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Role of Nurses : Case Study

   

Added on  2020-09-03

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Case Study.......................................................................................................................................1Evidence 1...................................................................................................................................1Evidence 2...................................................................................................................................2Evidence 3...................................................................................................................................2CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
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INTRODUCTIONHealth is an important aspect for every individual to stay wealthy. Various hospitals andhealth care sectors are there to solve health related problems of the people. Doctors , nurses andother co-workers plays a vital role in serving the patients to recover them as soon as possible.The given case study is related to the patient named Marjorie Templeton who is admitted to TheCanberra Hospital , Australia for the treatment of foot ulcer. In this assignment , the role ofnurses is been elaborated.Case StudyIn the given case, the patient is suffering from foot ulcer. After admitting him to thehospital the primary survey was conducted in which it was found that his condition is unstablebecause he is a diabetic patient and his immune system is not that strong. Before giving any kindof treatment , it is important to record the surgical or medical history of the patient in which itwas clearly examined that he is also suffering from hypertension and arthritis. Then , the primaryassessment of his breathing, colour, circulation , conscious state, skin etc. is done to take furtherappropriate steps to heal him (Holloway and Galvin, 2016). Investigations are done after this likespecimen collection etc. to find out the stage of the ulcer. It was found that his ulcer is infected.Unstable blood sugar level is also one of the reason behind this. Normal pain killers likeparacetamol were given to him just after he has been admitted to relieve the pain. But, later oncomplete diagnosis is done, fluid balance chart of the body, nutrition investigations ,bowel chart ,sleep hours etc. to take the suitable steps according to the need of the patients.To treat any patient nurses plays a significant role. In the above case the patients ishaving the problem because of the infection. Therefore, the nurses working over there have totake the steps after considering several evidences to support the patient in a relevant manner. Tosupport the care provided, following three evidences of the same hospital are taken into account.Evidence 1Few weeks back , a patient was admitted who was suffering from skin problem. He washaving large red patches over his whole body in proximity. After diagnosis it was found that , hehad this kind of problem because of the food infection. Then , the medication was given to himaccording to that (Alligood, 2017).In the above case also the person is suffering from the ulcer which was infected. To dealwith the same , his nutrition or food intake investigation is carried out to find out that whether he
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