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Case Study: Choose a pediatric patient from the clinical observation site you were assigned. 2. Collect the following information about your patient: · Age · Medical diagnosis · Reason for visit · A brief history of present illness · Medications · Vital Signs 3. Create a patient. You will need to change your patient to an inpatient. In the patient chart, go to the tab at the top that says outpatient and change to inpatient. Enter the demographic data (patient first name only, age and provider). Save. 4. Enter the information into the patient information and provider (chief compliant/history of present illness). 5.
Questions: Reflect on your day and consider the answers to the following questions:
· What concerns does the patient/family have regarding discharge?
· How can the nurse address these issues?
· What needs to be considered in the discharge planning for this patient/family?
· What needs to be taught prior to discharge?
· What type of support system does this patient have?
· What type of support services will this patient/family need? (equipment, home health, etc.)
· List the discharge medications and discuss what teaching you did with the patient/family about these discharge medications prior to release.