A registered nurse has many responsibility’s, these include providing safe, culturally sensitive and appropriate aspects of care for patients and residents as well as coordinating patient care plans and educating patients and the public about various health conditions including prevention and control. This essay will focus on the case study of Mr Esi Azikiew throughout his care as he is facing influenza and a chest infection within Sunset Nursing home. This essay will include a description of influenza including main modes of spread and the specific risks for the elderly, infection control precautions for the control and prevention of influenza in the nursing home setting, health assessments needed for this resident and nursing care actions…show more content… Vaccination is the most traditional and widespread mode of influenza prevention and control although antivirals that target specific proteins of the influenza virus are also significant for preventing influenza or for treating hospitalized and severely ill influenza patients during the early stages of a pandemic when an appropriately matched vaccine isn’t available (Hurt, 2014). As well as standard contact and droplet precautions, hand-washing with soap and water or alcohol based band rub does decrease the quantity of influenza A virus found on the hands of health care workers making it imperative in order to reduce the risk of nurses passing on the virus to other patients within the nursing home (Blanco, 2016). Data has revealed that the elderly are at a higher risk of getting worse cases of influenza, it was concluded that in ages 75-85+ influenza occurs worse in males (Wong, 2016). To prevent spread of influenza in the nursing home the registered nurses would most likely isolate Mr Esi Azikiew to prevent any further direct contact,…show more content… There would be a number of health assessments that would need to be conducted on Mr Azikiew including a falls risk assessment due to the fact that he is 88 years old, has impaired mobility and balance, this would make him a high risk for a fall, the fact that he is overweight makes him 31% more likely to have a fall, Because of him being a high risk the registered nurses may consider putting in protective measures to reduce the risks of him having a fall (Mitchell,
