Optimising Post-Op Nursing Care for Elderly Patients

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This presentation focuses on supporting an elderly client with a quadriceps rupture and limited social support. It highlights communication strategies tailored to visual impairment, such as verbal cues and the clock method. Clinical judgement involves monitoring surgical sites, mobility, vitals, and pain while prioritising recovery goals. Actions include ensuring safe transfers, hand hygiene, and regular condition checks. Outcome evaluations show progress in skin stability, safe transfers,...