Ostomy Case Study

Best practice guidelines are evidence-based recommendations that assist practitioners with assessment and management of appropriate healthcare (Taylor, 2012). One area that utilizes best practice to ensure excellent patient outcomes is ostomy care. The patient may have an ostomy for a number of reasons. They can be either temporary or permanent and are for patients who have bowel or bladder cancer, inflammatory bowel or diverticular disease, trauma, or perforation of the bowel. For ostomy care, it is important to focus on the areas of pre-operative, post-operative and discharge care (Taylor, 2012).

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When inserting a catheter in a male or a female the cleaning process and the depth of insertion is different. The patient should lie in the supine position. Before getting started wash your hands and put on clean gloves. Open outer CSR wrap and remove the pad and lie it underneath the patient. Next use the provided castile soap wash to clean the patient’s per-urethral area. Remove gloves, apply hand sanitizer, and place sterile gloves on both hands. Be sure to place fenestrated drape on patient. Use the syringe with the green plunger to squirt lubrication in the tray. Remove the top tray and place it next to the bottom box being sure to leave it on the CSR wrap. Screw the water-filled syringe into the inflation port. Remove the catheter from the wrap and place it into the lubricant. Clean the patient with the pre-saturated antiseptic swab sticks. Using a female for our example take the first swab and move in a downward motion and clean the right labia minora and discard. Then take the second swab and repeat on the left labia minora. For the third swab stick clean the middle area between the labia minora. Proceed with the insertion of the catheter by inserting until urine flow is noticed. Once there is urine flow insert two more inches and inflate balloon with all 10mL of sterile water. Once inflated, pull the catheter until the

I blearily opened my eyes and wiggled my fingers, captivated at the tubes that were woven in and around my hand. One of my fingers was smashed into captivity by a blinking red light, making me look like E.T. These sights could have been so nerve-wracking, had I not gotten used to them over the previous few years. Instead, they mollified any concerns I had regarding the surgery. They practically whispered to me that I had made it through and that I was going to be okay. I so desperately needed to be okay.

Charles W Tufts has been under my care for surgical treatment. He has recently been diagnosed with cancer. With this new onset condition he will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. His spouse, Rebecca Rene' Tufts will be providing care for him during this time.

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The Osteoblast is one of the four bone cells found inside the human body. They create bones. An Osteoblast creates the new layer of bone. The another type is called an Osteocyte. An Osteocyte can be formed from an Osteoblast while new bone is in process of creation. They get surrounded after formation. They don’t get completely barricaded because of they send out very long windy branches which connect to other Osteocytes. They can sense cracks and pressures to help direct or send Osteoclasts to dissolve the bone. Osteoclasts are large cells that dissolve the bone. They are formed when two bone cells fuse together. They come from the bone marrow. They usually have more than one nucleus when they form together. They are found on the surface

Prior to being released to go home, patients receive instructions related to caring for their incisions and drains (when applicable). All the information included in their after-care instructions is designed to help patients avoid complications and monitor their healing. Keeping follow-up appointments with Dr. G at his surgery center in Miami is essential. At these follow-up appointments, Dr. Gershenbaum will remove the patient’s bandages, support bra and drains. He will also remove the sutures and examine her incisions.

My first concern with the patient would be his incision has dehiscence and needs to be evaluated immediately by a physician. I would be worried that the incision has broken open and the site that was trying to heal is now open and exposed to new pathogens as well as the graft possibly being shifted which would require surgery to fix. “Potential complications include bleeding, hematoma, or wound infection at the arterial insertion site” (Hinkle & Cheever, 2004, p. 841). I would also be concerned if the patient’s graft has moved, then the patient would be having some internal bleeding. “In the initial hours after admission to the clinical unit, adequate ventilation, hemodynamic stability, incisional pain, surgical site integrity, nausea and

Patient will identify and discuss any concerns about the surgery and possible future episodes for the duration of the shift

Reflecting on the past few days of clinical have been a huge eye opener for myself. Not only was I able to practice and refresh old skills but I was also able to introduce new skills and enhance those. Although only two shifts in, I felt I was able to further develop my experience with Ostomy care. To illustrate, I was able to care for a 60-year-old man who had a newly formed ileostomy on his middle lower quadrant. Throughout the day, we would spend time emptying it, cleaning it and talking about it. Multiple times, D.Z would complain how difficult it was to maneuver, clean and just simply live with. After witnessing his frustrations more then once, it eventually made me realize just how difficult this new adjustment would be for D.Z.

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