Nursing Case Study
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Running head: NURSING CASE STUDY
Nursing Case Study
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Nursing Case Study
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
NURSING CASE STUDY
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Personal Experience
I am working as nursing professional in a hospital of Australia. As a part of my
profession, I have handled many patients. Recently I handled a very complicated case of a
patient named Peter Brown. He was admitted to the hospital’s emergency department with
the problem of diabetes type 2 and obesity. He had almost 105 kg body weight. The GP of
Peter had recommended him to the hospital administration as he had high level of blood
sugar, increased hunger problem. After the admission, he was very much quiet in nature and
he did not talk to any one at all. I as a nurse professional had to talk with him so that I can
understand his situation. After two days of admission he first talked with me in a well
manner. However, he only shared a few basic information such as his name, his profession,
his house etc. On the very next day, again I went to him and we had a long conversation. I
came to know that he was a regular smoker and almost smoked 15 cigarettes in a day. He
also shared that, sue to his overweight, he could not even perform his activities of daily life
and he also lost his job. He lived alone in his house as his two daughters visited him rarely.
He was also isolated from the community and his neighbours. I realized that he had no
motivation at all about his life and he lost his hope for losing weight. He was very sad for his
daughters as they did not come to him.
Nursing Care Standards
The concept of caring is very crucial in the nursing profession and it is defined as a
moral idea of nursing in which the nursing personnel is responsible for the enhancement of
protection and maintenance of human dignity (Littlewood, 2015). The Watson’s theory of
caring also suggests that, the human care includes knowledge of care, human values,
commitment of providing care, caring actions and its results. It is believed that, all of the
human care is associated with the subjective human responses regarding illness, self-
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Personal Experience
I am working as nursing professional in a hospital of Australia. As a part of my
profession, I have handled many patients. Recently I handled a very complicated case of a
patient named Peter Brown. He was admitted to the hospital’s emergency department with
the problem of diabetes type 2 and obesity. He had almost 105 kg body weight. The GP of
Peter had recommended him to the hospital administration as he had high level of blood
sugar, increased hunger problem. After the admission, he was very much quiet in nature and
he did not talk to any one at all. I as a nurse professional had to talk with him so that I can
understand his situation. After two days of admission he first talked with me in a well
manner. However, he only shared a few basic information such as his name, his profession,
his house etc. On the very next day, again I went to him and we had a long conversation. I
came to know that he was a regular smoker and almost smoked 15 cigarettes in a day. He
also shared that, sue to his overweight, he could not even perform his activities of daily life
and he also lost his job. He lived alone in his house as his two daughters visited him rarely.
He was also isolated from the community and his neighbours. I realized that he had no
motivation at all about his life and he lost his hope for losing weight. He was very sad for his
daughters as they did not come to him.
Nursing Care Standards
The concept of caring is very crucial in the nursing profession and it is defined as a
moral idea of nursing in which the nursing personnel is responsible for the enhancement of
protection and maintenance of human dignity (Littlewood, 2015). The Watson’s theory of
caring also suggests that, the human care includes knowledge of care, human values,
commitment of providing care, caring actions and its results. It is believed that, all of the
human care is associated with the subjective human responses regarding illness, self-
NURSING CASE STUDY
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knowledge about the disease. Hence, the value of caring is completely related to the nurses
who are providing care to the persons. Watson also mentioned that, the emotion of care and
love are the two most important things in the care processes of the nurses. Watson also stated
that, the actual growth of the human care relationship is buried in the concept of mental and
physical health growth and in discovering the meaning of life (Blasdell, 2017).
From the nursing standard code of NMBA nursing standard code, the nursing
personnel may use the standard 1 of nursing standards and the standard 7 of NMBA care
standard. In the Standard 1, the nurse will provide safe, person centred quality nursing care
that comprised of analysing the present signs and symptoms of the patient and as per the
requirement the nurse should take steps. Along with this, the nurse should document each
and every assessments related to the patient and make plan and take decisions according to
that plan as well. In addition, the nurse will also contribute to the improvement of the care of
the patient (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). In this case, the nurse will
make plan for managing the diabetes and obesity of the patient and will apply the knowledge
of care in while providing care to that patient. Not only this, the nurse also has to make a plan
for this complicated situation of patient so that the nurse can manage obesity and diabetes
simultaneously. In the Standard 7 of practice the nurse will monitor and evaluate the practice
in order check the progress of the in the health condition of the patient. However, if it is
observed that, the plan is not working well, then the nurse will change the care plan as per the
previous evolution and a revise care plan will be made by the nurses as well. After making
the new plan the nurse will again evaluate the effectiveness of the new plan (Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Hence, in this case study, it is observed that, Peter has
complicated condition of diabetes and obesity simultaneously. At first the nurse should made
care plan for managing diabetes of Peter. In this, condition, the nurse may take help of a
diabetes expert and the expert will make medication plan for Peter. In addition, for managing
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knowledge about the disease. Hence, the value of caring is completely related to the nurses
who are providing care to the persons. Watson also mentioned that, the emotion of care and
love are the two most important things in the care processes of the nurses. Watson also stated
that, the actual growth of the human care relationship is buried in the concept of mental and
physical health growth and in discovering the meaning of life (Blasdell, 2017).
From the nursing standard code of NMBA nursing standard code, the nursing
personnel may use the standard 1 of nursing standards and the standard 7 of NMBA care
standard. In the Standard 1, the nurse will provide safe, person centred quality nursing care
that comprised of analysing the present signs and symptoms of the patient and as per the
requirement the nurse should take steps. Along with this, the nurse should document each
and every assessments related to the patient and make plan and take decisions according to
that plan as well. In addition, the nurse will also contribute to the improvement of the care of
the patient (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). In this case, the nurse will
make plan for managing the diabetes and obesity of the patient and will apply the knowledge
of care in while providing care to that patient. Not only this, the nurse also has to make a plan
for this complicated situation of patient so that the nurse can manage obesity and diabetes
simultaneously. In the Standard 7 of practice the nurse will monitor and evaluate the practice
in order check the progress of the in the health condition of the patient. However, if it is
observed that, the plan is not working well, then the nurse will change the care plan as per the
previous evolution and a revise care plan will be made by the nurses as well. After making
the new plan the nurse will again evaluate the effectiveness of the new plan (Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Hence, in this case study, it is observed that, Peter has
complicated condition of diabetes and obesity simultaneously. At first the nurse should made
care plan for managing diabetes of Peter. In this, condition, the nurse may take help of a
diabetes expert and the expert will make medication plan for Peter. In addition, for managing
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