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1. Why is it important to obtain a client's health history, check ordered lab/diagnostic test results done in the emergency department (ED) or clinic, and perform physical assessment upon client's admission to a behavioral unit?

1. Why is it important to obtain a client's health history, check ordered lab/diagnostic test results done in the emergency department (ED) or clinic, and perform physical assessment upon client's admission to a behavioral unit?

Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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1. Why is it important to obtain a client's health history, check ordered lab/diagnostic test results done in the emergency department (ED) or clinic, and perform physical assessment upon client's admission to a behavioral unit? 2. Which level of anxiety is Ms. Simpson at upon admission to the behavioral unit? What are the client's presenting signs/symptoms that support your response? 3. What are the three priority nursing actions that the nurse must do upon her initial assessment of Ms. Simpson in the admission room? 4. You are ready to administer the ordered IM lorazepam (Ativan) STAT to Ms. Simpson. You explain the purpose of the medication, but the client refuses to take it. How would you handle the situation? 5. While talking to Ms. Simpson as her anxiety subsides, identify the therapeutic nonverbal ways by which the nurse communicates with her client.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Why is it important to obtain a client's health history, check ordered lab/diagnostic test results done in the emergency department (ED) or clinic, and perform physical assessment upon client's admission to a behavioral unit? 2. Which level of anxiety is Ms. Simpson at upon admission to the behavioral unit? What are the client's presenting signs/symptoms that support your response? 3. What are the three priority nursing actions that the nurse must do upon her initial assessment of Ms. Simpson in the admission room? 4. You are ready to administer the ordered IM lorazepam (Ativan) STAT to Ms. Simpson. You explain the purpose of the medication, but the client refuses to take it. How would you handle the situation? 5. While talking to Ms. Simpson as her anxiety subsides, identify the therapeutic nonverbal ways by which the nurse communicates with her client.
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