Nursing Advance Critical Care
iscuss ONE of the following discussion topics. References should be also in APA format. The rubric is
attached hereafter.
Case 1:
A patient has cirrhosis of the liver. The nurse is in the process of establishing a care plan for this patient with
impaired liver function.
• What assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
• What priorities of care should the nurse identify?
• Using the nursing process as a framework for the care of this patient, what are the key nursing interventions
for impaired liver function?
Case 2:
In caring for a patient with acute pancreatitis, the nurse must be alert to potential complications.
• What assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
• What priorities of care should the nurse identify?
• Using the nursing process as a framework, what is included in the management and monitoring of
complications that may occur in the patient with acute pancreatitis?
