NURS 313 Post-Sim Case Study

NURS 313 Post-Sim Case Study Name Abby Carrick Class/Group Adult Health 1 Date November 8th, 2020 Scenario Your patient, 58-year-old K.Z., has a significant cardiac history. He has long-standing coronary artery disease (CAD) with occasional episodes of heart failure (HF). One year ago, he had an apicalmyocardial infarction (MI). In addition, he has chronic anemia, hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, and a recently diagnosed 4-cm suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Because of his severe CAD, he had to retire from his job as a railroad engineer about 6 months ago. This morning, he is being admitted to your telemetry unit for a same- day cardiac catheterization. As you take his health history, you note that his wife died a year ago (at about the same time he had his MI) and he does not have any children. He is a current cigarette smoker with a 50- pack-year smoking history. His vital signs are 158/94, 88, 20, and 97.2°F (36.2 ° C). As you talk with him, you realize he has only a minimal understanding of the catheterization procedure. 1. Before he leaves for the cath lab, you briefly teach him the important things he needs to know before having the procedure. List 5 priority topics you will address. 1. The patient should be informed how the procedure is performed. The location it is going to be done. 2. The patient should be told that after the procedure, the limb will need to be kept straight for 4-6 hours after surgery. 3. The patient should be told that the catheter will administer blood easier to the heart 4. The patient should be told the complications that could arise from the procedure. 5. The patient should be told if they are going to shower, then the dressing from the surgery should be covered. 2. Look at his past history. What other factors are present that could contribute to his risk for cardiac ischemia? 1. Hypertension 2. Stress from his wife passing and having to retire due to health issues 3.Smoking- 50 pack-year history 4. Aneurysm CASE STUDY PROGRESS Several hours later, K.Z. returns from his catheterization. The catheterization report shows 90% occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, 90% occlusion of the distal LAD, 70% to 80% occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA), an old apical infarct, and an ejection fraction (EF) of 37%. About an hour after the procedure is finished, you perform a brief physical assessment and note a grade III/VI systolic ejection murmur at the cardiac apex, crackles bilaterally in the lung bases, and trace pitting edema of his feet and ankles. Except for the soft systolic murmur, these findings were not present before the catheterization.