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Patient Focused Practice Case Study

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Introduction This paper will use a case study to look at the importance of patient focused practice, with reference to an elderly patient with other care responsibilities. It will also look at its relevance to interprofessional learning and working within the role of the radiographer and two other healthcare professionals. The need to apply this knowledge is shown by examples of failures, due the lack of engagement, commitment and understanding of the multidisciplinary team to provide good clinical care as shown by the enquiry into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospital between 2005 and 2009 (Slatyer et al., 2016 pp140). The subject of this case study is Mrs Betty Bradshaw an 89-year-old who lives with her husband Mr Ralph Bradshaw. Mrs B. remains …show more content…

displayed signs of a suspected left hip fracture. Clinical indications would most likely show that the leg is held in external rotation and abduction, and appeared shortened when the patient lay in the supine position (LeBlanc et al., 2014). The patient would be in a high degree of pain and discomfort. Due to her care responsibilities, Mrs B. is keen to return home, and may be concerned about her ability to provide the same level of care after her injury. Where uncooperativeness and non-compliance with the requests of the nursing staff results, Milne, 2018, advises that patient cooperation relies on patience and good interprofessional communication. Patient focused practice would be key to ensure the nursing staff in charge of her care at this stage are able to clearly explain any procedures and to administer pain relief. Frequent reassessment of the patient will identify early signs of confusion and delirium. Avoidance of the use of overly technical medical language and treating the patient as an individual can help to calm anxiety about the …show more content…

A radiographer would assess the request to confirm it was justified before commencing the exam. Clear communication of the clinical evidence from the referring clinician is necessary, and the implications of ambiguous or incorrect information may result in delays to the patient pathway or unnecessary imaging being performed. This need for the radiographer to make clear and informed decisions within the multidisciplinary team shows a necessity to utilise lifelong learning to both maintain specialist knowledge with clinical skills and problem solving, and the need to engage in interprofessional learning and working (Barrett et al., 2005,

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