Nursing care plan for a post-operation patient (CA colon) who was Case Study

Nursing care plan for a post-operation patient (CA colon) who was prolonged ICU stay due to prolonged ventilator support - Case Study Example an be achieved through nursing interventions that includes assisting the patient in psychological adjustment, prevention of complications, supporting independence in self care as well as providing information about prognosis, treatment needs, expected complications and community resources that can be utilized to meet the needs of the patients. The paper will focus on three nursing diagnosis with eight intervention related to the postoperative complication of the patient. According to Bischof, Maier, Smith, Fitch & Wright (2011), Colon cancer is the common type of cancer that affects the gastro intestinal system. Appropriate nursing and medical intervention can help reduce the post operative period and reduce complications such as infections. Colostomy and ileostomy are some of the procedures done during surgery. Even though post operative period is often long, some people are able to recover and resume normal activities after six to eight weeks (Brubakken & Cheney, 2010). The number of death resulting from colon cancer was 15.9 in every a hundred thousand women and men every year with 43.7 in every a hundred thousand women and men per year of new cases. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be used to prevent spread of colon cancer. -Reduce the amount of time that the patient spends on the ventilator machine from 12 hours to eight hours in the first day, from eight hours to six hours in the second day and from six hours to four hours in the third day. Weaning from the ventilator machine is important to the patient as it help the patient to support themselves and be in control (DONALD & VIAR, 2010). It is also an indication that the original cause of the respiratory failure has been dealt with (Taylor, 2010). The patient has been able to reduce the time on the ventilator machine by two hours on the first day (Chang, 2013). This has been effective through the use of daily screening of respiratory functions and breathing trials. Patient reports improved