primary carer to
understand the needs of the individual. In addition, the care plan has to be reviewed every
week to ensure everything is correct and doesn’t need to be updated ( because changes can
occur.) (AGE UK 4th Dec 2019)
Case Study (Bowel Cancer)
Dawn-Leigh Bennett is 49 years old she works in a high school as a maths teacher. Her
husband passed away 5 months ago battling depression. She has two children who have full
time jobs and are not able to visit her. However, recently she has been diagnosed with Stage
3 Bowel Cancer. which she has been told could develop into Stage 4 anytime. She has
difficulty taking this information in as she still is grieving over her husband death. Dawn has
undergo multiple surgeries, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy but she has been told that they
have not been so effective as it has got rid of the tumour but it has grown back. These have
had a big impact on her health as the side effects are powerful and made her lose weight,
lose her hair and become fatigue. This has caused many issues in her mobility as she
struggles with daily tasks. Due to her illness she had to retired from teaching so that she is
able to recover and get more information about her illness.
Doctors have run more tests to see if Dawn’s cancer has developed to Stage 4 as they have
discussed amongst them that she looks unwell. She has been booked an appointment as
the doctors have regularly check ups and to see wha they can do. However, the tests have
come back that Dawn’s bowel cancer has fully developed into Stage 4. She has attended
her GP appointment the GP has told her that her cancer has developed into Stage 4. Dawn
did not take this well and cried. The GP has offered her many options such as treatment
centres and specialist units, which she has tried yet. Dawn has told the GP she is fed up with
the regular check ups and all the treatments as they do not work to clear the cancerous
cells.
She has been referred to a specialist unit where there are several service providers, which
can help her with her illness and to understand it better. On other hand, Dawn is stressed
about going to this specialist unit as she has had loads of treatments, which have not worked
for her in the past. This has made her worry but she is still going to the specialist unit as
there is a chance for her cancer to clear. She has been admitted to her treatment and she
