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- Meeting Connor
- Hi my name is Connor Deakin, I am 39 years old. I live on a caravan site with my family.
- ABOUT CONNOR
- Connor lives on trailer site with his family. He is currently unemployed.He is known to have alcohol problems, a history of low mood and is obsese.
- I have swollen hands and feet, I feel sick and I am not using the toilet as often as I was.
- CONNOR FEELS UNWELL AND GOES TO THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- Hello Connor, my name is Lucy. I am the nurse taking care of you today. What seems to be the problem?
- Therapeutic Relationships
- The nurse, Lucy introduced herself before doing anything else first, this is how healthcare staff start to build a therapeutic relationship between the nurse and the patient. She also asks for Connors past medical history and the symptoms he is experiencing for her to pass on to the doctor. (Nursing Standards, 2016)As Connor now knows the nurses name he feels more comfortable divulging information about himself to her.
- BLOOD TEST
- Hello again Connor, the doctor has reviewed your symptoms and has asked me to get a blood test from you, is that okay? It gives us more an accurate indication of what's going on.
- Evidence based practice
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