A 15-year-old Hispanic female patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was admitted to the hospital for her third round of chemotherapy. She was found alone in her room crying in the corner. The nurse will seek to increase the patient's comfort through education, use of an interpreter, calling her family, and ensuring privacy. This increased support aims to help the patient complete her chemotherapy successfully and improve her health outcomes and satisfaction with care.

1. CASE STUDY
15 year old female, Hispanic patient recently diagnosed with ALL admitted to
Levine’s Children hospital oncology floor in double room. Scheduled for her
third chemotherapy treatment and found crying in the corner of her room
while alone.

2. CONCEPTS MATCHED TO CASE STUDY

3. CONCEPTS MATCHED TO CASE STUDY

4. PROPOSITIONS MATCHED TO CASE STUDY
• The nurse will identify the needs of the patient to provide comfort during her hospital admission. Needs can include identifying any pain, fatigue,
or anxiety and providing interventions to increase the comfort.
• The nurse will use appreciate techniques that contribute to increasing the patient’s overall comfort level, providing medication and relaxation
techniques. Also, by providing the patient with education, resources, and using an interpreter.
• The nurse will identify ways to increase the patient’s comfort after recognizing the intervening variables. In the current case study, the nurse, can
provide education on the patient's ALL diagnosis, use the interpreter services in the hospital, call the family while in the patient’s room if they are
unable to come, and always provide privacy.
• The patient and the nurse can agree the patient will follow up with support groups to provide empowerment and encouragement throughout her
chemotherapy treatment.
• By increasing the comfort the patient will complete all required chemotherapy and any additional treatment requirements outpatient to improve
health-seeking behaviors.
• Increased support can lead to increase satisfaction. The patient and family will acknowledge the Hospital for providing excellent care and report
during the hospital survey.

5. REFERNCES
Comfort Theory and Nursing Practice. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17, 2017, from http://comfortcareinnursing.blogspot.com/p/comfort-theory-and-
nursing-practice_08.html
Comfort Theory by Katharine Kolcaba. (n.d.). Retrieved March 17, 2017, from
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/comfort_theory_Kathy_Kolcaba.html
Kolcaba, K. (2010). An introduction to comfort theory. Retrieved March 17, 2017, from http://www.thecomfortline.com/home/intro.html

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