ADULT NURSING STUDENT BASED IN UK
Casetudy
Cyril is a 58 year old labourer who lives within the travelling community. He smokes 20plus cigarettes a day and drinks approx. 22 units of alcohol a week to cope with his Anxiety disorder. During a routine blood pressure check with his local Pharmacist, Cyril was informed he had Hypertension. The Pharmacist made a clinical decision to advise Cyril to visit his GP for a consultation.
Clinical decisions Life style choices
Blood pressure checks with Pharmacist Excessive cigarette smoking
Pharmacist advice for GP consultation Excess alcohol allowance
Active monitoring by GP Lack of understanding of Anxiety disorder
NPR1029 Exploring the Evidence Base for Nursing
Case Study Assignment
Aim: A case study exploring the evidence base for nursing in relation to decision making in practice.
Casetudy
Cyril is a 58 year old labourer who lives within the travelling community. He smokes 20plus cigarettes a day and drinks approx. 22 units of alcohol a week to cope with his Anxiety disorder. During a routine blood pressure check with his local Pharmacist, Cyril was informed he had Hypertension. The Pharmacist made a clinical decision to advise Cyril to visit his GP for a consultation.
Clinical decisions Life style choices
Blood pressure checks with Pharmacist Excessive cigarette smoking
Pharmacist advice for GP consultation Excess alcohol allowance
Active monitoring by GP Lack of understanding of Anxiety disorder
Part A –
Discuss this case study to include the physiology, appropriate clinical decisions making theories and nursing process for 1 of the clinical decisions made within the case study.