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Nursing Case Study | Hypotensive and Infection Report

   

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Running head: NURSING CASE STUDY Nursing case studyName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note

1NURSING CASE STUDY Executive summaryThe following report involves the discharge plan and care of Jim during his transition fromhospital to home. Jim is hypotensive and infection due to CVC and requires proper care as he isdischarged from hospital. Moreover, his wife (Amara) is also dependent on him and therefore,the family require professional help so that they lead a quality life. While providing care, thenurse and caregivers should maintain respect for autonomy and dignity for Jim and his family.Cultural competency should also be maintained while providing care to the family.

2NURSING CASE STUDY Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Discharge and plan of care..............................................................................................................3Care plan for Jim.............................................................................................................................4Ethical and legal principles..............................................................................................................6Culturally safe care..........................................................................................................................7Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................9

3NURSING CASE STUDY Introduction During discharge, transition takes place from hospital to rehabilitation or home and thisperiod is critical for the health and wellbeing of the patients. It is an intimidating event andimprovements need to done with proper discharge planning improving the outcome of patients asthey move to next level of care (Kearns et al. 2017). It is expected from healthcare providersincluding nurses to take active participation in discharge planning so that proper care is give topatients as they transit from hospitals to residential cares or homes. Similarly, in the given casestudy, Jim Karas, 70 year old is being discharged from hospital to home as well as his wife,Amara. Therefore, the following report involves the discharge and care plan of client, Jim takingall ethical and legal principles into consideration in decision-making and providing a culturallysafe plan of care. Discharge and plan of care Proper post-discharge planning and caring is important for patients ensuring thecontinuity of care between hospital and communities. Healthcare professionals should take anactive part in the discharge planning so that there is proper improvement of coordination ofservices following hospital discharge (Holland, Knafl and Bowles 2013). The main care coreprinciples state that understanding and dignity is the central tenant of achieving high quality careand support (Mitchell et al. 2014). To provide the best quality of care, key values of respect,dignity, skills, attitude and knowledge is required providing the best possible care. In the givencase study, Jim Karas is being discharged from hospital to his home and require appropriate planof care ensuring fast recovery and continuity of high quality of care. For a nurse, dischargeplanning is critical, however one can undertake the following key procedure that is mix of pre-planning and post-planning steps:

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