英文摘要 |
This article described the self-care experiences of a patient with hemophilia. The nursing care period was from September 10th to 14th, 2018. The patient did not proactively inform nurses of his medical history and receive prophylactic injection of coagulation factors prior to an invasive examination due to his insufficient knowledge of the disease and excessive optimism. These resulted in an uncontrolled epistaxis after the examination. During the process of hospitalization, healthcare providers found that the patient was afraid of injection, did not visit the hospital on a regular basis, and was unfamiliar with corresponding disease management. Therefore, the healthcare providers decided to conduct further investigation in this patient. Patient’s health information was collected through observation, listening, discussion, and direct patient care. Based on an overall nursing assessment, the patient was confirmed to suffer from several health-related issues, including impaired comfort, knowledge deficit, and anxiety. Nursing interventions were taken to reduce nosebleeding, alleviate swelling, and improve quality of sleep and rest. With the collaboration of medical teams, the patient was given insightful instruction on disease-related knowledge and received training on skills of self-administration of coagulation factors. Healthcare providers also employed multimedia videos to encourage the patient to engage in the decision-making process of surgical intervention. Furthermore, the medical teams and the patient jointly laid out a plan on rehabilitation to alleviate his anxiety. In the future, we suggest that healthcare organizations advance their electronic medical record systems, which enable healthcare providers to track patients with hemophilia regarding their follow-up inspections, injection behaviors, and rehabilitation. Caregivers who attend to such patients may wish to refer to this case report. |