Entries by Daphne Hanson

Clinical Scenarios medical management

Clinical Scenarios medical management  Read over these clinical scenarios thoroughly and be prepared to give rationales for all the medical management and nursing interventions. #2 – A 65-year-old female fell on the ice and sustained an intertrochanteric fracture. She received an ORIF (compression hip). Oximetry protocol with O2 PRN Incentive spirometer q 1 hours while […]

Mike Sharp, a 52-year-old male client, is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a small bowel obstruction confirmed by abdominal x-ray showing abnormal quantities of gas and fluid in the small intestine partially blocking it.

Mike Sharp, a 52-year-old male client, is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a small bowel obstruction confirmed by abdominal x-ray showing abnormal quantities of gas and fluid in the small intestine partially blocking it. The client states he has colicky pain, nausea, vomiting of stomach contents, and passed mucus and blood but has had […]

Specific question to ask patient in layperson’s terms

Specific question to ask patient in layperson’s terms A 23-year-old female comes to your office with vague vaginal complaints. She reports that sometimes intercourse is uncomfortable, and sometimes she notices a little whitish-clear non-odorous vaginal discharge midway through her cycle. But none of her complaints supports a vaginal infection/STI or other organic pelvic condition diagnosis. […]