Describe interventions in the treatment plan of this patient

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Assignment:

Consider you are the nurse caring for a 58-year-old man, who has a 30-year history of chronic alcohol use. The patient is being discharged from the hospital following a stay for jaundice and elevated liver enzymes. Apply the nursing process to this patient who is experiencing cirrhosis of the liver. Describe expected assessment findings and diagnostic test findings and relate these to the pathological process. Describe expected outcomes from interventions in the treatment plan of this patient and other interrelated concepts with this patient. Also include a discharge plan and educational needs for this patient. (Metabolism, Patient Centered Care).

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