Reference no: EM133397019
Topic: Nutrition
Summary:
Concept is based on 76-year-old female who was diagnosis with carcinoid syndrome, type 2 diabetes with diabetic autonomic (poly)neuropathy, urinary tract infection, hypothyroidism, gastroparesis, major depressive disorder, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, dysphagia. J.C. has a feeding tube and has all her food, and most meds are placed through PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy).
Performs a thorough review of the disease process pathophysiology and identifies risk factors.
Based on available patient data, the learner identifies at least four (4) critical cues that are significant and could impact the patient condition. The learner may consider both subjective and objective patient data.
Based on the identified cues, the learner is able to create four (4) supporting connections between the relevant cues and client conditions/problems.
Based on the identified connections between cues and patient conditions/problems, learner is able to identify and rank three (3) client conditions/problems critical to positive patient outcomes. These should be listed with most urgent problems first.