Plan to Transform a Patient to be Compliant With the Procedure and Medication
Assessment Description
Alma Faulkenberger is an 85-year-old female outpatient sitting in the waiting room awaiting an invasive pelvic procedure. The health care professional who will assist in her procedure enters the room and calls "Alma." There is no reply so the professional retreats to the work area. Fifteen minutes later the professional returns and calls "Alma Frankenberg." Still no reply, so he leaves again. Another 15 minutes pass and the professional approaches Alma and shouts in her ear, "Are you Alma Frankenberg?" She replies, "No I am not, and I am not deaf either, and when you get my name correct I will answer you."
Using the Topic 1 Resources, develop a plan to help Alma be compliant with the procedure and post-treatment medication. Also, describe the approach you would take to patient education in this case.
NOTE: Please use Google Scholar to write the paper. No plagiarism, the lecturer is very strict. thanks
A Plan to transform Alma into Compliant Patient
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Some older patients are naturally stubborn, and they direct their anger toward anyone. This has been proven in the given scenario. The patient, Alma, is not an easygoing woman. She is both demanding and non-compliant. However, her reaction might not be intentional. Research has indicated that pain contributes to frustration or anxiety (Alexander, 2019). Therefore, her anger might be health-related. The medical worker must look through Alma's perspective to help her comply with the procedure and post-treatment medication. Comuzzi et al. (2019) state that people's best or worst behaviors present at a time of health concern. Therefore, the nurse must first introduce themselves and allow Alma to do the same so that she can pronounce her name correctly. Doing so will enable the medical worker to create a rapport with Alma. As a result, the latter's anxiety will be alleviated, allowing her to engage with the health provider.
In this scenario, the medical worker's primary responsibility is to let Alma t...
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