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NURS 489 Synthesis of Complex Nursing - Washington Adventist University

Project Presentation

This is to be a group project which will involve both oral presentation (20 minutes) and a written outline.

Topics:
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- Brain Aneurysm(ruptured)
- Burns
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Liver cirrhosis with GI bleed
- MI with CABG

Expected areas to address in the presentation and written outline are:
* Create a case study with demographics appropriate to the case type
* Pathophysiology
* Assessment of the case study patient
- Include: History
Physical Assessment
Diagnostics (e.g. Lab. tests, X-rays, Nuclear Medicine
studies, etc., as appropriate)
* Plan of Care
- Include: Nursing interventions
Expected medical interventions (e.g. meds, treatments, critical care monitoring equipment, etc.)
Collaborative interventions (e.g. Respiratory Care, Dietitian,
Social Work, etc.)
Family/ S.O. needs and involvement
Family/ S.O. appropriate education
* Patient Response
- Include your expected outcomes on a daily basis in Critical Care and on
discharge from Critical Care.

* Continuum of Care:
- Focus on Critical Care Phase, but mention outcomes which should be achieved at a lower level of care
- Discharge Plan from the hospital: describe the appropriate level of care
(e.g. Home Health, Skilled Nursing, Sub-acute, etc.), and state expected outcomes
*Consumer Resources
-Length of Stay and charge issues: State the expected LOS and address costs/ cost containment: issues

- Remember, this is a Critical Care focus and your work should emphasize this level of care.
- Your presentation MUST show evidence of collaboration.

- Outline/References (submitted one week prior to presentation)
- Professional References (need to be current with 3 years)
- Research (at least 2 nursing journal articles)

Attachment:- Synthesis of Complex Nursing.rar