Acute Care Across The Lifespan Assignment
NUR2203 Acute Care Across The Lifespan Assignment
Task:
Assignment Objectives
1.Demonstrate the use of research evidence for nursing practice applied to the care of a surgical patient
2.Augment skills in clinical decision making and reasoning through synthesising and analysing information required to care for a surgical patient
3.Apply appropriate assessment, problem solving, planning, prioritising of interventions to care for the selected client scenario chosen
4.Demonstrate the nurse’s role in monitoring and implementing prioritised nursing interventions in response to identified patient needs
5. Demonstrate the ability to communicate specific patient care issues succinctly according to scholarly writing and referencing conventions
6. Analyse the case to identify potential clinical issues and relevant nursing care
This section will focus on the first 24 hours of post-surgical care and involves prioritising nursing care for George. Consider George’s co-morbidities including smoking, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), previous MI, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the context of having a general anaesthetic (GA) and in identifying your clinical issues.
1.Identify THREE (3) PRIORITY clinical issues for George e.g. at risk of severe pain
2.Identify NURSING INTERVENTIONS for each of the three clinical issues e.g. Encourage deep breathing exercises hourly
3.Provide RATIONALES for each nursing intervention. Rationales justify your interventions and are referenced. For example, the intervention:
3.Provide RATIONALES for each nursing intervention. Rationales justify your interventions and are referenced. For example, the intervention:
Encourage deep breathing exercises including use of the spirometry hourly; provide a rationale further promotes normal lung expansion and increases oxygen levels, is useful in preventing pneumonia and atelectasis
