mrs. Johnson , a 67 year old female patient has recently been discharged from 2.

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mrs. Johnson , a 67 year old female patient has recently been discharged from

2. Mrs. Johnson, a 67-year old female patient, has recently been discharged from the hospital following an admission for COPD. She has a past medical history of a colon resection related to acute diverticulitis. She developed a surgical wound infection that requires daily wet to dry wound packing and IV Zosyn. Mrs. Johnson was discharged with home oxygen. To manage her care at home, home care visits were ordered. Leaming Objective 5) a. What would be involved in setting up the first home care visit? b. Descri ibe the nursing assessments and management that would occur during the visit. en nseP

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a. For setting a home care visit first and important thing is to st up an appointment by phone. Then paper work required need to be checked. An interpreter need to be arranged if required. Need have all the information related to the case. Since the patient is on wet to dry wound packing. All the materials required needs to be handy.

d.Nursing assessment in this case will be to monitor the progress for the wound. Review medication if necessary. Cannula for the IV injection should be changed if required. Doing the the wound packing. Check the equipment used for oxygen therapy. Monitor the oxygen level.

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