英文摘要 |
In this case report, we presented a 59-year-old patient who underwent living donor liver transplantation due to alcoholic liver cirrhosis in critical care unit. The period of nursing care was from November 11, 2019 to November 20, 2019. To further investigate the postoperative issues of the patient, theGordon's Functional Health Patterns was applied for assessment, which collected thephysical and mental health datas of the patient from the aspect of both subjective and objective through the process of observations, interviews, and physical examinations. There were three main health issues were identified: postoperative pain, fluid overload after liver transplant surgery and anxiety. After the issues were identified, the individualized care plans were constructed multidisciplinarily by the main caring nurses, nutritionists, and physicians. In order to improve the overloading status of fluid, several nursing interventions were conducted, including the monitoring of electrolytes and fluid status, and education of appropriate diet ingestion. As to the acute postoperative wound pain, both medication and non-medication approaches were applied. For the anxious and disturbed mood, multiple nursing interventions were conducted, including encouragement of family member accompany, assistance of extremities massages, and explicating the purpose and process to the patient before nursing intervention. Through above mentioned nursing plans, the patient was successfully transferred to ordinary ward. In our presented article, we aimed to share the nursing care experience of a liver transplant patient from establishment of nursing plans to implementation of nursing interventions. |