Essay NSG2TCD: Proposal for Practice/Care Improvement – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task:

Context

Mr Barry Ferguson was admitted to your ward in an acute care hospital following several hours overnight in the ED. He had been admitted with difficulty breathing, and he was hot and clammy.

He is 88 years old and lives with his wife Betty. They have 4 adult children, 2 males and 2 females and 4 grandchildren. One year ago, he was diagnosed with dementia – no specific type. He has not been in hospital since he broke his leg many years ago after a motorbike accident. He has always been a very active person with lots of community interests and helping neighbours with their gardening.

After admission to the ward, you notice that Barry has become very agitated and restless while in bed. He constantly calls out and lashes out at you (nursing student) and other staff when they come to check his observations.

Task

Use the information provided in Barry’s scenario to prepare a written proposal for a practice /care improvement for him during his time in hospital, using the headings listed below.

Detailed instructions:

Your proposal should include an introduction and conclusion (400 words). The body of your proposal should include the following 4 sub-headings:

Part 1: ‘Barry and his family’s experiences of admission to hospital’ (400 words)

From what you have learnt from Module 2 on Experiences of Dementia, write how you imagine Barry and his family are experiencing his admission into hospital, including what you think might be the most difficult aspect of this experience for them and how you as a student nurse cab help Barry and his family.

Part 2: ‘Reframing Dementia Care for Barry’ (400 words)

From what you have learnt from Module 3 on Reframing Dementia Care, this section should discuss how the disease model would manage Barry’s care and how a different model of care (state the name of the model selected) could be used to provide care to Barry in the acute care setting.

Part 3: ‘Caring for Barry’s BPSDs’ (400 words)

From what you have learnt from Module 4 on Communicating with People with Dementia and Module 5 on Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, discuss how you might prevent or minimise his BPSDs.

Part 4: ‘Nursing care of Barry in an acute hospital’ (400 words)

From what you have learnt from Module 6 on Managing other acute care issues for people with dementia discuss how you might improve other relevant aspects of Barry’s care while he is in hospital. Include at least 2 appropriate assessment tools that should be used and describe why they should be used for Barry.