Running head: IMPLEMENTATION OF CARE PLAN Implementation of Aggregate Care Plan Erin Golder South University Online NSG4076_RN to BSN Capstone Synthesis CP08 Week 8 Project Professor Karla Dalley October 11, 2020 AGGREGATE CARE PLAN 2 Implementation of Aggregate Care Plan The purpose of this paper is to develop and describe a care plan for the aggregate I chose for my nursing capstone project. 1. What group have you chosen selected? What made you select this particular group? The American Red Cross developed a program named The Hero Care Network to assist active military members, veterans, and their immediate family members. The members could be in the United States or any other country around the world. Immediate family members include mothers, fathers, person standing in loco, spouses, brothers, sisters, children and/or only living relative. My father is retired from the Army and I also have a close childhood friend who enlisted in the Navy when we graduated high school. Both parties were committed to the military and I wanted to find a program I could use for my project that assisted members of this community. Both have their own issues after being in the military where community resources could provide assistance. Being a Hero Care Caseworker allows one to be able to assist military members and their family by assessing their needs and implementing a plan to address these needs. 2. What interventions of the plan will you implement in the group? When developing a care plan for the active military members, veterans and family members, an assessment must be made first to determine the needs and nursing diagnosis. From there, a plan and interventions may be put into place. The two interventions implemented were healthy ways to deal with stress and strategies for effective healthy ways to cope. One of the members of my aggregate was a young, stressed wife and mother. She was in a temporary living environment causing her stress levels to increase leading her to smoke. Reviewing the long-term effects of AGGREGATE CARE PLAN 3 stress and smoking with the member of my aggregate and healthy ways to deal with stress and effective coping mechanisms were instrumental in the development of the care plan along with communication. Once she learned the members of her family were willing to talk about her stress and the cause and effects, it helped her implement new stress relieving strategies. 3. What health risk do you expect to address by implementing this intervention? Active military members, veterans and their families are exposed to many factors associated to health risks. Stress, substance abuse, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, and depression to name a few health risks. There are also healthy and non-healthy ways to cope with these health risk. “One in three veterans are diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder41% were diagnosed with either a mental health or a behavioral adjustment disorder (Olenick, Flowers, & Diaz, 2015)”. There is also the possibility of a physical injury that may occur. 4. What results do you expect? With the ability provide resources for mental health issues including stress, substance abuse, and attempted suicide, members of the military and veterans should be able to get the assistance needed to decrease the risk associated with these issues. The Task Force on Military Deployment conducted a survey investigating the effects of deployment and military families and have identified depression for military spouses and children as a particular concern. More mental health resources need to be provided for these families (Verdeli et al., 2011). With the implementation of the interventions presented (exercise, yoga, communication, deep breathing and guided imagery), hopefully the member of my aggregate will choose one of these instead keeping her stress inside and letting it build up or smoking. AGGREGATE CARE PLAN 4 5. How do you plan to implement this intervention? Do you have a specific strategy in mind? What resources will you need? Implementing interventions for this mom were encouraged a reviewed. Communication currently is over the phone and by email. It would be easier if in person contact was possible to be made at this time. Interventions and examples were provided verbally, and she verbalized understanding and was open to receive new options. Family follow up was requested when the case was submitted for review. Once the Hero Care Network is contacted, the caseworker assigned to the case make notes in the chart to ensure the needs are met. If resources are needed, they are provided to the member along with contact information. The member is to initiate contact with the resource and the caseworker follows up to ensure needs are met or if new needs have developed. Once all the needs are met, or interventions are applied, the case is reviewed before closing. Once closed a survey is issued to review the care provided. Once a case is created, assigned, and needs reviewed a plan of care is developed to help address the needs. Aunt Bertha (the list of community resources used by the Hero Care Network) will be accessed to find resources in the community the member is seeking help from. Cases are reviewed between the Hero Care Network team on Mondays and if assistance is needed from the team or issues have developed, they are addressed at the team meetings. The Hero Care Network uses a database of resources named Aunt Bertha for caseworker tasks. The Caseworker has access to community services by using a network, Aunt Bertha, which connects people to verified sources in their communities. Conclusions AGGREGATE CARE PLAN 5 A big stressor in military families is geographic separation from loved ones. A mixture of anxiety, fear and pride can affect both sides of the party. Deployed members might miss important family events or milestones such as graduation, births, or any number of firsts. Families at home might struggle with the uncertainty enrollment in the military may bring. The Hero Care Network was developed by The American Red Cross to assist my aggregate, active military, veterans and family members with these life changing events and health related issues. AGGREGATE CARE PLAN 6 References Aunt Bertha Customer Support (AB). About Aunt Bertha. Retrieved from: https://customersupport.auntbertha.com/hc/en-us/categories/360004344691-About-our-Platform Mental Health and Mental Disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2020, from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/mental-health-and-mentaldisorders Olenick, M., Flowers, M., & Diaz, V. (2015, December 1). US veterans and their unique issues: Enhancing health care professional awareness. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671760/ Verdeli, H., Baily, C., Vousoura, E., Belser, A., Singla, D., & Manos, G. (2011, August). The case for treating depression in military spouses. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3164322