Patient Risks Management Case Study
Susan is an RN on a busy Med-Surg floor. She is caring for 7 patients, and there are 2 UAPs assigned to the 22-bed unit. Susan assessed for orthostatic hypotension in an elderly client. The blood pressure reading in a supine position is 152/80, and the blood pressure reading in a standing position is 106/68. The client complains of slight dizziness upon standing.
- What factors may have increased the risk for orthostatic hypotension in this client?
- What are the priority concerns for this client, with regard to these blood pressure readings?
- What teaching should the nurse provide to this client, to ensure their safety?
- What other resources can Susan use to ensure this clients safety?
(Use attached textbook chapter 38 – Fundamentals for Nursing (Yoost & Crawford, 2019) and/or Concept #18 Perfusion – Concepts for Nursing (Giddens, 2018)
- What is the cost of health care in the U.S.? What is the comparative value of the U.S. Healthcare System?
- Who pays for health care in the U.S.? Who should pay?
- Is individual access to health care a right or a privilege?
- What, in your opinion, are the current U.S. Health Care System design shortfalls, if any? How would you re-design it, if needed? Who should be responsible for the re-design?
- What are the essential provisions of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)? What impact do you think the PPACA will have on the U.S. Healthcare System? The U.S. economy?
- Which problems would Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) solve? Do you think ACOs present an effective solution to these problems?
- What role do registered nurses currently play within the U.S. Healthcare System? What role, in your opinion, should the RNs play? How effective is the RN profession? Is there a common voice among the nurses in the U.S.?
- What are the essential themes in the latest Institute of Medicines Report on the Future of Nursing? Do you agree with the Reports findings?
- Please list the references you used to locate the information above.
Requirements: 2-3 Sentences for questions.