Assignment: Different Aspects of Patient Care Journal

Assignment: Different Aspects of Patient Care Journal

Introduction

Clinical placement provides an opportunity to integrate theoretical knowledge into practice. During week 10 of my nursing practicum, I acquire knowledge related to different aspects of patient care. This journal provides an illustration of the four conditions that were of most important interest during week 10.

Cardiovascular

In the course of practicum, I spent 6 hours attending to a patient with a cardiovascular condition. Specifically, the female

Assignment Different Aspects of Patient Care Journal
Assignment Different Aspects of Patient Care Journal

patient was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (MI). In the medical history, the patient had a high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient received diuretics for hypertension and was also on diabetes medications. As for MI, the patient underwent angioplasty procedure as a remedy to unblock arteries. On medication, the patient received Accupril 80 mg PO x 1 daily to lower blood pressure and also received Acebutolol 400 mg PO x 2 daily to relax the heart muscle (Coventry et al., 2015). She was requested to visit the facility after one month for review and adjustment of medications. The patient was advised to adhere to DASH dietary plan and to take part in regular but tolerable physical exercise.