Internal Code: 2HHF
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Task:
For this task you need to write a 1500 word essay in which you discuss the assessment of a post-operative client (Mrs Grace Potter; see below) and develop a comprehensive care plan to address the nursing care priorities including ONE priority which is EITHER Post- operative wound infection OR Post-operative deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
CLIENT SCENARIO:
Mrs Grace Potter is a 67- year old woman who presented with rheumatoid arthritis of the right hip. She has been a client of her local General Practitioner and has been medically managing her pain for the past 8 months. Due to worsening pain and decreasing mobility, Grace was referred to a surgical specialist and requires a total hip replacement (THR). Grace has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and poorly managed Type 2 Diabetes requiring oral hypoglycaemics.
Grace is widowed and lives alone, but has a son who lives nearby and is in regular contact. Grace lives in her own home, which has six steps at the front, and is usually able to do all her own activities of daily living (ADLs) and household work independently. Recently Grace has been having difficulty with her ADLs and with general mobility due to pain in her leg. Grace has just returned to the orthopaedic ward post total hip replacement (THR) surgery. She has IV Normal Saline 0.9% running. She is drowsy but rousable and is complaining of pain (rating 7/10). Her vital signs on arrival to the ward are: BP 145/70, HR 105bpm, temp 35.9 degrees, SpO2 99% on 8 litres of oxygen via a Hudson mask. She has a dressing on her right hip that is intact, but there is a small amount of blood oozing out. She has a Redi-vac drain in situ that contains 50 mLs of frank coloured blood. She also has patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in situ. A Charnley pillow (foam abduction pillow) is used. You have been allocated to care for Grace.
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