
(1)
To determine:
The assessment of barriers (patient) of learning by the nurse before the teaching session.
Case summary:
Mr M.S., is 82 years old affected by atrial fibrillation. He has just begun administration of Coumadin (oral anticoagulant warfarin). He has some difficulty in hearing and yet not ready to buy hearing aids. He hates taking medications. His wife states that he can try natural therapy as he had read about folk healing and herbs. The nurse is planning a teaching session or education for him about the drug. He says that “he will try it now” but he does not know anything about it.
(2)
To formulate:
An education based nursing diagnosis for the patient, depending on the given information and provide a goal and one example of an outcome criteria for the nursing diagnosis.
Case summary:
Mr. M.S., is 82 years old affected by atrial fibrillation. He has just begun administration of Coumadin (oral anticoagulant warfarin). He has some difficulty in hearing and yet not ready to buy hearing aids. He hates taking medications. His wife states he can try natural therapy as he had read about folk healing and herbs. The nurse is planning a teaching session or education for him about the drug. He says that “he will try it now” but he does not know anything about it.
(3)
To determine:
The educational strategies that are used in the nurse plan by considering any age-related changes the patient may have.
Case summary:
Mr M.S., is 82 years old affected by atrial fibrillation. He has just begun administration of Coumadin (oral anticoagulant warfarin). He has some difficulty in hearing and yet not ready to buy hearing aids. He hates taking medications. His wife states he can try natural therapy as he had read about folk healing and herbs. The nurse is planning a teaching session or education for him about the drug. He says that “he will try it now” but he does not know anything about it.

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