Mr. Brown: Deep Vein Thrombosis- Health Care- Essay Writing Assignment Help

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Task: Part a: Mr. Brown is a 64-year- old farmer. He was involved in a tractor accident and sustained a mid-shaft fractured femur.  He has undergone surgery to repair this. His past history includes: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and hypertension. He is currently prescribed nifedipine (CR) 60 mg daily and warfarin 10 mg daily. His initial obs: T 36.4, P, 82, BP 160/95 mmHg, R, 24, Oxygen sats 98% on room air, BSL 5.9 mmol/l.. Mr. Brown is a widower, lives alone and, prior to this injury, had an active lifestyle. Mr. Brown has no relatives living nearby for support and is concerned about his ability to manage his farm work. Your assignment will need to include the following information: 1. Identify and briefly explain the surgical options for a patient presenting with a mid-shaft fractured femur. 350 words 2. Identify the potential post-operative complications which impact on the mortality and morbidity of patients following surgical repair of a fractured femur. 3. For three (3) of these complications, utilising current literature, discuss: 3. a)  the nursing interventions required to prevent or minimise the risks of three (3) of the complications you have identified. AND 3. b) how you would monitor for these. Provide evidence based rationales for your interventions and monitoring strategies. 1,100 – 1200 words Part b: Discuss three (3) nursing care interventions related to a repaired mid shaft femur, taking into consideration his history of DVT and hypertension you will need to undertake for Mr. Brown the morning after his surgery. Provide rationales for your interventions, utilising current literature. 1. Discuss the discharge planning needs for Mr. Brown, exploring both nursing and allied health roles (collaborative team). Embed this within the current literature.