For the following Safety/Quality Improvement measures, what nursing actions should be taken during Red Yoder’s case?
Safety/Quality Improvement Measures Nursing Actions Assessment of patient’s ability to self-administ
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For the following Safety/Quality Improvement measures, what nursing actions should be taken during Red Yoder’s case?
Safety/Quality Improvement Measures Nursing Actions Assessment of patient’s ability to self-administer his insulin Teach and then have Red demonstrate proper administration of insulin Assessment of patient’s ability to monitor blood glucose Demonstrate the correct process and then have Red re-teach back to the nurse. Safety issues related to needle disposal Teach the patient about the importance and possibly provide the patient with an appropriate receptacle.
PCC/I What appropriate assessments were made to help you decide what interventions Red Yoder needed?
Skin assessment
Health and education assessment- Diet, wound care, diabetes knowledge
Sleep Routine
Alcohol Usage
Wound assessment
Vitals assessment
T&C Why is it important to include Red Yoder’s family as members of his health care team?
It is difficult for Red to assess the bottoms of his feet on his own, he is going to need some support from his family. His family also provides support with groceries and getting to his doctor appointments, so making sure they understand the plan of care with give Red more accountability in his health routine.
Concluding Questions
Reflecting on Red Yoder’s case, were there any actions you would do differently? If so, what were these actions, and why would you do them differently?
I completed the simulation twice. During the first simulation I was confused as to where I find the answers to the alcohol and sleep assessments, so I completed the questions based on what little information I had of Red. I then realized there were options to have the conversation with the patient in the communication controls. Secondly, I realized there were multiple ways to ask the same question, and some were better than others. If I completed it again, I would pay closer attention to the way
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