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Baseline assessment in patients with bronchitis: 1. Activity / rest Symptoms: Exhaustion, fatigue, malaise. The inability to perform daily activities. Inability to sleep. Dyspnoea at rest. Signs: Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia. General weakness / loss of muscle mass. 2. Circulation Symptoms: Swelling of the lower extremities. Signs: Increased blood pressure, increased heart rate / tachycardia weight. Distended neck veins. Dependent edema, heart sound dim. Color of skin / mucous membranes. normal / cyanosis. Pale, may indicate anemia. 3. Ego integrity Symptoms: Increased risk factors Changes in lifestyle Signs: Anxiety , fear, sensitive stimuli. 4. Food / fluid Symptoms: Nausea / vomiting . Poor appetite / anorexia inability to eat, losing weight, weight gain Signs: Poor skin turgor, dependent edema, sweating. Weight loss, abdominal palpitation 5. Hygiene Symptoms: Decreased ability / improvement needs Signs: Poor hygiene, body odor. 6. breathing Symptoms: Cough with sputum production settl

Anxiety related to change in health status Goal: patient will experience a reduction in fear and anxiety. Plan of action: 1. Assess the level of anxiety (mild, moderate, severe). R / By knowing the client's anxiety level, making it easier for the next action. 2. Give emotional boost. R / support both provide high spirit to accept their disease experienced. 3. Encourage expressed fears / concerns R / Reveal the perceived problem will reduce the perceived burden of thought 4. Describe the type of medical procedure R / proper explanation and understanding of the disease so as to cooperate in the act of care and treatment. 5. Give spiritual encouragement R / Expected patience to undergo treatment and submit to God for his recovery.

Self-Concept Components 1. Body image Body image is a person's attitude toward the body, consciously and unconsciously. This attitude includes perceptions and feelings about the size, shape and function of the body's appearance today and the past. 2. ideal self Individual's perception of how he should behave in accordance with the standards of conduct. Ideal self would embody the ideals and personal expectations. 3. Self-Esteem Self-esteem is the evaluation of the results pencaian achieved by analyzing the extent to which behavior according to the ideal self. If successful then the individual obtaining self-esteem tend to be high and if you have low self-esteem tend to be failures. Self-esteem is earned from yourself and others. 4. role of Self The role itself is a pattern, the behavior of the expected value of a person based on their function in society. 5. identity Identity is a sense of self dirinay derived from observation and assessment is a synthesis of all aspects of

Factors affecting self-concept 1. Level of development and maturity Child development such as mental support, treatment and growth will affect the self-concept. 2. culture At the age of children to be adopted values ​​from his parents, his group, and the environment. Parents who work day will bring children closer to the environment. 3. External and internal sources The power and the development of the individual is very influential on the concept of self. On internal sources, for example, the humorous individual coping more effectively. External sources such as the support of the community and a strong economy. 4. Experience of success and failure There is a tendency that a history of success will improve self-concept and vice versa. 5. Stesor Stesor in life such as marriage, a new job, exams and fear. If the individual coping is inadequate it will lead to depression, anxiety diridan interesting. 6. Age, illness and trauma Old age, sickness will affect self-perception.