Assessment 01 – Preliminary Care Coordination Plan • Lack of
Unit HLTENN043 Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions. Case Study 1. You have completed your assessment of a client, aged 54, who presented to the hospital experiencing shortness of breath following a dust storm. The client has had an acute asthma episode. In one paragraph describe: the symptoms and treatment for an acute asthmatic episode presentation. 2. Test results have been received for a client aged 65, who presented to the hospital experiencing shortness of breath. The results reveal the client has a highly contagious acute respiratory infection. The client is moved into an isolation room. Standard precautions are already in place. What are three (3) transmission based precautions you will put in place each time you interact with the client in isolation? 3. A client aged 78 has been living with osteoarthritis for many years and had a fall. The client is attending hospital today to undergo a total hip replacement. Discuss why the client ended up needing to have a hip replacement. Include in your answer a definition of osteoarthritis. 4. A client aged 78 has been living with osteoarthritis for many years and had a fall. The client is attending hospital today to undergo a total hip replacement. The surgery was a success. The client has recovered in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) and has been transferred to your ward. As the client recovers from the effects of general anaesthetic, the client complains of acute pain at the site of the surgery. The client describes the pain as “severe stabbing pain” and on a 10-point scale states, “at least a 7, maybe 8”. What level of pain does this indicate? B. What are two (2) methods to help manage the client’s pain? 5. A female client, aged 37, is attending the hospital today to undergo a hysterectomy. What are two (2) conditions for why a hysterectomy might be required? 6. A female client, aged 37, is attending the hospital today to undergo a hysterectomy. The surgery was a success, and the client has been brought to your ward to recover. Anti-embolic stockings have been applied. A) What is checked prior to applying the stockings? B) What is the rationale for why they are applied? 7. You are assessing a client aged 28 who complains of feeling a sharp pain in the lower right abdomen. A) What gastrointestinal condition might this client be experiencing? B) Provide three (3) examples of questions you might ask to assess the client. 8. You are assessing a client aged 28 who complains of feeling a sharp pain in the lower right abdomen. The client has undergone an appendectomy and has been recovering on your ward for the past 14 hours. When checking on the client, you note client is febrile and is tachypnoea. You notify the nurse in charge who says the “client needs to be checked for sepsis immediately.” A) What is sepsis? B) Why does the client need to be checked so urgently? Provide two (2) reasons.
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