Case Study- GI Disorders You are the nurse who is caring for a 4-month old infant who has short-gut syndrome. This patient was born at 27-weeks…
Question Answered step-by-step Case Study- GI DisordersYou are the nurse who is caring for a 4-month old infant who has short-gut syndrome. This patient was born at 27-weeks gestation and suffered many complications from NEC. Currently this patient has a ostomy, GI feeding tube which they get continuous tube feedings, and a central line catheter for TPN. This patient has never been home since birth. Mother comes most evenings to see her baby, but she has four other children in the home, Mom has limited resources and must work FT to keep her benefits. 1. What is NEC? How does it develop? 2. What are some long-term consequences of NEC? 3. What is short-gut syndrome? 4. What are the long-term consequences of short gut syndrome? 5. When caring for this patient, what are some priority nursing diagnosis?6. Assess this patient’s ostomy. Color, output, etc 7. The ostomy bag is leaking when you start your shift. What supplies are needed to change the ostomy bag? 8. Why does this infant have a feeding tube? What is the care of the feeding tube? 9. You are to administer 240 mL/24 hours of Enfamil NeuroPro formula. How do you administer TF continuously to an infant? What is the ml per hour? 10. In addition, the patient gets 45 ml of sterile water 4 times in 24 hours. How is this administered? 11. What precautions should be taken with this infant to prevent complications from the continuous tube feeding? 12. Why does this patient have central line catheter? 13. Describe how the nurse manages TPN in an infant? 14. What normal growth and development gross and fine motor skills should the nurse observe in a 4-month-old infant? 15. If this patient is on schedule with immunizations, what immunizations would be administered to a 4-month-old patient? 16. Name 2 toys/activities that could be used to promote stimulation for this patient 17. Develop at teaching plan for this patient’s mother. How would you break down the care of this patient so the mom can learn all aspects of care? 18. What is the long-term prognosis for this infant? Health Science Science Nursing NR 328 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
