Paediatric Nursing

Order Description Overview; • Outline the holistic nursing care appropriate for the patient in the case study below • This essay must include evidence from the literature that is current and relates to the nursing care and management that is provided for this case study • You must also explain how the findings from the evidence would inform your nursing practice for this case study • You are expected to have a minimum of 30 quality references from reputable sources (e.g. current journals, online journals, peer-reviewed journals, databases, etc.) CASE STUDY – Paediatric Nursing: Ella is an 8-year-old girl who has just arrived on the children’s ward and is to be admitted for investigation of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI’s). Over the past 6 months she has developed 5 UTI’s which has resulted in frequent trips to the GP for her and her mother (Sharon) and Ella has missed multiple days at school in recent months. Ella is normally an outgoing child who enjoys school and has many friends, however during the past 6 months her teacher has noted that Ella has become more withdrawn, is not keeping up with homework and is not interacting with her friends like she once did. Sharon is wondering if this is because of the amount of school that she has missed recently due to her infections. Sharon and Ella have a close relationship and they live with Sharon’s new partner who recently moved into their 3 bedroom home. Sharon has a busy corporate job and while they are not under financial pressure Sharon has worried about the implications of spending less time with her daughter due to her new relationship and how that may affect her daughter.