Acute Care: Case Study, Clinical Complications, and Discharge Planning

Acute care
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Plan of care..................................................................................................................................3
Analyse and discuss case to find out clinical issues....................................................................3
Discharge planning......................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
It is necessary to provide effective health and care services to patient. the care services are
given on basis of health condition and medical history of patient. basically, for acute care patient
it requires to develop a proper care plan and on basis of that care services is given. Also, there
may occur some clinical health issue due to which it can impact on care. Thus, these issues needs
to be intervene by nurse (Banach, & et.al., 2018).
In this essay it will be described about a case study and care plan will be developed. Also, it
will be explained 2 clinical complication which may arise. Besides that relevant interventions
will be discussed in it. moreover, discharge planning of patient will be described as well.
Plan of care
There requires to develop a care plan for Sarah as per the data given. It is because with
that issues is identified and on basis of it interventions are developed.
Assessment Potential issues Interventions Rationale
Respiratory rate Risk of severe pain By doing regular
exercise and yoga
regularly respiratory
rate is maintained.
It will led in normal
breathing rate and
oxygen level and
maintain respiratory
rate properly
Sugar level Rise in BP and stroke
attack
By giving a healthy
diet and checking
sugar level
With that glucose
level within body will
be balanced
Temperature Fever and headache To drink enough
water, juice and
liquids.
It will result in
maintaining normal
body temperature
Urine analysis Kidney failure Here, dialysis can be
given by nurse to treat
kidney.
This is done to
maintain effective
functioning of urine.
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