Surgical Tech For Surgical Tech Pos Care
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Nursing care plan
Risk for injury related to diminished/decreased vision
Short term goal: The patient will be able to perform activity of daily living without injuring self
Long term goal: the patient will demonstrate improvement quality of life with minimal to no risk for injury by incorporating life style and home environment modifications throughout hospitalization
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List 20 nursing interventions with rationales for the nursing diagnosis above based on the scenario
![CASE STUDY ON CATARACT
Mrs. Janet Donald is a 66-year-old woman who lives alone in her own home. Her son found
her unconscious on the floor approximately four hours after sustaining a fall. She was
admitted to the Mount Hope hospital for ovemight observation. On admission, she had a
small bump on her forehead but was awake, alert and oriented to time, place and person.
When interviewed about the incident, she said that she has been experiencing blurring of her
vision and complained of seeing glares and halos whenever she looks at bright lights even for|
a split second. However, she ignored these, attributing them to tiredness. She admits that her
vision is very foggy and she is having problems seeing as clear as she use to in earlier years.
She claims that she under estimated the placement of the nat and her foot got entangled in it
her eyes looked cloudy. Mrs.
while exiting the bath. Assessment shows that the lens
Donald was reviewed by the ophthalmologist on call and was diagnosed as having cataract in
both eyes. She was scheduled for removal of cataract in the right eye the next day and the
other eye in six months- time.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F740c095b-f3fa-4183-8e28-60f36206fe5f%2F17d6b0d2-ab53-4bd0-878f-6f1225b58035%2Fp2muuim_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:CASE STUDY ON CATARACT
Mrs. Janet Donald is a 66-year-old woman who lives alone in her own home. Her son found
her unconscious on the floor approximately four hours after sustaining a fall. She was
admitted to the Mount Hope hospital for ovemight observation. On admission, she had a
small bump on her forehead but was awake, alert and oriented to time, place and person.
When interviewed about the incident, she said that she has been experiencing blurring of her
vision and complained of seeing glares and halos whenever she looks at bright lights even for|
a split second. However, she ignored these, attributing them to tiredness. She admits that her
vision is very foggy and she is having problems seeing as clear as she use to in earlier years.
She claims that she under estimated the placement of the nat and her foot got entangled in it
her eyes looked cloudy. Mrs.
while exiting the bath. Assessment shows that the lens
Donald was reviewed by the ophthalmologist on call and was diagnosed as having cataract in
both eyes. She was scheduled for removal of cataract in the right eye the next day and the
other eye in six months- time.
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