NURS2024: Health of Older Adults-Nursing Case Study Assignment

Background: 
In order to plan and provide optimal patient-centered nursing care, Registered Nurses need to be able to interpret clinical information and draw upon their knowledge of pathophysiology and evidence-based clinical practice. Therefore, the purpose of this assessment is to support the development of the skills needed to evaluate evidence and to develop reflection and clinical reasoning skills.

Case Report: 
Based upon the Horizons Hospital & Health Service (HHHS) NURS 2024 Health of Older Adults clientMary Young, construct a case report. The case report will draw upon your knowledge of pathophysiology and relevant academic literature to support an evidence-based plan of care.

Question 1:Nursing assessment, nursing intervention, medication management

1.Discuss one (1) method of nursing assessment that would need to be performed related to the ongoingnursing management of this nursing problem. Provide a rationale for this type of assessment and briefly describe how this assessment would be conducted in this case.

2.Discuss one (1) nursing intervention that you would need to implement related to the ongoing nursing management of this nursing problem. Provide a rationale for the intervention.

3.Discuss the role of the RN in the medication management related to the ongoing nursing management of this nursing problem.

Question 2:Nursing assessment, nursing intervention,medication management

1.Discuss one (1) method of nursing assessment that would need to be performed related to this nursing problem. Provide a rationale for this type of assessment and briefly describe how this assessment would be conducted inthis case.

2.Discuss one (1) nursing intervention that you would need to implement related to the ongoing nursing management of this nursing problem. Provide a rationale for the intervention.Discuss the role of the RN in the medication management related to the ongoing nursing management of this nursing problem.

Question 3:Discharge planning

1.Identify five (5) issues/challenges that you may need to address for this client prior to discharge home. Discuss how you would facilitate discharge planning for this client, with consideration to two (2) of these concerns?