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Practice writing sub-test No. for nursing #16

Pt was admitted to the Roy Handley Private Hospital, Cardiac Unit i/c ? Coronary Occlusion

Read the case notes and complete the writing task which follows

Notes

Patient: Darryl Mahn

Age: 58

Next of Kin: Wife, Darlene

Date of birth: 5/4/1956

Date of Admission: 09/04/2014

Diagnosis: CHD, Hypertension & hyperlipodaemia

Family/Social: Lives in family home with wife and 2 adult daughters, all obese.

Background:

 Heavy smoker and drinker

 Works as a journalist, sedentary lifestyle

 Likes to gamble and watch sports on TV

Medical History and Medications:

 Lipitor 40mg daily

 Coversyl 4mgs mane

 Lasix 20mg BD

 Span K x1 BD

 Berrocca x1 Daily

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Management and Progress as Inpatient:

 Stress Test-cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory

difficulty on exertion.

 BP and ECG daily-range180-200/100-120 & 1˚

heart block

 FBC, LFT, BGL, Lipids-all elevated

 S/b Dietician

 Echo cardiogram done-NAD

 Weight 112kgs

Discharge Plan:

 Pt to lose 12kgs

 Personal Trainer to be arranged by GP Clinic

 F/u with dietician in GP Clinic

 GP to arrange bilateral femeroarterial. dopplers

 Return to Cardiac Unit 1/52 after GP Clinic visit for BP check and
then monthly

 Initiate quit-smoking regime

 For ? Cardiac Angiogram in 2/52

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 Writing task: You are the NUM of the RHPH cardiac Unit. Write a discharge letter to the NUM
at Panthers Family Health Clinic.

In your answer:

 Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences

 Do not use note form

 Use letter format

The body of the letter should be approximately 180-200 words.

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