NURS3001 Availability Assessment 3 – Australia.

Subject Code & Title : NURS3001 Availability
Assignment Type : Assessment 3
Word count: 2000 words +/- 10%
Please note: This assignment does NOT follow essay format and can be short statements but must be constructed with the provided template(on FLO) and be supported with appropriate rationale/reasons and
references.Your referencing must follow the APA 6th or 7th edition format
Once completed your template (Found in the assignment 3 area on FLO) MUST be uploaded to the assignment 3 drop box on FLO
NURS3001 Availability Assessment 3 – Australia.

Task:
Read the scenario below and answer the following questions

Scenario :-
You are a 3rd year student nurse on your 1st semester, final year placement on the Orthopaedic ward. It is now 1030 on your early shift and one of your allocated patients is Mr xxx who is a 75-year-old man. He has returned from the Operating theatre at 1000 this morning following an Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) to his left ankle under GA. Mr xxx fractured his ankle in the early hours of this morning after a fall at home. He has a PMH of Diabetes Mellit us type 2, AF, MI 6 months ago with subsequent APO 48 hours after his MI, and hypertension.

NURS3001 Availability Assessment 3 – Australia.

On return to the ward at 1000 he was alert and orientated, his first set of vital signs were RR 16, Sp O2 98% on 2L via nasal specs, HR 75 and regular, BP 110/75, temp 35.8. His wound dressing was dry and intact, wound drain was patent and draining with 50 mls of blood present in the drain. His neuro vascular observations were intact-Pulse present, skin warm to touch, movement present (he can wriggle his toes), sensation present and pink in colour. At 1000 you commenced the new IVT bag of Normal Saline at 80 mls/hr and he has not yet voided post op.

He has just rung the bell and reports feeling very SOB and is complaining of chest pain and severe pain in his operated leg, you notice that he is breathing rapidly, speaking in short sentences, looks very panicked and his IVT bag is empty.

Using the template provided to you on FLO please address the following questions

1) List your nursing concerns for this patient. What are the actual nursing concerns? What are the potential nursing concerns?

2) Provide a brief reason (rationale) for each of these nursing concerns

3) List a minimum of 4 interventions that need to be instigated in order to provide safe and effective nursing care for this patient for the remainder of your shift

NURS3001 Availability Assessment 3 – Australia.

4) Provide a rationale/reason for each of these interventions.Demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between pathophysiology, pharmacology and evidence-based practice for this scenario in your rationale/reason. Your rationale/reason must be nursing focussed

Please remember to reference your work using APA 6th or 7th edition to support all statements, arguments, and discussion throughout your paper