CASE STUDY MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
Length: 1500 words (+/-10%)
APA 7th referencing style for both your in-text citations and reference list,
1500 word limit +/-10% – anything over 1650 words will not be read or marked.
Search for and identify the key literature related to best practice in the topic area. You will be expected to use evidence-based journal articles, textbooks and appropriate authoritative web sites sources designed for health care providers, not healthcare users). All references need to be published in the last 10 years
Case details
Susie Price is a 78 year old retiree. Over the last several months, she has had increased episodes of a burning sensation in the mid-epigastrium and back. The pain subsides after eating. Based upon her history, her GP orders an endoscopy that reveals several peptic ulcers. The week following her diagnosis Susie was awake all night with severe pain. She calls her GP in the morning, who asks her to present to the Emergency Department
(ED) due to the level of pain. Her partner drives her to their nearest ED for review. Question
Analyse the above case details and respond to the below two questions in the essay
1. Correlate the patients’ clinical presentation to the pathophysiology of peptic ulcers.
2. What medical and nursing interventions should the patient receive and why? Support
management ideas with best practice evidence.