Effective nursing practices

    You are required to write a 1500 word structured essay, in response to the following case study: Mrs Charini Tamang is a 96 year old lady of the Buddhist religion who originally came from Nepal with her husband and two children 15 years ago. Her husband died 5 years ago but she has the support of her two children and 5 grandchildren who all live nearby, her spoken English is good. Mrs Tamang is now a resident of Sunshine Residential Aged Care Facility, she has complained of abdominal pain and has had 3 bouts of diarrhoea since you arrived on duty at 0630 hours. Another resident, Mrs Mona Charles, also states that she feels unwell and had abdominal pain. A common reason for vomiting and diarrhoea in residential aged care facilities is Norovirus, and it is assumed that these residents have this virus. In your essay: 1. Discuss Norovirus, modes of spread and risks in relation to the older person 2. Discuss infection control precautions needed in a residential aged care facility and why these are necessary; 3. Discuss other risk assessments and nursing cares needed, including safety and cultural aspects for this patient; 4. Discuss other health team involvement that may be needed and provide a rationale for this; 5. Support all sections with current scholarly literature (at least 10, published in the last 5 years)