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Please help! I am a first semester nursing student and just began hospital clinicals. My assignment is to concept map and diagnose with care plan for hospital patient. I am actually quite good with care plans and understand the process or at least I did with the nursing home/LTC patients, however, this patient has me confused or it is being unfamiliar with hospital charts to collect data. Here is the problem: 64 year old female, 78 pounds, bilateral BKA with LBK amp has stump with chronic wound, admitted with Stage IV pressure wound, DX of DM, CAD HX of multiple occurrences, CHF, ERD on chronic dialysis, dementia r/t alzheimer's disease, has PEG tube. Bedridden, incontinent. Multiple meds. That's all I know as I have not assessed. Not sure how to fill in the concept map and a reasonable diagnosis within my scope of knowledge. Any help or suggestions?

I know exactly how you feel!! I am a first year /first semester nursing student too and you described my class environment! I am sooo confused and feel as if I am muddling through on my own! I did not expect the class format to be like this at all as I, for some reason, expected a lot more demonstration (other than videos) and other simulations to help understand the care setting.