Poster and Resource - Case Study - Nursing Assignment

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Nursing Assignment - Case Study:

Case Study: Thelma is an 88-year- old female admitted to hospital due to chest pain upon exertion which she has been experiencing for several months. She has a history of arterial hypertension, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, family history of sudden death, and smoking cessation at the age of 51 years. On physical examination she had a heart rate of 60 bpm, blood pressure of 150/80 mmHg and heart, lung and abdomen examinations were normal. Her lower limbs showed no oedema and her pulses were symmetrical. ECG revealed sinus rhythm, an electrically inactive area in the inferior dorsal wall and ventricular repolarisation changes with inverted T waves. Thelma weighs 93 kg, her height is 165cm and she has not exercised in 2 years. Non-pharmacological approaches such as increased exercise and training within limits have important and demonstrable physical as well as psychological effects. There are few instances where a supervised increase in physical exercise is not of benefit to the patient with cardiac syndromes. Questions: 1) Create an electronic poster to be displayed at a conference for nurses Ensure the content of the poster is relevant for this audience; 2) Select a topic of interest from one of the poster topics below. Choice of a broad overview or specific topical content is left to the researcher(s) who formulates the update. Poster must include (but is not restricted to): o Brief introduction of topic; o Up-to-date Australian statistics (relevant or contrasting international examples may be included); use charts, tables or figures; o Evidence-based information relevant to nurses (e.g. pathophysiological concepts, clinical Australian guidelines, and treatment options); o Health promotion, prevention and intervention strategies (current practices, future possibilities and developments)