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Patient Data for NR226 RUA Patient:

Patient History:

Ben Smith is a 75-year-old retired farmer from Southern Illinois. He is widowed and has 3 adult children who live out of state. He is in an LTC for rehab following hospitalization. He has a 60-year history of smoking 2 PPD of cigarettes. He fell 3 months prior to his hospitalization but did not sustain any injuries.

He was admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD. He also has a history of COVID in 2020, HTN, and anxiety.

Medications:

• Acetaminophen 325mg PO Q6 hours PRN • Albuterol inhaler, 2 puffs once daily • Ipratropium bromide nebulizer Q8 hours PRN • Lorazepam 5mg PO Q12 hours • Nicotine patch, change every 72 hours • Prednisone 30mg PO BID • Multivitamin daily

Labs:

• Sputum culture and sensitivity- results showed no infection • UA/UC- WNL • CMP- WNL, except for potassium of 3.4 mEq/L • CBC- WNL, except for platelets of 140k/mL

Imaging:

• Chest x-ray: shows focal consolidation in right lower lobe, suggestive of pneumonia • Hyperinflation of lungs with flattened diaphragm consistent with long-standing COPD • EKG: normal sinus rhythm with rate of 90 bpm

Assessment Data:

• Please be sure to fill in each system, including normal findings • I will allow you to “make up” data that you would think would be abnormal in a patient like this, think of

findings especially in the following systems: o Respiratory, cardiac, musculoskeletal, neuro

• Vital signs: o Temp: 100.6 F, PO o RR: 22 breaths/min, shallow o HR: 90 bpm, regular o BP: 145/90 o O2: 91% on 2L NC o Pain: 7/10, intermittent, chest and upper back

Miscellaneous:

• The patient states that he hates hospitals and doesn’t belong in a nursing home. He says he needs to get back to his farm

• He is impulsive and has tried to get out of bed numerous times, even though he is a stand by assist with a history of falls

• He is non-compliant with medications and has felt nauseated. He does not want to take any meds and “does not need that dang breathing thingy- it’s stupid!” (The nebulizer)

• He states he “will not quit smoking, I’ve been smoking since I was 15 and it hasn’t killed me yet!”

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Nursing diagnosis are

1. Impaired gas exchange related to ventilation-perfusion inequality as evidenced by decreased oxygen (91% on 2L NC).

2. Risk for bleeding as evidenced by decreased platelet count

3. Readiness for enhanced therapeutic management as evidenced by social support services

1st Diagnosis: Actual Problem/High Priority

Nursing Diagnostic Statement:

Planning: Short and Long-Term SMART Goals

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Rationale for Selecting Goal:

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Interventions

Evaluation of Expected Outcomes

Evidence to Support

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1. Evidence to support evaluation

2. What changes, if any, are needed to promote expected outcomes in the future?

2nd Diagnosis: Actual Problem/Lesser Priority

Nursing Diagnostic Statement:

Planning: Short and Long-Term SMART Goals

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Rationale for Selecting Goal:

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4. What changes, if any, are needed to promote expected outcomes in the future?

3rd Diagnosis: Psychosocial Problem/Need

Nursing Diagnostic Statement:

Planning: Short and Long-Term SMART Goals

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Rationale for Selecting Goal:

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(Determine and describe if goals/outcomes were met)

5. Evidence to support evaluation

6. What changes, if any, are needed to promote expected outcomes in the future?

Linkages Within and Between Diagnoses

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Safety-Communication-Infection Control

Safety

Communication

Infection Control

References

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