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To discuss:
How and why would the nurse respond to this similar situation.
Case summary:
The patient Mr. A is a 68-year-old male patient had been in an extended care facility with multiple diagnoses and also with limited mobility. Since Mr. A has limited mobility, he needs assistance in his daily morning care. One morning the nursing student who is assigned to take AM care for Mr. A, hears from Mr. A that he completed his morning bath, but the tech lost patience and told the patient not tell lies and makes him sit in the chair all day.
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Explanation of Solution
The nurse who is assigned to AM care is not even a trainee nurse but only a student nurse. The student nurse still does not possess interpretation skills or a certified degree to carry out her responsible action. The best response of the student nurse is to do nothing and should feel sorry for the patient.
2.
To discuss:
The adequacy of the skills for professional practice and what that is tell about the nurse student nurse.
Case summary:
The patient Mr. A is a 68-year-old male patient had been in an extended care facility with multiple diagnoses and also with limited mobility. Since Mr. A has limited mobility, he needs assistance in his daily morning care. One morning the nursing student who is assigned to take AM care for Mr. A, hears from Mr. A that he completed his morning bath, but the tech lost patience and told the patient not tell lies and makes him sit in the chair all day.
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Explanation of Solution
The nurse still a student, she needs are qualified degree like APRN or nurse practitioner to take decisions to provide care for the patient. Being a student, the nurse can still follow the orders that are given her and it is a learning process for the student nurse.
3.
To discuss:
The knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you need to develop to continuously improve quality and safety when caring for child patients like Mr. A.
Case summary:
The patient Mr. A is a 68-year-old male patient had been in an extended care facility with multiple diagnoses and also with limited mobility. Since Mr. A has limited mobility, he needs assistance in his daily morning care. One morning the nursing student who is assigned to take AM care for Mr. A, hears from Mr. A that he completed his morning bath, but the tech lost patience and told the patient not tell lies and makes him sit in the chair all day.
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Explanation of Solution
- The nurse must have knowledge about the patient’s preferences over hygiene.
- The nurse must make a nursing care schedule in such a way; it should be comfortable for patient’s to receive hygiene care.
- While providing hygiene care like bath for older people, the nurse ensures to give bed bath.
- When the patient insists on tub bath, the nurse should ensure safety measure like side rails and non-skid mats in the bathroom.
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