You are a nurse preparing to receive a new patient,fresh from surgery to your unit the patient is a 71 year old menwho underwent a surgical pair of a fracture femur. As you receive areport from the postanaesthesia recovery unit, you learn that thismedical history includes hypertension, 40 pack years
of smoking, and CPOD.His surgical repair was successful butcomplicated by excessive bleeding, and he is receiving IV fluids tocompensate. He is widowed,and his three children are scatteredthroughout the United States. He lives alone, receives Meals onWheels, and pays a cleaning service to keep his home clean.
a. What general priorities would you expect toestablish from this information?
b. What might you identify as a expected patient outcomes in thiscase?
c. How would you identify evidence-based nursinginterventions?
d. Describe activities that need to occur during the implementationstep to ensure that the most appropriate nursing care isprovided.
