Describe in detail the nursing care that may be given to your client.Mon Tran is an 85 year old widowed gentleman who was born in Combodia and has two sons. Mon speaks
Describe in detail the nursing care that may be given to your client.Mon Tran is an 85 year old widowed gentleman who was born in Combodia and has two sons. Mon speaks
fluent english having come to australia as a young man to work as well as fluent vietnamese.
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Mon Tran is an 85 year old widowed gentleman who was born in Combodia and has two sons. Mon speaks
fluent english having come to australia as a young man to work as well as fluent vietnamese. Mon
has lived with one of his son’s since his wife died 4 years ago and has very limited physical
contact with his other son as he lives interstate. He is very active within his local Buddhist
community. Mon has a vision impairment and can moblise independently with a frame when at home. Mon
has been transferred to your unit from the intensive care unit.Mon was electively admitted to the
hospital 5 days previously with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy(BPH) and underwent a Transurethral
resection of the prostate (TURP).His past medical history includes poorly controlled Non-insulin
Dependent Diabetes Mellitis,Hypertension and recurrent urinary tract infections.While undergoing
surgery he had an acute Myocardial Infraction(AMI),and was admitted to intensive care for further
stabilisation and management On transfer to your unit, Mon’s vital signs were BP 175/100, Temp 38,
Respiration 18, Pulse 90,BGL 12mmol/L, Oxygen Saturation 94% on 4L oxygen via nasal specs.
Neurologically Mon was easy to rouse. He was not oriented to person but was unaware of the time and
place and he was responding to direct commands.His conversation was inappropriate at times in both
English and Vietnamese(his first language) and he was confused nursing staff with his family
members. Mon has a patient IVT of 0.9% Normal Saline flowing at 1.25 mls/hour.The cannula was
inserted in his R arm 24 hours ago. He has a triple lumen IDC insitu that requires hourly urine
measures and is currently undergoing bladder Irrigation. Telemetry is still in place and will be
reviewed by the Doctors tomorrow regarding ceasing it. 4 hourly vital signs are medically
requested. Due to Mon’s current health state,he is on strict rest in bed (RIB) and tires easily. He
has a medical order for sliding scale insulin (Actrapid) and requires 4/24 BGLs. Mon requires a
vegetarian diabetic diet and is on a 1.5 litre fluid restriction. He has recently been screened and
shown to have a positive MRSA culture within his urine. A referral for cardiac Rehabilitation,
Dietitian, Physiotherapy and an ACAT assessment for home support services. Discharge plans are for
Mon to return home to live with his son when well enough to do so. Medications are as follows:
Verapamil 240 mg daily, Atenolol 100 mg daily, Glycerol CR 30mg BD, Glycerol Trinitrate 400mg as
required, Humulin 30/70 16 units TDS, Enoxaparin 40mg QID as required, Ceftazidime 1g IV QID On
speaking to the doctor, you find out that on discharge Mon will require ongoing Insulin to help
manage his unstable diabetes instead of the oral hyperglycemic medication he was previously taking.
The Assignment details: 1. Age and gender for the client including a summary of the nursing
admission assessment/client history of the client 2. The clients Medical History and a brief
summary of what these conditions means to the client in relation to their care requirements. please
ensure you have covered each medical condition in relation to their definition, pathophysiology and
nursing interventions. 3. Describe in detail the nursing care that may be given to your client.
State why these nursing interventions may be undertaken and any outcomes for the client in relation
to their medical history and the nursing process. keep this relevant to your client.This is to be
presented as a care plan listing the nursing diagnosis, 4 nursing interventions, their rationales
and the outcomes that are anticipated for the client form the care provided. (12 nursing actual or
potential problems including the diagnosis, 4 interventions per diagnosis, rationales and outcomes
anticipated) for example: 1. NURSING DIAGNOSIS-potential for unstable blood glucose levels related
to lack of client/family education/non-compliance,as evidenced by hyperglycaemia-(12mmoi/L),changes
in diabetes management and insulin requirements EVALUATION-The client will demonstrate blood
. .
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