Oxygen Therapy Care Plan: Promoting Positive Health Outcomes

This report presents an oxygen therapy care plan developed for a patient, Michelle Bell, experiencing breathlessness, nausea, and mild tachycardia. The plan addresses the patient's condition, including an analysis of her health state, the pathology and pathophysiology of her symptoms, and the nurse's reflections on skill performance. The plan emphasizes the importance of a healthy diet, cessation of alcohol consumption, and appropriate medication to improve the patient's health outcomes. It includes an examination of the patient's irregular heartbeat, blood pressure, and the factors contributing to her condition, such as anemia and lifestyle choices. The report also reflects on the nurse's strengths and weaknesses in providing care, along with a commitment to professional learning and enhanced patient outcomes, referencing relevant research and guidelines.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CARE PLAN THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES............................................................3
PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEALTH STATE OF THE PATIENT..............................3
ANALYSE AND REFLECT SKILL PERFORMANCE................................................................................3
Strengths and weaknesses............................................................................................................3
Demonstrate commitment to professional learning and patient outcome...................................4
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................5
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CARE PLAN THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES
 In order to promote positive health status for Michelle Bell, it is essential for the
registered nurse to provide suitable medication and treatment to the patient. In the present
case, Michelle had breathlessness and nausea and she also had mild tachycardia
(Watanabe and et.al., 2016).
 Hence, she feel unwell and most often her pulse reaches to 160bpm. She do not engage
herself in exercise and she does not care about her diet as well.
 Therefore, looking towards this aspect, it is crucial for the registered nurse to develop a
diet plan so that Michelle could consume healthy diet.
 At the same time, it is also recommended to her to stop drinking regularly because that is
also affecting her heart condition (O'Driscoll and et.al., 2016).
PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEALTH STATE OF THE PATIENT
As, Michelle Bell is having tachycardia, her heart beats too fast and it also do not pump
blood effectively to rest of the body. This deprives the other organs and tissues of oxygen and as
a result it causes shortness of breath. Pulse rate of Michelle is rapid due to tachycardia; hence
because of all these factors, she has irregular heartbeat. When Michelle is admitted to the
hospital, it was analysed that her BP is 165/90 mmHg (O'Flynn, McLaughlin and Keatings,
2016). This caused breathlessness to her and consequently she turned pale. Tachycardia is caused
by something that disrupts the normal electrical impulse which controls the rate of heart’s
pumping action. There are various things that contribute to this problem such as anaemia,
exercise, high or low blood pressure, drinking too many caffeinated beverages and abuse of
alcohol. Hence, it can be said that all these things have caused major changes in Michelle Bell’s
health (Monro-Somerville and et.al., 2016).
ANALYSE AND REFLECT SKILL PERFORMANCE
Strengths and weaknesses
In the present case, I played the role of registered nurse in casualty department of the
hospital and I made care plan for Michelle Bell. According to my job roles, I could say that I had
played all my responsibilities in effective manner. I made certain changes in her diet so that she
could take healthy food (Cronin and et.al., 2016). This is essential for her as most of the time she
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gets food from outside and as a result, she is having various health issues. However, I have faced
several challenges as well due to Michelle’s regular drinking habit. Since, she drinks most days,
so the medication did not show me that outcome which I expected.
Demonstrate commitment to professional learning and patient outcome
In terms of improvement, I will adopt certain things so that I can manage my capability to
contribute more efforts in enhancing my practice. I will make sure that I always prepare care
plan on the basis of accessing the medical history of the patient. Further, all the professional
standards will be maintained while delivering care services to the patients (Cronin and et.al.,
2016). For future cases, I will ensure that I am considering all the aspects of the patients so that
better and prominent services could be delivered.
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REFERENCES
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Monro-Somerville, T. and et.al., 2016. The Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy
on Mortality and Intubation Rate in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and
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O'Driscoll, R. and et.al., 2016. Attitudes, beliefs and organizational barriers regarding safe
emergency oxygen therapy for patients with COPD: A mixed methods study.
O'Flynn, D., McLaughlin, P. and Keatings, V., 2016, November. Investigation of Long-Term
Oxygen Therapy Prescription and Determination of Cost of Provision Among Chronic
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