Case Overview: Miles Davidson is a 3-year old male hospitalized for…
Question Case Overview: Miles Davidson is a 3-year old male hospitalized for… Case Overview:Miles Davidson is a 3-year old male hospitalized for 1 day with a history of abdominal pain after eating for 1-2 months and a diagnosis of failure to thrive. He has been evaluated by both his pediatrician and gastroenterologist. He is to remain inpatient for 3 days to ensure a strict calorie count and further diagnostics. DocuCare Activity/Assignment Prep:Review the Clinical Decision Support Tool (green Lippincott Advisor links) provide throughout your patient’s chart:Failure to thriveEndoscopic therapyNutritional screening, pediatricRicci, S., Kyle, T., & Carman, S. Growth and Development of the Toddler. Maternity and Pediatric Nursing. Philadelphia, Pa.: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Ricci, S., Kyle, T., & Carman, S. Nursing Care of the Child with an Alteration in Bowel Elimination/Gastrointestinal Disorder. Maternity and Pediatric Nursing. Philadelphia, Pa.: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Activities/Assignments:Part One: Clinical Judgment Activity Review Miles Davidson’s chart including Patient Information, Notes, Diagnostics, Vital Signs, and OrdersYou are the nurse caring for Miles. Using the CDC growth charts (https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/index.htm (Links to an external site.)), data within the chart and any other evidenced based research, gather relevant growth and development data. (Recognize Cues/Assessing)Determine findings that support the diagnosis of failure to thrive. (Analyze Cues/ Assessing)Do any findings contradict the diagnosis? (Analyze Cues/Assessing)What other conditions are supported by the data? What other assessments would help differentiate conditions? (Analyze Cues/Assessing)Of the potential issues, which is most likely. (Prioritize Hypothesis/Diagnosing) Assignment 1.1:Create and document a care plan for Miles related to the most likely condition. When creating your patient’s care plan, include the following:Priority nursing diagnosis/patient problemPatient centered and measurable expected outcomeExpected interventions and ordersInclude rationale and how you would evaluate the interventions Health Science Science Nursing NURS 225 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
