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Activities of Living and Care Plan for a Patient with Clostridium difficile

 
You are the nurse looking after Mr James, an 82 year old male admitted to
the Medical ward with Clostridium difficile (C-Diff). He currently has
symptoms of watery diarrhoea, a temperature of 38.2
degrees Celsius
abdominal pain, sudden weight loss and loss of appetite. Mr James is also
complaining of lethargy.
Instructions: Structure your assignment so that it meets the following
requirements:
1. Introduction. (approx 250 words). Serves as a map of the essay,
outlining to the reader the key points contained in the body of the work.
2. Discussion of Activities of Living (AoLs) related to the Case Study
Maintaining a Safe Environment, Eating and Drinking, Personal
Cleansing and Dressing, and Elimination (approx. 1500 words)
Discuss how the AoLs of Maintaining a Safe Environment, Eating and
Drinking, Personal Cleansing and Dressing and Elimination have been
altered for Mr James. Your answer must include the following:
An overview of how the four AoLs may be affected
How you would assess Mr James in relation to the four identified
AoLs
How you would initially prioritise Mr James care needs and then
treat his symptoms
3. Nursing Care Plan. (approx 1000 words). Using the Nursing Care Plan
provided identify one issue related to each AoL (4 issues in total) that has
arisen from the case study. You are required to formulate a plan/goal for
improving each issue, identify strategies for meeting each plan/goal and
then discuss what evaluative measures will be taken to determine if each
plan/ goal was met.
4. Conclusion (approx 250 words, start a new paragraph). Summarize the
key points expressed in the body of the work, as well as the key learning
from your research.

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