Nursing Assignment on Pathophysiology and Nurse's Role in Infant Care

Nursing Assignment

Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Description of the pathophysiology...........................................................................................2
Evaluation of nurse’s role..........................................................................................................3
Growth and developmental theories.......................................................................................3
Family centred care................................................................................................................4
Effect of hospitalization on the child.....................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7
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Introduction
According to the case study, it is said that Jay is an infant and his having pain in his
abdomen. Since he is an infant he is not able to express his distress in details. It is a problem
alarming situation for Jay's parents as they are not able to discover the problem Jay is having.
After admitting to the nursing care the nurse will Carrey out the proper assessment so that the
cause of pain can be diagnosed properly. The nurse will analyze the path physiology of the
infant and the action plan should be made according to the situation analysis made by the
nurse. During providing the nursing care the nurse should maintain the core principles of
nursing (Ackley & Ackley-Ladwig-Swan-Tucker, 2008). The steps which should be followed
by the nurse to provide good care for nursing are proper assessment than a diagnosis of the
patient according to the assessment. Subsequently after the diagnosis proper nursing care
should be implemented on jay for his steady recovery.
Description of the pathophysiology
The pathos physiological condition of the Jay according to the case study should be analyzed
in a proper way so that the assessment can be done. The background of Jay should be
properly noted by his mother so that the nurse has a clear idea of the pathological and
physiological condition of the patient. It is seen that the infant Jay has physiological pain
radiating from the abdomen. This implicates that the there might problem in the digestive
system or the intestinal system (BIERING, 2009). The Intestinal system is a delicate system.
The stool of Jay has not been clear also. This implies that the Infant has some problems in the
large intestine.
Several problems occur in the large intestine and in the digestive system considering the other
pathophysiological parameters the nurse has to conclude whether it is the problem of the
digestive system or the gastrointestinal system. According to the case study, jay is frequently
kicking his leg so it implies that he is going through immense pain. The reason of pain might
be appendicitis or the problem in the large intestine. The gastrointestinal problem consists of
the symptoms like diarrhea and fever. In the case of Jay, he has shown the symptoms of
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