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The Surgical Procedure for the Resecation

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Added on  2020-03-28

The Surgical Procedure for the Resecation

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Running head: NURSING1Nursing Name of student:Name of university:Author note:
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2NURSING Problem 1The first patient problem is laparotomy wound care for Mr. Peter as the patient has recentlyundergone the surgical procedure for the resection of the recto-sigmoid tumour in theabdomen. The patient has a stoma and a large dressing over the wound. This is the firstpriority since there are chances of wound infection if proper care is not taken that might leadto further complications for the patient. Risk factors include broken skin, stasis of body fluidand presence of contaminants and pathogens in addition to invasive procedure. Infection atthe would site would delay the wound healing time and the desirable recovery would not beachieved (Lewis et al., 2014). Problem 2The second patient problem is that Mr. Peter is overweight and has a sedentary lifestyle. Atthe age of 62 years he weighs 84 kgs. He is a retired truck driver and has minimal physicalactivity on a regular basis. In addition, he is a regular smoker and drinker. The patient issuffering from imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements that is intake of foodexcess than the metabolic needs. Obesity is the cause of a number of health complicationsthat interfere with the recovery process of a patient post surgery. The patient has beensuffering from hypertension for eight years. The patient needs to have a healthy nutritionconsumption in order to achieve speedy recovery post surgery (Landsberg et al., 2013). Problem 3The third patient problem is insufficient patient education. Mrs. Jones has requested to beeducated on the surgical procedure the patient had gone through. This reflects that she hasinsufficitn knowledge of the implications of the surgery and the consecuitive care that has tobe provided. Firstly, it is the right of the patient family member to gain information from the
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3NURSING health care professional about the surgical procedure that the patient has undergone. Inaddition, educating the family memebrs about surgery would reduce the chances ofcomplications and support the recovery process (Kuhns, 2017).
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