Question

Mark is 87 yr old male who lives with his son, Mark has fallen 3 times since moving in with his son, last fall Mark had 5 broken ribs. Mark is hard of hearing (HOH) and refuses to use the walker that he purchased. Mark has HTN, CKD stage 3, Marks feet are starting to swell, and refused to see a doctor about this. Mark's breathing has become labored over the past 3 weeks and it makes it difficult for him to ambulate to the restroom. Mark's son is worried because his dad isn’t eating like he used to and is afraid he will stop eating altogether. Mark's son reports seeing his father underwear in the restroom and they had a strong odor of urine.



Use the nursing process and write 5 assessment findings on your patient from the scenario. Even though the patient is not available for assessing, what are some details that you might find based on the scenario. (Assessment)



Define 5 nursing diagnoses that you would consider for this patient based on the scenario and your assessment. (Diagnosis)

1. Describe 2 interventions and how you would implement them for each of the 5 diagnoses that you have chosen for this patient. (Planning and Implementation).
   
   
   
   
   
2. Define how you would evaluate each of the interventions that you have listed in question 3. (Evaluation)   

Answer 1

Nursing interventions are activities or actions that a nurse performs to achieve client goals.