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CLINICAL FOCUS OF PATIENT JOURNEY Coronary Heart Disease (hx of hypertension and diabetes mellitus) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) using home oxygen Diabetes Mellitus requiring vascular surgery (hx of smoking) Colorectal carcinoma, with a genetic link to Familial Polyposis Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Dementia and falls resulting in a fractured hip A paediatric patient with sepsis A young patient with a history of substance abuse who is pregnant Choose ONE patient journey, whereby you explore TWO therapeutic interventions which can be employed to manage the patient’s problems in the acute or recovery (rehabilitation or end of life) phases. You should choose ONE pharmacological (oral or subcutaneous injection/s) AND ONE non-pharmacological intervention. Critically evaluate the evidence surrounding the interventions and the application to your chosen patient journey. Determine what the nurses’ role is in applying the interventions you have chosen and how you might encourage the patient to ad
INTENDED MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES On completion of this module the student should be able to: 1. Apply the knowledge and skills for therapeutic interventions…