Reflective paper that addresses communication and safety and infection control. Based on
your clinical experience with the person for whom you provided care, you will reflect on
specific elements of communication used during your interaction. Finally, you will discuss
issues of safety and infection control related to the care of the person. APA format 1 page paper, 2 refences, refence indlude the CDC website or CDC article.
Patient infomation: 72 year obese female, 246 lbs, been in the hospital for 4 days, patient was admited for pneumonia, patient have a history of diastolic heart failure,COPD and AFIB. Patient complain is shortness of breath with productive cough of green sputum, Shortness of breath is mostly with exertion. Patient complain of abdominal fullness no definite pain and denies nausea and vomiting. Bilaterl lower extremities swelling with blister and erythemia and purulent drainage (cellulitis). Patient have swelling on the labia with white discharge (vaginal cellulitis). Patient have a stage II presure ulcer in the sacrum. Patient unable to conduct activities of daily living and patient lives alone. Patient able to communicate needs, patient fired her home health aid. patient wants to go home and refuse to be place on rehabilitation center. Patient uses bedpan to urinate and for bowel movement. Patient is on multple antibiotic, and antifungal medication. Patient is very verbal and
Points that needs to be address on the paper,
Therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication analyzed,
Verbal and nonverbal communication analyzed
Areas for improvement in own communicaiton patterns identified
Improvement plan outline.
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