Case Study
Read the following case study:
You are a staff nurse working in an intensive care unit and assigned to care for a 75-year-old Native American man who had coronary artery bypass graft surgery 4 days ago. The patient has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbated by heavy smoking. His postoperative course has been difficult, and he has suffered several setbacks. Staff members, despite their diligent efforts, have not been able to wean him off the ventilator since the surgery. He has required frequent suctioning throughout the shift, and he is being evaluated for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Assignment
In 1 or 2 sentences, describe the measurable nursing outcome desired related to the improvement of the patient’s condition. Example: Patient will have a respiratory rate of less than 30 breaths per minute.
Identify a nursing theory to align with the plan of care to improve this patient’s outcome.
Create a concept map in which you show the relationship among the concepts of the nursing theory and alignment of nursing practice (including the critical thinking and clinical decision-making processes) for an improved the nursing care plan.
Provide a 700- to 875-word summary explaining the following from the concept map:
How the nursing theory concepts align to nursing practice, critical thinking, and the clinical decision-making process
How alignment of nursing theory concepts and nursing practice, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making processes can improve the nursing care plan
Include the measurable nursing outcome and the nursing theory you identified on the same document as the summary.
