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Select one or two of the frameworks that you feel allows you to establish priorities using sound rationales.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The Nursing Process
Airway – Breathing – Circulation
Safety & Risk Reduction
Least Restrictive/Least Invasive
Acute vs. Chronic/Unstable vs. Stable/Urgent vs. Nonurgent.

Apply the priority-setting framework(s) to the following clinical situation:

Setting: 6:45AM Clinical unit of acute care facility

You have just arrived for your clinical day and received your assignment. Today you will provide care for two clients on the medical-surgical unit until 3PM.  You are responsible for all cares for the clients from basic hygiene, meals, and mobility to medication administration and treatments including client education and safety. You should specifically indicate delegation in your plan for the day. Unit meals are scheduled for 7:30AM, 12:30PM and 5:30PM.

Client 1: 82 y/o male diagnosis pneumonia admitted from LTC facility last night. The client has a history of COPD, diabetes, and osteoarthritis.  Client is A&Ox3. Orders include: oxygen at 2L/min nasal cannula, nebulizer q3 hours, blood glucose before meals with sliding scale insulin, med-lock for IV antibiotics at 10A & 2P. Activity is up with assistance using a walker.

Client 2: 68 y/o female post-op day #1 repair of L arm fracture.  The client has a history of atrial fibrillation with a pacemaker in place, osteoporosis, and mild dementia. Client is A&O x 3 but her short-term memory is poor at times. Orders include: RBC transfusion on day shift, maintain L arm elevated in a sling with ice to surgical site x 24 hours with neurovascular checks q2h, IV med-lock, and PT/OT referral for evaluation, treatment, and education to return home. Activity is up to chair.

Instructions:

1- Develop a list of tasks you will need to do for each patient.  Remember to consider; all patient orders, hygiene, feeding, activity, medication, education, safety, standard priority treatment needs based on diagnosis and treatments. Delegation should be included.

 

Which task/item for each client was your main priority? Why? 

Which method did you use for prioritizing? What did you like/not like about the method? 

 

 

 

 

 

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