ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING
2600 Legarda St. Sampaloc, Manila
www.edu.ph.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

MCN - RLE ACTIVITY

AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF PRIMARY CARE

CASE ANALYSIS

A 36 YEAR OLD FEMALE COMES IN FOR HER 16 WEEKS PRENATAL

VISIT. SHEA HAS BEEN SUFFERING FOR HYPEREMESIS SINCE HER
SIXTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY, AND WHILE IT HAS STARTED TO GET
BETTER, SHE STILL COMPLAINS OF VOMITING TREE TO FOUR
TIMES A DAY. HER NAUSEA IS ALLEVIATED SOMEWHAT BY SIPS OF
COLA AND SUCKING GINGER CANDIES. SHE ALSO COMPLAINS
THAT BRUSHING TRIGGERS HER VOMITING.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO
HAVE ON THIS PATIENT? LIST ALL THE NECESSARY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
2. BASED ON THE PATIENTS ASSESSMENT, HOW WOULD YOU
ASSESS THE PATIENTS CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IN GENERAL?
3. MAKE A NURSING CARE PLAN WITH THE CC OF “NAUSEA AND
VOMITING”