Nursing Question

DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE CARE:COPD

Reference: British Lung Foundation (2017) Lung disease in the UK – big picture statistics. Available at:

https://statistics.blf.org.uk/lung-disease-uk-big-picture

www.blf.org.uk

Nursing Associate and all team working together in partnership along side the patient making decisions to benefit the patient Health.

PATEINT DETAILS:

81 years male, Mr George Walker

Lives with wife

DVT

HTN

COPD

DEPRESSION

No known allergy

Admitted in hospital due to SOB and high temperature

NAT ROLES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACTION:

Monitoring his clinical observations like saturations, blood pressure, glucose level and temperature

Recording it appropriately

Helping and advising him how to use inhalers

Reviewing his mobility with physio and monitoring his news score

Work with respiratory nurse and doctors for further treatment like Pulmonary Rehabilitation, DVT and mental health referred

Asked to be referred to have chest x ray

Applying good communication skills to help manage his illness

MEDICATION:

Bronchodilators with steroid was provided as a part of a treatments to reduce the inflammation in the airways and to reduce the risk of flare ups as a maintenance of medication to help manage COPD e.g., fostair inhale (long-acting inhaler)

Oxygen 2ltrs of oxygen was provided to reach the target sats 88% -92%

Paracetamol was given to lower the temperature and antibiotic

BIOLOGICAL:

COPD, SOB, chest infection, chronic cough

SOCIAL:

Lives with wife

Was a chain smoker 10 years ago

Used to go for fishing and socialize a lot

Due to 2ltrs of oxygen regular at home stopped socializing

Fully dependent on wife

PHYSIOLOGICAL:

Went on depression due to less interactive with social life and full dependent on oxygen and wife