Concept Analysis Case Study

Running head: PATIENT EXAMINATION 1
Concept Analysis Case Study
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PATIENT EXAMINATION 2
Introduction
Critical decision-making is important in nursing practice because most tasks are based
on clinical manifestations presented by a patient (Buttaro, 2019). In the case study, I
identified various health-related problems in the family that might have caused this medical
condition. From the case scenario, I identified the symptoms that relate to many types of
illness. Nursing practice has many challenges, therefore, they require a cognitive
understanding of the etiology of the disease basing on the clinical manifestation. Family
background is also analyzed in nursing decision making. The complexity of the clinical
operations done by nurses necessitates for critical decision-making. Strategic frameworks
have been developed to assist in nursing practice. The framework provides guidelines during
decision making, especially in a situation where many symptoms are presented by the patient
(Gillespie & Peterson, 2009). The framework helps in determining an appropriate medication
to provide to Bea and models to identify the possibility of the disease's manifestation on the
other family members.
Clinical Manifestation and Decision-Making
The clinical manifestations indicate are analyzed in the identification of the actual disease
affecting Bea. From the pathophysiological knowledge, the swelling of Bea's Left leg may
have been caused by the accumulation of fluids in tissues. This condition is called edema
(Bambini, Washburn, & Perkins, 2009). The accumulation of the fluid is due to occlusion of
the blood vessel, therefore causing blood stasis. From the case study, Billy mentioned that his
grandmother Bea had been on her armchair all day because the blood failed to flow in the
vessels as usual. The pain felt by Bea on her leg may have been due to thrombosis in the
underlying veins. In this case of the painful leg, pulmonary embolism is typified. Clotting
may also form on vessels lying close to the skin surface, therefore, leading to the swelling of