NU3S03 Nursing Practice

University: Barony College

Unit No: 12
Level: Post Graduate/University
Pages: 4 / Words 918
Paper Type: Dissertation
Course Code: NU3S03
Downloads: 373

Brief :

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This project will helps to learn the following outcomes:

Learning Outcomes

LO1 - Analyse health history of individuals having continuous illness

LO2 - Assess assumptions and techniques to analyse an comprehensive assessment of customers in the group or at home.

LO3 - Finding out methods to encourage good health of people having constant disease by applying principles of proof-based nursing.

Introduction

At the time of second Sudan civil war, Aamira Agar a 66 years old Sudanese lady, forcefully shifted in Australia in 2002. She depends on her community to translate as she didn't know English well. She don't have children and her husband died in 1999.

She admitted to your medical ward via GP, for examine of new diagnose diabetes. They said to check whether she be suffering from heart failure. Ramadan complicates the management. She didn't faces this in early times, but currently facing breathing issue, continuous cough, swelling on feet and lower legs, and particularly lying flat. She didn't have any allergies.

You are a Nurse taking care of Aamira

PMHx:	Social History	Medical Findings	Medications
Hypertension	Widowed	CXR – not attended. Direct admission	Coversyl 2.5mg Daily
Osteoporosis	Have a niece, lives in Melbourne, due to VIC Covid not able to meet Aamira	Blood tests – not attended. Direct admission	Colecalciferol 800IU daily
Gall stones 2005	Using community nursing services, 2 times a week, with washing and dressings to leg ulcer	RR – 30 – laboured breathing. Some wheezing heard. Persistent cough - has been getting worse for the last month	Fosamax 70mg weekly
Long term ulcer on L lower leg	Sudanese community check on Aamira daily, helps with meals as needed	SpO2 – 96% on RA(at Gps) HR – 99 – no ECG (at GPs) BP – 145/85 (at GPs)	Panadol Osteo 1330mg TDS
Ex-smoker. 1 pack per week x 20 years – quit 1995	Less exercise, as shortness of breath on exertion.	Noted bilateral oedema of calves
Suspected PTSD	Unable to maintain, a small garden where herbs grow, exponent of traditional medicines	Short of breath - worse lying flat
	Often thirsty, gained weight, moderate appetite	Increasing need to urinate – especially at night
		Fasting Blood Glucose 1 month prior – 10.7 (mmol/L)
		Has not yet been seen by an admitting physician

Figure out the following in your 2000 words essay:

By the information, describe the problem and the reason of this condition of aamira (300 words)
Tell about the health history taken previously, and discuss the nursing care she will get after admitted to your ward. What details you require to supervise a new patient that admitted to your hospital and what's your duty is? (500 words)
How you tell her the about the disease she is suffering from and what will be your suggestions in this context. Discuss about the effect over her care because of Ramadan. (550 words)

For getting discharge, what are the services she required, also explain the precautions to be taken for safely return home and independent.(300 words)