Case study: a woman who hemorrhages 24 hours post tonsillectomy
Affiliation.
- 1 Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, USA. [email protected]
- PMID: 23281887
- DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-3095.2011.01204.x
Purpose: This case study focused on the emergency nursing care of a 32-year-old female, less than 24 hours post operatively from a tonsillectomy. The purpose is to identify the priority nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions that guided nursing care during this emergency.
Data sources: Data were obtained through the author's clinical practice in emergency nursing and literature sources.
Data synthesis: NANDA International Classification, the Nursing Outcomes Classification, and the Nursing Interventions Classification were used to identify the appropriate nursing diagnosis, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions of an adult with a postoperative hemorrhage.
Conclusions: This case study provides emergency nurses and students with the pertinent nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions for persons with post-op hemorrhage after tonsillectomy.
© 2012, The Author. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge © 2012, NANDA International.
Publication types
- Case Reports
- Blood Loss, Surgical / nursing*
- Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*
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