Problem:
Rose has called you into her room and she is crying. She is worried about who is looking after her cat and that she won't be able to go back to live in her own home. She dreads the thought of going into an aged care facility as her friend went into one and she went downhill very quickly and never came out- she tells you that she would rather die than go into aged care.
1. Identify the challenge for discussion, then demonstrate your critical thinking by discussing your plan to manage the identified challenge, ensuring that your patients Fundamental Care needs are met?
2. Discuss the enablers that support you to manage the challenge and your patients' fundamentals of care needs, include how the enablers support you, the patient, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team?
3. Link 2 NMBA Registered Nurse Sub Standards for Practice to your plan to manage the challenge and give your rationale.
4. How will the exploration of this challenge translate to your future practice and ongoing professional development as an RN?