Assignment:
Case study
Mr shall retired former marine korean war veteran
82 years male
Amputation of several toes right foot
Smokes and drinks
Type 2 diabetics
Hypertension
Physical therapist
On foley he does not like pain medication and he is on stool softner
Vital sign stable
He is on spirometer
Edema on the other leg but not pitting
He was giving antibiotics pre and post surgery
Wife 59yrs
Simulation Case:
1. How did you feel throughout the simulation experience?
2. Give a brief summary of this patient and what happened in the simulation.
3. What were the main problems that you identified?
4. Discuss the knowledge guiding your thinking surrounding these main problems.
5. What were the key assessment and interventions for this patient?
6. Discuss how you identified these key assessments and interventions.
7. Discuss the information resources you used to assess this patient. How did this guide your care planning?
8. Discuss the clinical manifestations evidenced during your assessment. How would you explain these manifestations?
9. Explain the nursing management considerations for this patient. Discuss the knowledge guiding your thinking.
10. What information and information management tools did you use to monitor this patient's outcomes? Explain your thinking.
11. How did you communicate with the patient?
12. What specific issues would you want to take into consideration to provide for this patient's unique care needs?
13. Discuss the safety issues you considered when implementing care for this patient.
14. What measures did you implement to ensure safe patient care?
15. What other members of the care team should you consider important to achieving good care outcomes?
16. How would you assess the quality of care provided?
17. What could you do improve the quality of care for this patient?
18. If you were able to do this again, how would you handle the situation differently?
19. What did you learn from this experience?
20. How will you apply what you learned today to your clinical practice?
21. Is there anything else you would like to discuss?