Questions
Nursing Management
List ALL the nursing problems identified in this patient pre-operative (pre-op care plans)
- State the nursing diagnosis formulated to address this problem
- What was your desired outcomes for your patient (Short term and long term goals)
- What nursing measures can be done to meet your desired outcomes/ alleviate this problem.
Transcribed Image Text: on her own. The daughter visits of and on but works in Port of Spain so she doesn't have much time to help her. Ms. Lalchan also goes to the gym, ifts small weights while working out and ikes to go on hikes and run
marathons. After the holidays Ms. Lalchan started to feel strange she thought it was due to all the work she did and the food she ate during the holidays so she didn't pay any attention to it. A few days after Ms. Lalchan started
to get a pain near her belly button and groin area, she realized she wasn't able to use the bathroom for a few days which she found was strange so she took two Ducolax tablets and when she did use the bathroom she found blood
coming out. As the days went by Ms Lalchan symptoms became more intense with fever and vomiting as well as swelling and tenderness to the abdomen area these signs lead her to come into the Accident and Emergency.
Laboratory Test
Normal Range
Patient Values
Blood glucose
60-100mg/dl
90
Serum Sodium
133-145mmol/1
128
Serum Potassium
3.5- 5.3mmol/L
2.3
Neutrophils
2-7 x 10^9 /L
7.8
Platelets
150-410 x 10^9 L
298
Haemoglobin
12-15 g/dl
11.4
White cell count
4-10 x 10^9/L
11.7
Post Operation
Ms. Lalchan had laparoscopic hernia repair surgery done under general anaesthetics during surgery minimal blood loss, vital signs was stable, Ringers Lactate 1000mls was infused. Patient returned to ward and was placed in
bed and posítioned in a left lateral position. Patient vitals were monitored every 30min till stable then q4hrly. Patient was drowsy from anaesthetics but oriented to time, place, and person. Medical officer plan for patient: 1.
Pethidine 75mgs and Gravol 50 mgs q6h x 1 day 2. Liquid paraffin 15mls daily 3. monitor vitals 4. If any complications such as bleeding, swelling, or fever notify medical officer. Pt. verbalizes that she could not understand
why such complications can occur since sbhe already had surgery,
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CASE STUDIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF MED-SURG PATIENTS.
Case 1
Doris Lochan, is a 54-year-old female admitted to the Accideut & Emergency Department at the San Fernando General Hospital on Thursday January 30th, 2021 at 5am. On arrival to the Accident and Emergency department in
the San Femando General Hospital, she was alert and oriented to time, person, and place, she was in distress due to severe pain, she complained of fever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain 8 out of 10 on pain scale,
protruding hernia, constipation. Patient vital signs Temp 38.8 Celsius Pulse 136 bpm Respiration 22bpm Blood Pressure 160/102 mmHg Blood Sugar 306 mg/dl Spo2 97 % Urinalysis Blood + Glucose ++
Patient was examined by Dr, R who found that her bowel sounds were normoactive on auscultation, abdomen was generally soft, but a firm, focaly tender mass was noted in the left lower quadrant. Local examination revealed
a 4 cm mass palpable in the navel region. Plan ordered as follows:
1.Abdominal ultrasound 2. Morphine stat 3.Nifedipine 60mg stat 4. Regular insulin 10 units stat 6. For Urinary Cather insertion 7. IV access insertion 8. Ringers Lactate 2L/24 (9). Monitor vitals
Ultrasound findings indicate that the patient has a Strangulated Hernia, free fluid was noted between the loops of bowel within the hernia sac. Patient was sent to the surgical unit (Ward 3) for further management.
Admission Notes
Patient was admitted to Ward 3 from Accident and Emergency department on January 30, 2021 at 2pm. Patient came on a trolley accompanied by her daughter and an attendant. Patient came in with complaints of pain, nausea,
vomiting, and fever. PMH Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, and Rheumatoid arthritis PSH Total knee replacement. Allergies: no known food or drug allergies. Family History Patient's father had a history of
type 2 diabetes; patient mother had a history of type 1 diabetes, pancreatitis, and cerebrovascular accident. Obstetries History Gravida 2 Para gravida -1, Patient last period was on - June 2015 Social History Ms Lalchan states
that she doesn't smoke and use illicit substances and verbally reports very occasional alcohol use mostly wine.
On Admission Patient respiratory rate is normal, IVI in progress on right arm 600ml of ringers lactate in bag, 20ml of light yellow urine in bag. Patient is oriented to time place and person. Vitals upon Admission P 110bpm R
20bpm T 37.6 C B.P 150/77mmhg Spo2: 100% RBS: 255mg/dl. Patient was seen by the surgical doctors and diagnosed as strangulated hernia. Plan as follows: (1.) Admit of surgical ward 3 (2). 2L in 24 hours Ringers Lactate
(3.) insulin sliding scale (4.) morphine 10mg PRN (5.) Nifidipine 60mg (6.) in case of fever administer 1000mg of Pandol (7.) chase blood reports (8.) prep for emergency surgery (9.) Patient is to sign consent form (10.) NPO
status; Diabetic diet after surgery
Events leading to admission.
Prior to coming into the hospital, Ms. Lalchan claimed that she was tiling her kitchen while everyone was out on Christmas eve day. She stated that she wanted to finish the project and no one was around to help so she
offloaded five bags of thinset from her truck and she carried all the tiles herself. She finished the job of laying down all the tiles in one evening. On Christmas Day, Ms. Lalchan said it still had a few things to do around the
house like cutting the grass, so she picked up the weed wacker like she normally does and she cut the grass early in the morning. Ms. Lalchan states that because sbe lives alone she does the outside work as well
on ber own. The daughter visits of and on but works in Port of Spain so she doesn't have much time to help her. Ms. Lalchan also goes to the gym. lifts small weights while working out and likes to go on hikes and run
marathons. After the holidays Ms. Lalchan started to feel strange she thought it was due to all the work she did and the food she ate during the holidays so she didn't pay any attention to it. A few days after Ms. Lalchan started
to get a pain near her belly button and groin area, she realized she wasn't able to use the bathroom for a few days which she found was strange so she took two Ducolax tablets and when she did use the bathroom she found blood
coming out. As the days went by Ms Lalchan symptoms became more intense with fever and vomiting as well as swelling and tenderness to the abdomen area these signs lead her to come into the Accident and Emergency.
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Laboratory Test
Normal Range
Patient Values