Nursing a patient with feline urethral obstruction — a patient care report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Hannah Orme
- Source
- The Veterinary Nurse. 6:629-635
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Catheter care
Nursing care plan
Fluid therapy
business.industry
medicine
Nursing Interventions Classification
Medical emergency
Intensive care medicine
medicine.disease
business
Patient care
Veterinary Nurses
- Language
- ISSN
- 2052-2959
2044-0065
Feline urethral obstruction is a potentially life threatening emergency which requires immediate attention. A nursing care plan ensures that veterinary nurses are able to tailor care based on the patient's individual needs. Fluid therapy, pain assessments and catheter care are just three of the areas that require particular attention. This report aims to discuss the importance of these nursing interventions in an emergency situation.