Elimination Task 1

Look at this short Case Notes and Select only Relevant Information:

Patient Details

• Mrs Linda Brown, 58 years old, married, lives with her husband.
• Recipient: Community Nurse.
• Purpose: Inform and arrange follow-up care after hospital discharge.
• Admitted today with worsening shortness of breath for 3 days.
• Diagnosed with COPD 8 years ago.
• History of hypertension, controlled with medication.
• Smokes 10 cigarettes/day for 30 years.
• Works part-time as a supermarket cashier.
• Often skips breakfast and eats takeaway food.
• Daughter lives nearby and provides support.
• Enjoys gardening at weekends.
• Owns two pet cats.
• Favorite color is blue.

Plan

• Start prescribed inhalers and antibiotics.
• Provide smoking cessation advice.
• Review by respiratory team in 1 week.

Writing Task

Write a discharge letter to the community nurse, outlining Mrs Brown’s current condition, treatment received during admission, smoking cessation advice provided, and ongoing care requirements.