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Topic Review Activity
Take a moment to consolidate your understanding by answering the following questions.
Review the case study you completed for Mrs. Jane Smith and develop a preventative management plan. However, for this activity, only focus on devising a plan to alter Mrs. Smith’s activity. If you need to re-familiarise yourself with Mrs. Smith’s notes, click on the ‘Patient’s notes’ folder.
- Mrs. Jane Smith
- five days post-op (ORIF for #NOF)
- past history – osteoporosis, #cervical spine
- alert & oriented
- pain well controlled on oral analgesic
- reduced mobility
- walks with the assistance of a physiotherapist
- two nurses to transfer bed-chair
- soft diet and small meals due to post-op nausea
- continent
- hygiene and dressing requires nurse to assist.
Use the space below to type in your response. When you have finished, click on the Compare button to compare your examples with the suggested answer.
Suggested answer
A suggested plan for altering Mrs. Smith’s activity would be to:
- limit seated periods to no more than one hour at a time
- provide a high density foam cushion for her chair
- consult with Occupational Therapy to ensure the selected chair is suitable
- facilitate Physiotherapy sessions via appropriate administration of analgesia.
Click on the Next button to continue.
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