Sarah Collins (Medical Profile)

Review the case study scenario below and the client’s medical profile information. Sarah Collins (Medical Profile) Age: 70 DOB: December 17 Gender: F Height: 5’ 5” Weight: 224 lbs Language: English Medical History/Risk Factors: • Diabetes Type 2 • Obesity • CKD Personal/social: N/A Next, write a 6-8-page paper analysis of the client (including title and reference page) Case Study 1 Scenario: Client, Sarah Collins, has chronic kidney disease. She receives dialysis twice a week. Today when Mrs. Collins arrives at the dialysis clinic, the nurse assesses Mrs. Collins and notes her blood pressure is 145/90 mm Hg and she has gained three pounds since her last visit. Mrs. Collins tells the nurse she was trying earlier to walk to her mailbox at the end of the driveway and couldn’t because she was out of breath. Mrs. Collins’ husband and 16-year-old grandson are at the clinic with her. Note: Sarah Collins is presenting symptoms of fluid volume overload as a complication of her chronic kidney disease. Case Study Analysis Assignment Outline: The case study analysis paper should include the following sections with responses and rationales for all the prompts. Introduction (3-5 paragraphs) Provide an overview of the pathophysiology of the disease exhibited by the client. Include: What additional assessment findings would you look for? What lab abnormalities would you expect to see? What diagnostics would you anticipate the healthcare team ordering? Provide a rationale for your answers. Implications for Self-Care (2 paragraphs) Consider Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and describe where the client falls in that hierarchy and how this will impact care and healing. How does this disease process impact the client’s and/or their care provider’s ability to care for themselves? Patient Education Strategy (2-3 paragraphs) Identify 3-5 appropriate nursing interventions and teaching points for your client based on the pathophysiology and assessment findings. Describe the educational strategies that should be incorporated when building a plan of care for your client. Support with rationale. Interdisciplinary Collaboration (2-3 paragraphs) Identify 2-4 interdisciplinary team members who need to be included in the care of the client. Include rationale. Consider the care the client will need while inpatient and upon discharge. Consider nutrition, community services, and financial implications. Conclusion Summarize the key concepts of this disease process and client case study scenario. References A minimum of three references should be used in this paper. References should be no more than five years old. Exceptions include seminal works, such as original publications by nurse theorists. One reference must be your textbook, One reference must be from a peer-reviewed journal, One reference must be from an authoritative website such as the CDC, NIH or Healthy People 2030. APA Formatting All papers should be written in APA formatting. This paper should include: Formal components, such as a title page, and APA formatting with an introductory and conclusion paragraph that summarizes the key concepts APA-formatted level headings APA margin, font, and paragraph spacing Include page numbers Appropriate in-text reference citations A reference page, in correct APA format

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