Response on MRSA Infection Case
Question 1: Rationale of health implication
The rationale for health implications in this case includes reduced body immunity, reduced appetite, exposure to unhygienic condition due to isolation and quarantine, pus in urine and wounds and skin infections that results to long stay in the health facility. The staphylococcus infection impacts diverse aspects of the patient, family and the community at large. The patient suffers from reduction in metabolism of nutrients, febrile and reduced immunity. Moreover, the family spends a lot of financial support to treat the patient and also they may be at risk of infection (Reveles et al. 2016). The community on the other hand experiences outbreak of the infection that can affect the economic and social aspect of the population. Health implication indicates how the staphylococcus infection affects the nutritional and health aspects of the patient as a result of resistance of the infection to usual antibiotic regime.
Question 2: Health problems which the patient is at risk
The MRSA infection posses a lot of implication to a patient this is because the staphylococcus infection is antibiotic resistant. Apart from the UTI infection there other implications that is associated with MRSA which includes bacteremia, wound or skin infections, respiratory complication like pneumonia, sepsis, morbidity and mortality. The staphylococcus can be acquired in hospital due to unhygienic conditions in the healthy facility that promote cross transmission from the infected patient to another person. When the staphylococcus infection is treated or left untreated with the recommended antibiotic it can spread to the blood hence leading to bacteremia (Morgan et al.2016). Consequently, it is spread to other organs and parts of the body like skin and lung which compromise their functions. The staphylococcus infections if it is not treated it finally leads to morbidity which results to mortality that is implicated as complications.
Question 3: MRSA infection organ compromise
The MRSA infection can compromise a lot of body organs bringing about complications that lead to mortality if they are not treated immediately. The immediate organs that are compromised include the humoral and lymphatic systems that are associated with body immunity. The other organ is the lungs, connective tissue, urinary system, liver and heart (Silva-Santana et al. 2016). The blood is infection leads to bacteremia that spread the bacteria to other organs which are affected hence resulting to sepsis and finally death if correct medical interventions are not instituted.
Question 4: Patient diet adjustment
The diet modification would first be approached by setting a diet goal that include the weight they are supposed to gain since medications alone are not effective unless they are combined with nutrition therapy. Subsequently, the diet plan should be designed for the patient. The diet plan would comprise of the seven food groups, with high energy foods and high protein foods that will be important to provide the body with adequate energy for body functions and also to synthesis immune cells that will be incorporated to fight the infection together with antibiotics like Vancomycin (Hidaka et al. 2017). The diet adjustment also would require protein, vegetable and fruits which have vitamins that are essential in healing of the wounds and building the immunity. Finally, the patient should also take eight glasses of water to flush out the metabolized antibiotics and to keep the skin hydrated.
Question 5: Quality of life aspects
The relevant quality of life aspects in this case study includes taking care of the physical aspects of the elderly by preventing falls, bruise and injuries that can affect the normal way of living for the elderly. The elderly should a seek healthcare and nutrition support to make sure that they are healthy and eating balanced diet that improves quality of life. The autonomy is essential since it makes the caregivers decide what is best for the elderly since their choices cannot be relied upon (Farzianpour et al. 2016). Social and emotional support is vital to improve quality of life among the elderly since it makes them feel loved and cared despite the normal challenges that are associated with aging.
Reference
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