Check airway maintenance with C spine protection, a nurse must note the skin color, assess conscious level, and chest movement of the patient if the patient unconscious, the medical team should open the airway by using the jaw-thrust maneuver. 2. Check breathing and ventilation, a nurse I should note if the patient is not breathing, call a hospital emergency code and start CPR. (Trauma) 3. Circulation with hemorrhage, a nurse must assess the level of consciousness, such as the Glasgow coma score and AVPU which are “alert, voice, pain and unresponsive” to control hemorrhage, check the radial and carotid pulses, check for another external bleeding.
Question 2 options: |Preferred method of birth control| |Height and weight| |Employment status| |Activity status| Save Question 3 (5 points) A client asks the nurse for ways to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing response? Question 3 options: |"Clean the perineal area from back to front. "| |"Wear clean nylon underpants. "| |"Avoid douching.
Her obesity was causing her to not expel carbon dioxide and she was struggling to breathe. While in the hospital they were able to get her weight down significantly and placed her on a ventilator. Once she was able to go home, they sent her with two oxygen machines to continue to help her breathe. On May 29th, 2007 an electrical contractor arrived at the Muliaga home to disconnect her power, as she owed a past due bill. Her son answered the door and showed the contractor back to Folole’s room where they discussed the balance due and the possibility of receiving assistance, as well as, additional time to pay the amount owed.
“Make sure appropriate hand hygiene is used. Meticulous infection prevention precautions are required to prevent infections, with particular attention to hand hygiene and standard precautions” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg. 492). The nurse should also teach the patient what the signs and symptoms of infection are. “Teach the patient and family the symptoms of infection that should be promptly reported to a primary medical caregiver” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg.
Picoult continues on this theme of “saving” by using Suzanne as Sara’s crutch, as she makes her coffee each morning and informs her of any missed phone calls. While in the hospital, Sara receives a call from Jesse’s principal informing her of Jesse’s suspension. On the car ride home she notices a bruise on his arm from a needle and assumes he has been using drugs. Jesse angrily explains how he has been donating blood that gave Kate platelets behind the family’s back, in order to “save” his sister. After two weeks in the hospital, Kate developed an infection that placed her in a coma on a respirator, which is “saving” her for the time being.
You should give the child’s blue relief inhaler and wait 5-10 minutes to see if the asthma attack has improved, if not you should phone for an ambulance after 10 minutes. You should also record the pulse and check the child’s breathings every 10 minutes. You should inform the parents. In the case of a bump on the head you should apply a cold compress and reassure that he or she will be ok. You would then send for first aid
We are able to determine form the report that her general complaints are an episode of confusion prior to collapsing in the back yard, respiratory distress and tachycardia. Our systematic, hands on assessment begins with the ABC’s. The airway is visually assessed to make sure that it is open without any types of obstruction; this includes any increased mucus, vomitus, of foreign bodies. We must also consider that she recently started on lisinopril and need to check for any angioedema which could be a life threatening side effect. Breathing is assessed by watching the rise and fall of the chest,
June, a 34-year-old divorced woman diagnosed with severe anorexia, is hospitalized. Her doctors feel she may need to be placed on a feeding tube soon to save her life. Initially June agreed to the feeding tube. However, in the evening (before the tube has been placed), she became combative, disoriented, and refused to have the feeding tube placed. Her mother and father insisted that the feeding tube be inserted despite her refusal to allow it.
In this assignment the student will discuss the role of the nurse in caring for a patient who has undergone a total cystectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion. The student will refer to the role of the nurse in relation to the patient’s physical, psychological and educational needs. According to Smeltzer et al (2010), a total or radical cystectomy is the removal of the entire bladder, surrounding lymph nodes and fatty tissues, sometimes involving removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles in men and removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries in women. This removal of the bladder requires a urinary diversion (Smeltzer et al., 2010). There are two types of urinary diversion, continent and incontinent (Colombo and Naspro, 2010).
During the assessment phase the nurse will continuously gather data about her patient. For example taking vital signs, observing breathing patterns and monitoring blood glucose will give us internal details about how the patient is doing. During this time the nurse will predict, detect or eliminate health problems. If a problem is identified she will develop a comprehensive plan and clarify expected out comes. For example the nurse notices the patient has an increased respiratory rate, she is unaware of patient’s recent activity but she sees the head of the bed flat and immediately elevates the head of the bed.