Demonstrate the nurse’s role in monitoring and implementing prioritised nursing interventions in response identified patient needs

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 identified patient needs

5.Demonstrate the ability to communicate specific patient care issues succinctly according to scholarly writing and referencing conventions

Task Description

1. Provide an INTRODUCTION

An introduction will provide clear scope about the direction of your assignment. This includes providing some background to your essay (not restating the case) and defining the issues that you will be addressing in your discussion.

Part A : Use template provided at the end of this document: Maximum 2 pages

This section will focus on the first 24 hours of post-surgical care. Prioritisation of care is required.

This part of the assignment asks you to formulate a plan of care including the following 4 elements:

Assessment

Potential clinical issues

Interventions (independent nurse initiated interventions and collaborative interventions)

Rationales (supporting the interventions)

Using the provided plan of care template, identify priority clinical issues, and nursing interventions (refer to the example provided)

1.Gather ASSESSMENT: Analyse the case scenario and document appropriate assessment data from the case study. Consider the clinical data you have been given BP, RR, urine output and the data that is missing e.g. Respiratory rate = 12 but what is the depth / quality/ breathe Sarah’s breathing

2.Identify FOUR (4) PRIORITY clinical problems for Sarah. Justify each problem based on the data collected and analysed from Sarah’s clinical assessment data. e.g. at risk of severe pain

3.Identify NURSING INTERVENTIONS related to the clinical issues. For each of the FOUR clinical issues provide nursing interventions (with rationales) e.g. Encourage deep breathing exercises hourly

4. Provide RATIONALES to support your interventions along with supporting relevant referenced literature / research. For 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

Part B: Analysing and discussing the case to identify potential clinical issues

1.Discuss Sarah’s co-morbidities including smoking, cardiac heart disease, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (previous MI, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia) in the context of having a general anaesthetic (GA) and specific to the 24 hour postoperative period.

2.Choose TWO (2) potential clinical complications related to the co-morbidities that could arise in the 24 hour period.

3. Discuss the relevant assessment/s and interventions the nurse would initiate to identify and prevent clinical deterioration. Provide rationales for your actions/ interventions and support with academic literature

Demonstrate the nurse’s role in monitoring and implementing prioritised nursing interventions in response identified patient needs