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Complexities of Contemporary Fever Management | Fluid Imbalance - Nursing Assessment Answers
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Internal Code: 3DHI
Nursing Assignment
Referencing style is harvard referencing.
Question 1
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Explain the complexities of contemporary fever management.
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Provide an overview of current best practice for fever management that is supported by the literature - compare this to your local practice, evaluating strengths and weaknesses and highlighting areas for improvement.
In order to complete this short essay you are asked to choose a patient from your clinical practice that has a fluid imbalance – this could be a patient that is dehydrated/hypovolaemic secondary to surgical or traumatic blood loss, GI losses resulting from gastroenteritis, or renal losses from diabetes insipidus. Or you may choose a patient that is overhydrated or hypervolaemic, as a result of acute renal failure, or iatrogenic fluid overload, for example. Speak to your tutor if you are unsure.
In the discussion of your chosen patient you must include;
- An overview of the patient's history, reason for admission/presentation and working diagnosis
- A description of the patient’s clinical presentation and subsequent clinical assessment findings - include links to underlying pathophysiology and method for assessing hydration
- Rationalise the fluid management plan calculated for your patient - use evidence from the literature to justify the plan
- Prioritise the nursing management strategies important to your patient’s care.