2. You are a nurse preparing to receive a new patient, fresh from surgery, to your unit. The patient is a 71-year-old man who
Research computer-controlled medication systems on the Internet. Describe aspects of at least two such systems that could act
1. You are a nurse admitting a patient to the hospital from the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath and recent
2. You ne a nurse preparing to receive a new patient, fresh from surety, to your unit. The patient is a 71-year-old man who u

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2. You are a nurse preparing to receive a new patient, fresh from surgery, to your unit. The patient is a 71-year-old man who underwent a surgical repair of a fractured femur. As you receive a report from the postanesthesia recovery unit, you learn that his medical history includes hypertension, 40 pack-years of smoking, and COPD. His surgical repair was successful but complicated by excessive bleeding, and he is receiving IV fluids to compensate. He is widowed, and his three children are scattered throughout the United States. He lives alone, receives Meals on Wheels, and pays a cleaning service to keep his home clean. a. What general priorities would you expect to establish from this information? b. What might you identify as expected patient outcomes in this case? c. What information would be included in evidence-based nursing interventions? d. How would you evaluate the outcome of your interventions in this case? e. What are the challenges related to developing a formal plan of care? Research computer-controlled medication systems on the Internet. Describe aspects of at least two such systems that could actually.foster medication errors, along with what procedures or protocols could help prevent such errors. 1. You are a nurse admitting a patient to the hospital from the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath and recent weight loss. After receiving a report from the KD nurse, you ready the patient’s room according to unit specifications and collect the necessary equipment and forms. When the patient arrives, she is using oxygen vin a nasal cannula seems to be comfortable. As you begin your admission activities and paperwork, you note that her shortness of breath slightly increases as she answers your questions. Accompanying the patient is her daughter, who comments. This is the fourth time she’s been admitted to this bospital in the past year.” The patient and her daughter demonstrate a close, loving relationship. The daughter not only encourages her mother, but also sets boundaries regarding her mother’s anxiety a. How would you evaluate the patient’s achievement of cognitive, affective, and physiologic outcomes? b. Describe factors that could derail the attainment of expected patient outcomes c. List common plan of care problems encountered during evaluation and how you might respond 2. You ne a nurse preparing to receive a new patient, fresh from surety, to your unit. The patient is a 71-year-old man who underwent a surgical repair of a fractured femu. As you receive a report from the postanesthesia recovery unit, you leam that his medical history includes hypertension. 10 pack-years of smoking, and COPD. His surgical repair was successful but complicated by excessive bleeding, and he is receiving IV fluids to compensate. He is widowed, and his three children are scattered throughout the United States. He lives alone, receives Meals on Wheels, and pays a cleaning service to keep his home clean a. What general outcomes would you expect to establish from this information? b. List potential plan of care revisions available to nurses. To effect performance improvement in nursing, what steps are necessary in the process? d. Health care facilities and organizations implement programs to promote excellence in nursing that are called quality assurance programs. How do these programs work? Words 99 de here to search
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