NUR 315 Pathophysiology for Nurses CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT- Southern New Hampshire University
You are a nurse working the day shift and have been assigned to five patients. One of your patients is an 89-year-old male with a stage III decubitus ulcer to his coccyx. The healthcare provider is planning to discharge him to a long-term facility today and would like you to discuss wound healing with him and his wife. Please use the following prompts to guide your analysis, and use evidence from the literature to support your answers attached below
1. Distinguish between the main types of healing: first-intention and second-intention.
2. Discuss at least three factors that can delay wound healing, and identify some strategies to improve wound healing.
3. Explain the four phases of wound healing, identifying the role that the extracellular matrix plays in the process.
Guidelines
Critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. Case studies are meant to connect real-world scenarios with theoretical teachings. You are expected to test assumptions and find creative ways to consider all the facets contributing to analysis of the case.
Prompt:
For each case study, be sure to:
o Introduce main elements and concerns and identify the pathology.
o Use the associated questions to guide your paper and explain the pathology in the development of a plan of care.
o Explain the role patient-care technologies (i.e., point of care testing, computer provider order entry, bar-coding medication administration, EMR/EHR) in caring for the individual(s).
o Apply critical thinking in analyzing and interpreting the data.
o Include evidence to support your analysis of the case.
o Write clearly and concisely, following standard rules of grammar.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- PRESSURE-ULCER-PREVENTION-Prevalence-and-Incidence-in-Context.rar