Oliver is an 8-year-old male who has been brought into the Emergency Department (ED) by his father, John at 1600hrs. Oliver was playing in his back garden with his brother when he fell out of a tree on to his outstretched arm. Oliver’s brother said that Oliver fell ‘really hard’ and banged his head. Oliver lives with his father and older brother. He is up to date with his immunisations and has no significant medical history. T 36.4 HR 104 BP 100/60 RR 22 SpO2 99% Oliver has been diagnosed with a stable fracture of his R) radius and will be having a fibreglass cast applied and then is for likely discharge. He will need to be monitored to ensure he does not have a head injury Oliver has scored his pain a 7/10. He is sitting quietly on the bed watching an iPad with his father. A nurse comes to relieve you for lunch and says she will keep an eye on Oliver, but that he obviously doesn’t need any pain relief at this stage. Do you agree with this nurses’ assessment? Why or why not? 200 words
Oliver is an 8-year-old male who has been brought into the Emergency Department (ED) by his father, John at 1600hrs. Oliver was playing in his back garden with his brother when he fell out of a tree on to his outstretched arm. Oliver’s brother said that Oliver fell ‘really hard’ and banged his head. Oliver lives with his father and older brother. He is up to date with his immunisations and has no significant medical history.
T 36.4
HR 104
BP 100/60
RR 22
SpO2 99%
Oliver has been diagnosed with a stable fracture of his R) radius and will be having a fibreglass cast applied and then is for likely discharge. He will need to be monitored to ensure he does not have a head injury
Oliver has scored his pain a 7/10. He is sitting quietly on the bed watching an iPad with his father. A nurse comes to relieve you for lunch and says she will keep an eye on Oliver, but that he obviously doesn’t need any pain relief at this stage. Do you agree with this nurses’ assessment? Why or why not? 200 words
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