NUR2203 Acute Care Across the Lifespan A

1. Provide an INTRODUCTION (approximately 100 words)

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: Analyse the case to identify potential clinical issues and relevant nursing care (1100 words)

This section will focus on the first 24 hours of post-surgical care and involves prioritising nursing care for Wendy.  Consider Wendy’s co-morbidities including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), previous MI, asthma, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in the context of having a general anaesthetic (GA) and in identifying your clinical issues.

1. Identify THREE (3) PRIORITYclinical issues for Wendy e.g. at risk of severe pain

2. Identify NURSING INTERVENTIONSfor each of the three clinical issues g. Encourage deep breathing exercises hourly
3. Provide RATIONALESfor each nursing intervention. Rationales justify your interventions and are referenced. Suggestion: Intervention: Encourage deep breathing exercises including use of the spirometry, hourly; Rationale: Smith (2019) surmises that this promotes normal lung expansion increases oxygen levels, and is useful in preventing pneumonia and atelectasis
   1. Provide an INTRODUCTION (approximately 100 words)

   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: Analyse the case to identify potential clinical issues and relevant nursing care (1100 words)

   This section will focus on the first 24 hours of post-surgical care and involves prioritising nursing care for Wendy.  Consider Wendy’s co-morbidities including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), previous MI, asthma, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in the context of having a general anaesthetic (GA) and in identifying your clinical issues.

    

   1. Identify THREE (3) PRIORITYclinical issues for Wendy e.g. at risk of severe pain

    

   2. Identify NURSING INTERVENTIONSfor each of the three clinical issues g. Encourage deep breathing exercises hourly
   3. Provide RATIONALESfor each nursing intervention. Rationales justify your interventions and are referenced. Suggestion: Intervention: Encourage deep breathing exercises including use of the spirometry, hourly; Rationale: Smith (2019) surmises that this promotes normal lung expansion increases oxygen levels, and is useful in preventing pneumonia and atelectasis