Clinical Case Study
Task:
Nursing Problem Statements&
In this Clinical Case Study, you have been allocated, depending on your cohort, one (1) of the nursing problems provided below. You are to discuss its relevance, then plan and evaluate patient-centered, nursing care. The nursing problems all relate to Darren Roberts' care in the first 4 hours following his discharge from PARU and his return to the ward following his surgery.
- Potential for respiratory depression related to anesthesia and opioid medications and would be evidenced by respiratory rate <10Rpm>
- Potential for pain related to surgical incision as evidenced by grimacing and a subjective pain score of <3>
Required Sections:
- Discuss the importance of the Nursing Problem you have been allocated and why it is a particular risk for Darren in the first 4 hours of his return to the surgical ward.
- &Use Darren's data and documentation from the Enquiry to inform this discussion; this does not require APA7 referencing.
- Use evidenced-based nursing literature to support your discussion; this does require APA7 referencing.&
- Write one Patient-Centred SMART Goal for Darren's Nursing Problem that you have selected. Approximately 1 to 2 sentences
- Provide three (3) relevant Nursing Interventions designed to achieve the selected SMART Goal.
- Discuss each intervention separately and include evidenced-based rationales for the intervention; this does require APA7 referencing.&
- Discuss the evidenced-based assessments you would use to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented nursing interventions; this does require APA7 referencing.
