HLTEN401B "Working in the Nursing Profession Portfolio" Case Study - Nursing Assignment - MAYFIELD EDUCATION

Internal Code: MAS5445

Contribute to Complex Nursing Care of Clients

Case Study: Read each question carefully. In order to be deemed Satisfactory in this Lab Scenario assessment task, you must answer ALL the numbered questions below. Type answers in the fields provided. This assessment is a combination of short answer questions. This can be typed and dot points can be used. This must be undertaken by yourself and you are able to use your study notes to assist you with completing the answers. If you do not receive a ‘Satisfactory’ result (NYS) you may be offered an alternative assessment or to re-enrol in the subject. Scenario : Client Assessment Scenario One Mr. B. Jones is a 78-year- old widower who sustained a #NOF after falling on the footpath near his home. He went to theatre and has RTW at 2100 hours with a hip replacement. He has had a spinal anaesthetic and is numb from the waist down. He has a large incision on his right hip and a drain tube inserted, he also has IVT and an IDC insitu. Mr. Jones has a past history of Hypertension which he is currently on medication for. Client Assessment Scenario Two Mr. Hercules is a 29-year- old male who had been celebrating after the football team he plays for won the Grand Final. He was brought to A&E department after a 5 minute LOC when he fell from a table top through a window. He has a large laceration over his temporal bone, which was sutured in A&E with 12 stitches. At 0300 he was admitted to the medical ward for overnight observation. Client Assessment Scenario Three Ms. G. Brown, a 75-year- old lady who has RTW from the Operating Theatre at 115 after having a total colectomy with a formation of an ileostomy. She has a Redivac drain tube in, O2 therapy at 6L/min via the Hudson mask, IVT Normal Saline going and has had IV morphine for pain. She is very drowsy from the anaesthesia and the morphine. Questions:

1. Explain how these feelings may contribute to her feeling disabled or sick.
2. 2. Infer how the connection of mind, body and spirit accentuated Rose’s symptoms.
3. 3.Reflect on the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of Rose’s care. 4. Describe health promotion activities that may be appropriate for Rose and how they will help her to feel in control of her own health.