04 Apr You are the nurse caring for a 64-year-old male client who is postoperative day four on the medical-surgical unit after having an emergency right colectomy due to cancer. The client
You are the nurse caring for a 64-year-old male client who is postoperative day four on the medical-surgical unit after having an emergency right colectomy due to cancer. The client is NPO with a nasogastric (NG) tube to low intermittent suction. The client has a history of smoking and no other health problems.
Vital signs:
- Temperature: 99.2° F
- Heart rate: 91 beats/min
- Respirations: 20 breaths/minute
- O2 saturation: 93% on 2L oxygen via nasal cannula
- Blood pressure: 110/68 mm Hg
- Pain: "6/10"
Focused assessment findings:
- Alert and oriented to person, place, and time
- Moves all four extremities, refuses to ambulate
- Apical pulse is regular at 91 beats/minute
- Lungs clear to auscultation, diminished bilaterally
- Bowel sounds hypoactive, abdomen soft, tender in all four quadrants
- Midline abdominal incision well approximated with staples intact, no erythema, Penrose drain intact with scant serous drainage
- Right lower quadrant Jackson-Pratt drain with sutures intact, no erythema, 30 mL of serosanguineous drainage
Module 04 – Written Assignment Improving Patient Care Worksheet
Name:
Date:
Complete all your lesson content and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
· An example of evidence-based practice (EBP)
· How EBP improves patient care
· Answer the questions listed below using complete sentences.
· Use correct grammar, spelling and APA format.
· Support your answers using credible sources such as textbooks, course materials, and evidence-based articles ( 1 Point)
Resources:
How do I know if a source is credible?
How do I find evidence-based practice articles? Or nursing best practices?
1. Describe an example of evidence-based practice (EBP) change or guidelines. (2 Points)
2. Explain how EBP improves patient care. (2 Points)
11/16/2021
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