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Clinical Integration Case Study

   

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Case Study - Clinical Integration

Table of Contents1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................12. CONTENT...................................................................................................................................1a) Considering patients situation. ...............................................................................................1b). Collection of information.......................................................................................................1c) Process information.................................................................................................................2d) Identify the problem................................................................................................................3e) Establish goals.........................................................................................................................3f) Take action..............................................................................................................................4g) Evaluation and Reflection.......................................................................................................53. CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................54. REFERENCES............................................................................................................................6

1. INTRODUCTIONClinical integration can be defined as a means of facilitating coordination of patients careacross the different conditions, settings, providers as well as time to achieve a care facilitieswhich are safe, effective equitable and efficient for a patient. It also includes the activities forproviding a safe and quality care to patients and developing a proactive plans in order to provideeffective treatment to patients. Clinical integration can be different for every patient and everypractice but the goal of clinical integration is same which is to improve the health of patient andits experience. This report is based on the persons centred care which involves establishing ofrealistic as well as relevant goals by using Clinical Reasoning Cycle. This paper discusses aboutthe maternity case of a women namely Jennie Picket aged 38 years and is suffering fromgestational hypertension. 2. CONTENTa) Considering patients situation. Jennie Picket is a 38 years old women which is going through a pregnancy which wassuffering form gestational hypertension. It was her first pregnancy and has been attending theclinical for the third antenatal care of her 26 week gestation period. In her first antenatal visit shewas in her 12 weeks gestation and weighed 64 kg and had a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg.Also, in her visit she was also diagnosed that her Uterine size was normal and was felt just abovethe symphysis pubis (Hunter and Arthur, 2016). Her urinalysis was normal and also her fetalheart rate was 120 bpm and no other anomalies was detected. But in her third antenatal visit shewas in 26 weeks of gestation and weighed 66 kgs. Her blood pressure was higher which was140/92 mmHg. Also, her uterus can be felt above her umbilicus level. Her fetal heart has alsoincreased up to 140 bpm. She also has mild swelling of feet and her hands. As, she it was herfirst pregnancy and she was very nervous about her pregnancy and there has been rise in bloodpressure her and is in her 26 week of gestation and this gestational hypertension can worsen hersituation is not taken care. b). Collection of informationJennie Picket has been previously diagnosed with high blood pressure and has high fetalheart rate also has mild swelling on her hands as well as on her feet. Her clinical observation hasrepresents that her Blood Pressure is 140/92 mmHg and her fetal heart rate is 140 bpm. Also, ithas also been diagnosed from her clinical examination that her uterus can be felt over umbilicus1

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