Question

2. What behaviors does Mr. Hein have that interfere with his treatment? CASE STUDY man in the hospital. Mr. Howard Hein is a 76-year-old He is recovering from abdominal surgery. Mr. Hein has a large abdominal dressing. He is receiving intravenous (IV) therapy (receiving nutrition and medications through a catheter in his vein). The IV catheter is in his left arm. He receives pain medication every 4 hours. Mr. Hein is very restless and moves around a lot in bed. He is agitated at times. He has removed his abdominal dressing and pulled the IV catheter from his arm. The RN has scheduled an emergency care planning conference. Mr. Hein has a daughter, a son, and two adult grandchildren who visit daily. The daughter and son will be attending the care planning conference. possible causes for Mr. Hein's behaviors? 3. What are 4. What restraint alternatives might the health team try? Answer the following questions: 1. What safety risk factors does Mr. Hein have?

Answer 1

1. The risk factors that Mr. Being had are :-

- age

- health status

- fall

- physical ability and strength

2. The behavior of Mr. Hein that interfere with his treatment is his aggressiveness. Because of agitation only he removed out his abdominal dressing and IV cannula .

3. The possible causes for Mr. Heins behaviour are :-

- pain

- loneliness

- sense of being restraint

- irritation

4. The type of restraint that the health care worker should try is physical ones than the pharmacological ones .Physical restraint like tying the hands will serve the purpose than giving sedation which will have other side effects .