Caring for patients who have received a hip arthroplasty, requires some specific and unique nursing considerations and care. While it is an elective surgery, many patients opt to get it to decrease pain due to osteoarthritis and to increase mobility. Each patient will have different perioperative experiences, and as a nurse it is important to be able to know the interventions and what to consider to make their overall experience as positive as possible.
Trigger Event My first week of clinical, my patient was post-op day one from a left hip arthroplasty. Knowing that this involved the total removal of the head, neck and part of the shaft of the femur, I expected the patient to be in a lot of pain. I was also unsure of how she would be able …show more content…
While I reviewed them with her, she already understood how to do them and the reasoning behind why she was being taught this. If I were to be presented with a patient who required more teaching, I would make sure to reiterate the primary nurses teaching, and continue to help the patient understand why they were doing certain things. For example, when teaching ankle pumping, I would teach the patient that the reason for doing this is to prevent an embolism from occurring, and causing complications and extending their hospital stay. For deep breathing and coughing, I would make sure that they understood why this was done and how it helps to prevent a nosocomial infection such as pneumonia.
Conclusion
To conclude, “the impacts of hospital nursing care on patient outcomes is significant” (Lee & Clancy, 2016). Nurses ensure that patients understand the information and teaching that they have been given. As such, it is important for nurses to deliberate the specific nursing considerations for procedures such a hip arthroplasty 's and how they can help patients have the best outcomes possible from their
Trigger Event My first week of clinical, my patient was post-op day one from a left hip arthroplasty. Knowing that this involved the total removal of the head, neck and part of the shaft of the femur, I expected the patient to be in a lot of pain. I was also unsure of how she would be able …show more content…
While I reviewed them with her, she already understood how to do them and the reasoning behind why she was being taught this. If I were to be presented with a patient who required more teaching, I would make sure to reiterate the primary nurses teaching, and continue to help the patient understand why they were doing certain things. For example, when teaching ankle pumping, I would teach the patient that the reason for doing this is to prevent an embolism from occurring, and causing complications and extending their hospital stay. For deep breathing and coughing, I would make sure that they understood why this was done and how it helps to prevent a nosocomial infection such as pneumonia.
Conclusion
To conclude, “the impacts of hospital nursing care on patient outcomes is significant” (Lee & Clancy, 2016). Nurses ensure that patients understand the information and teaching that they have been given. As such, it is important for nurses to deliberate the specific nursing considerations for procedures such a hip arthroplasty 's and how they can help patients have the best outcomes possible from their