Ben, a 36-year-old male, arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) after a motor vehicle accident. His abdomen is rigid, and he has multiple contusions and lacerations. Telemetry strip: Vital signs: Heart Rate- 150bpm, Respiration Rate- 30bpm, Blood Pressure (BP)- 80/40 mmHg, SaO2- 96% on Room Air Lab values: Haematocrit- 29.2 % (N: 42- 52 % male), Haemoglobin- 80 g/L (N: 140-180 g/dL male), White Blood Count- 6 X 109 g/L (N: 6 to 22 X 109 g/L), Platelets- 80 X 103 /mcL (N: 150 × 103 to 450 × 103/mcL). All other lab values are within normal range. Q1. Identify two (2) priority problems you will address for Ben Q2. Discuss with rationale two (2) nursing interventions for each of the priority problem that you have identified above
Ben, a 36-year-old male, arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) after a motor vehicle accident. His abdomen is rigid, and he has multiple contusions and lacerations. Telemetry strip: Vital signs: Heart Rate- 150bpm, Respiration Rate- 30bpm, Blood Pressure (BP)- 80/40 mmHg, SaO2- 96% on Room Air Lab values: Haematocrit- 29.2 % (N: 42- 52 % male), Haemoglobin- 80 g/L (N: 140-180 g/dL male), White Blood Count- 6 X 109 g/L (N: 6 to 22 X 109 g/L), Platelets- 80 X 103 /mcL (N: 150 × 103 to 450 × 103/mcL). All other lab values are within normal range. Q1. Identify two (2) priority problems you will address for Ben Q2. Discuss with rationale two (2) nursing interventions for each of the priority problem that you have identified above
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Ben, a 36-year-old male, arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) after a motor vehicle accident. His abdomen is rigid, and he has multiple contusions and lacerations.
Telemetry strip:
Vital signs: Heart Rate- 150bpm, Respiration Rate- 30bpm, Blood Pressure (BP)- 80/40 mmHg, SaO2- 96% on Room Air
Lab values: Haematocrit- 29.2 % (N: 42- 52 % male), Haemoglobin- 80 g/L (N: 140-180 g/dL male), White Blood Count- 6 X 109 g/L (N: 6 to 22 X 109 g/L), Platelets- 80 X 103 /mcL (N: 150 × 103 to 450 × 103/mcL). All other lab values are within normal range.
Q1. Identify two (2) priority problems you will address for Ben
Q2. Discuss with rationale two (2) nursing interventions for each of the priority problem that you have identified above
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