NRSG-1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ostomy Pouching System, Colostomy, Nursing Diagnosis
23 Feb 2020
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The nurse has a good understanding of the clinical variables, the condition, and medical diagnosis of the patient. Mrs. celia scherer is a 33-year-old woman admitted to the medical-surgical unit for is to educate the patient about the importance of maintaining hygiene and to promote comfort. management of a bowel infection secondary to a colostomy. She has had a colostomy and colostomy pouch for three years, but she is not compliant in correctly cleaning the area and changing the dressing and pouch as required. She is placed on antibiotics to fight the infection, intravenous fluids to maintain hydration, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain. Lucy is the nursing student assigned to mrs. scherer. A) lucy uses an analytical process to determine the cause of mrs. scherer"s noncompliance. B) lucy does not approve of mrs. scherer"s lack of compliance with her therapeutic regimen. C) lucy tries several different teaching methods to try to improve mrs. scherer"s compliance to her therapeutic regimen.
