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    1-3 Email Nurse - Role Play

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    The document contains 3 scenarios for nurses: 1. A 72-year-old man who had prostate surgery 7 days ago and has a catheter. Explain why he needs it a few more days and ask him to return in 3 days for a possible removal. 2. A 34-year-old overweight patient with right upper quadrant pain, likely due to fatty liver disease. Discuss diet, exercise and weight loss plans, and refer them to a doctor for pain medication and follow up. 3. A anxious parent with a 5-year old child coughing and wheezing. Find out about home environment and make suggestions to improve potential allergies like removing carpets or pets.

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    1-3 Email Nurse - Role Play

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    The document contains 3 scenarios for nurses: 1. A 72-year-old man who had prostate surgery 7 days ago and has a catheter. Explain why he needs it a few more days and ask him to return in 3 days for a possible removal. 2. A 34-year-old overweight patient with right upper quadrant pain, likely due to fatty liver disease. Discuss diet, exercise and weight loss plans, and refer them to a doctor for pain medication and follow up. 3. A anxious parent with a 5-year old child coughing and wheezing. Find out about home environment and make suggestions to improve potential allergies like removing carpets or pets.

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    The document contains 3 scenarios for nurses: 1. A 72-year-old man who had prostate surgery 7 days ago and has a catheter. Explain why he needs it a few more days and ask him to return in 3 days for a possible removal. 2. A 34-year-old overweight patient with right upper quadrant pain, likely due to fatty liver disease. Discuss diet, exercise and weight loss plans, and refer them to a doctor for pain medication and follow up. 3. A anxious parent with a 5-year old child coughing and wheezing. Find out about home environment and make suggestions to improve potential allergies like removing carpets or pets.

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    1-3 Email Nurse - Role Play

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    JithuJohn
    The document contains 3 scenarios for nurses: 1. A 72-year-old man who had prostate surgery 7 days ago and has a catheter. Explain why he needs it a few more days and ask him to return in 3 days for a possible removal. 2. A 34-year-old overweight patient with right upper quadrant pain, likely due to fatty liver disease. Discuss diet, exercise and weight loss plans, and refer them to a doctor for pain medication and follow up. 3. A anxious parent with a 5-year old child coughing and wheezing. Find out about home environment and make suggestions to improve potential allergies like removing carpets or pets.

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    SPEAKING NURSES - Community Health Nurse

    The patient is a 72 year old retired Engineer. He recently had a


    prostatectomy (7 days ago).
    His indwelling catheter is fine. Patients vital signs are fine. However,
    patient is depressed / embarrassed about the catheter.
    Explain why he needs the catheter in for a few more days
    Ask the patient to come back in 3 days time for another review and
    possible removal of the catheter

    2. SPEAKING NURSES - Community Care


    Centre
    Your patient is a 34 y.o. male (or female).
    Obviously overweight
    Has been getting a lot of pain in upper right quadrant of abdomen

    TASKS

    Get a medical history


    Ask patient about their eating and drinking habits and exercise regime
    Take the patients vital signs including his/her weight BMI=32
    You suspect fatty liver disease.

    Explain to the patient what he/she should do to relieve the pain


    How can the patient improve his/her fatty liver condition (lose
    weight / give up or reduce alcohol drinking)
    Suggest a diet plan
    Suggest he/she attends at Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig classes
    Ask patient to wait for 10 minutes then see one of the clinic
    doctors to get a prescription for painkillers
    Ask the patient to come back in two weeks for a review
    Suggest the patient get ongoing monitoring (maybe see you on a
    regular basis for a fortnightly weigh-in ?)
    3. SPEAKING NURSES - Outpatients Department
    Major Hospital

    A parent comes into the Outpatients Department anxious to see someone


    who can help her.
    Parent is accompanied by 5 year old child.
    Child is coughing and wheezing.
    Find out about the childs home life living conditions eating habits
    Any carpets or rugs in the home?
    Suggest ways to cope with his/her allergy
    Perhaps the family should find another home for the pet

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