Reference no: EM133241377

Mrs. A, a 60 year- old lady who had recently undergone surgery of coronary artery bypass grafting was the eldest of the family.. It was a middle class family of four members, living in a two room apartment. On entering the house for the first time, the visiting nurse experienced an unpleasant odor throughout the house, as only one window of the house was open due to which the house was although bright, but was not well ventilated. While assessing Mrs. A, it was revealed that since last one day she was feeling pain, itching and redness in her stitches, and her body temperature was also raised. Her wound was red and had little purulent discharge, and her temperature was 38 degree centigrade. Mrs. A, actually had developed infection in the wound, and required hospitalization without any delay. While mobilizing Mrs. From bed to chair it was noticed that her bed linen was also dirty and wrinkled. Upon inquiring from her daughter-in-law, it was identified that the bedding had not changed since last one week as she does not come out of her bed for so long that the bed linen could not be changed. Also on inquiry, it was told that Mrs. A is being given an assisted bath only twice a week and even her clothes are not changed daily.

1. What are the possible concerns that Mrs. A has portrayed/displayed? Identify.

2. Applying the theory of Florence Nightingale what will be your best intervention/s which you could implement to Mrs. A's condition? Discuss each identified intervention's.