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Loredana Perla's Case Study

   

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Running head: PERLA’S CASE STUDY 1Perla’s Case StudyStudent’s NameInstitutional Affiliation

PERLA’S CASE STUDY 2Ethical consideration for current facility practicePhysicians need to consider various ethical theories and principles when handling Stroke patients with pressure injuries. Hilltop hospital in Melbourne enables the practitioners to apply appropriate ethical issues in treating Perla. The Principles of Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, and nonmaleficence are necessary for medical care, and Perla receives them in equal measures. The current facility should consider virtue ethics and the principles of ethics when attending to stroke patients such as Perla Daniel. Beneficence: the principle dictates that treatment benefits the patient (Brown, Edwards, Seaton, & Buckley, 2017). Prevention measures towards the pressure ulcers help Perla to recover. The hospital uses sheepskin booties to manage the pressure sores (ICN, 2018). The management strategy is useful as it speeds up the healing of the ulcers. Apart from the sheepskin,the clinicians should advice Perla to consume a balanced diet. Furthermore, the hospital should provide pressure patients with walking aids.Nonmaleficence is the principle that requires physicians to not harm the patient (Hunt et al., 2015). Treatment of Perla does her a lot of good. The medical care towards the patient is doeswell towards her. Therefore, the hospital should continue using sheepskin booties to attend to pressure patients. The first year student acknowledges nonmaleficence before treating her. Autonomy instructs caregivers to consider the opinions of patients before commencing treatment (LeMone et al., 2015). In Perla’s case, the first year student allows the patient to input on the Pressure management treatment options. The hospital provides the use of Sheepskin booties to relieve the pressure from the sore foot. Perla agrees with that suggestion.Justice: the principle of justice demands that a nation should provide affordable healthcare for all citizens regardless of their ages (Brown, Edwards, Seaton, & Buckley, 2017).

PERLA’S CASE STUDY 3The current practices are fair as they consider all kinds of ages and diseases. The treatment that the nurses tender towards her follows clinical standards (Brown, Edwards, Seaton, & Buckley, 2017). Moreover, patients should visit the hospital due to the exemplary treatment mechanism towards pressure ulcers management.Virtue Ethics: one of the fundamental components of virtue ethics is the caring ethics (Hunt et al., 2015). Management of aging stroke patients requires patience and sacrifices. In the video, it is evident that Daniel is in immense pain due to the foot sores. The physician attending to her should handle Perla with care and spare a lot of time on watching over her conditions. The nurse should be kind and compassionate when visiting the patients.Summary of Evidence-based RecommendationsPressure sores affect most stroke patients and individuals who are bedridden. Nurses should apply Evidence-Based solutions to prevent and manage the situation. The discussion of evidence-based ways of prevention and management of pressure ulcers follows.Prevention of Pressure injuries involves taking proper skin care. The first year nursing student together with other health practitioners should look at Perla’s foot on a daily basis. The physicians should record the progress of Daniel’s recovery. The nurses should closely monitor the red parts and the regions of pressure application. The physicians should ensure that the pressure areas remain dry on a daily basis.Foot protection: the nursing student should change the sleeping position of Perla after every four hours. In case the physicians want to gauge the progress of the recovery, they should lift the foot but avoid dragging it on the bed (Usher et al., 2018). The hospital is already using theAustralian sheepskin to rest the foot. The sheepskin increases the flow of blood to the pressure

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