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NSB024: Bachelor of Nursing- Case Study Assignment
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He was taken to theatre as an emergency case where he had an open reduction and external fixation of his fractures. He has returned to your ward at 5.30am post-operatively. You have arrived on the morning shift to find:
1. His right leg is cool to touch;
2. Pain Score is 7 on a scale of 1-10;
3. Fracture site and pin sites are serous ooze with notable swelling of his right leg;
4. Blood glucose level of 17mmols/ltr;
5. His post-operative vital signs are currently, HR 107BPM, BP 104/55mmHg, temp 37.9°C Axilla, SaO 2 95%, FiO 2 6ltires via Hudson mask, Resp rate 24BPM;
6. Hartmans solution running at 125mls/hr via triple lumen central line situated in the right internal jugular.
7. Insulin and dextrose infusion running at 2mls/hr (2 units/hr);
8. Urine output via a Foley IDC is >1ml/kg/hr and dilute.
Applying your knowledge and understanding of Type 2 Diabetes, fractures and hypertension, you are asked to write an academic case study applying the following principles throughout your discussion:
1. Explain, the pathophysiology of Mr Jensen’s post-operative hypovolemia and how some of his post-operative assessment data might have contributed to this. In addition explain how the body might compensate for this physiologically .
2. Identify Mr Jensen’s actual PRIORITY problems. Justify each problem based on the data collected from Mr Jensen’s assessment data.
3. For each problem identified, describe one (1) nursing goal for his care
4. Choose two (2) of the identified goals, and justify, with a synthesis and an analysis of the evidence-based literature, nursing interventions with rationales to assist in achieving the identified goals.
Case Study Assignment:
Case Scenario: Mr George Jensen, a 65-year old male, was brought into Emergency Department with an open fracture of his right tibia and fibula after falling from his roof while clearing the gutters. The following data were obtained on his admission:
He was taken to theatre as an emergency case where he had an open reduction and external fixation of his fractures. He has returned to your ward at 5.30am post-operatively. You have arrived on the morning shift to find:
1. His right leg is cool to touch;
2. Pain Score is 7 on a scale of 1-10;
3. Fracture site and pin sites are serous ooze with notable swelling of his right leg;
4. Blood glucose level of 17mmols/ltr;
5. His post-operative vital signs are currently, HR 107BPM, BP 104/55mmHg, temp 37.9°C Axilla, SaO 2 95%, FiO 2 6ltires via Hudson mask, Resp rate 24BPM;
6. Hartmans solution running at 125mls/hr via triple lumen central line situated in the right internal jugular.
7. Insulin and dextrose infusion running at 2mls/hr (2 units/hr);
8. Urine output via a Foley IDC is >1ml/kg/hr and dilute.
Applying your knowledge and understanding of Type 2 Diabetes, fractures and hypertension, you are asked to write an academic case study applying the following principles throughout your discussion:
1. Explain, the pathophysiology of Mr Jensen’s post-operative hypovolemia and how some of his post-operative assessment data might have contributed to this. In addition explain how the body might compensate for this physiologically .
2. Identify Mr Jensen’s actual PRIORITY problems. Justify each problem based on the data collected from Mr Jensen’s assessment data.
3. For each problem identified, describe one (1) nursing goal for his care
4. Choose two (2) of the identified goals, and justify, with a synthesis and an analysis of the evidence-based literature, nursing interventions with rationales to assist in achieving the identified goals.