Pre-Community Case Study

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING 1

You are a new graduate of Ultimate Successful College and is assigned to Ms. Sankar,
an 85-year-old who had an umbilical hernia repair 3 days ago.
Your assessment findings indicate the following:
T 35oC, HR 115, RR 29 BP 80/40 SPO2 85% on room air. ↓ LOC
The proximal portion of her incision has dehisced and has a foul-smelling drainage.
The incision line has a >2cm border of redness and is warm to touch.
He Doctors notes reveals a WBC of 14.0

Discuss.

Be advised that there are no wrong answers, no starting points and this case study
touches and concerns everything done at the University thus far namely:
1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Pathophysiology
3. Fundamentals of Nursing
4. Infection Control
5. Vital Signs
6. Blood Glucose Monitoring

Disclaimer: There is no harm if you are confused. Just have your questions ready to
ask during class.