Chapter 7, Problem 45R

Charting practice for a man is falling on the floor at the home support . Ensure include all necessary information; date, time, focus your signature . Please explain details to chart is objective, factual, no judgement. Next provide feedback to 2 of your peers on their charting. Did they include all necessary information? Are there multiple ways their words could be interpreted? Does it use correct medical terminology and abbreviations?

Place the actions the nurse should complete in order, from first to last.   Introduce yourself to the client. Elevate the head of the bed and administer oxygen 2 L per minute via nasal cannula. Assess airway, breathing, and circulation. Administer furosemide 40 mg intravenously as prescribed. Monitor urine output.

Dr. Falcone is an emergency department physician who has just called the OR desk concerning a patient. He tells the charge nurse, “we have a 23-year old male patient status post MVA, no airbag deploy, moderate facial injuries, bruising and swelling about the left eye, diplopia and enophthalmos. CT confirmes left orbital floor fracture. Hell be up in 10 minutes.” If the fracture isn’t stable after being reduced, what instrument tray should the CST have available?

Correct order of assessment when you witness a victim needing CPR

A medication order reads: “Hydromorphone, 2 mg IV every 3to 4 hours PRN pain.” The prefilled cartridge is available witha label reading “Hydromorphone 2 mg/1 mL.” The cartridgecontains 1.2 mL of hydromorphone. Which nursing action iscorrect?a. Give all the medication in the cartridge because itexpanded when it was mixed.b. Call the pharmacy and request the proper dose.c. Refuse to give the medication.d. Dispose of 0.2 mL correctly before administering the drug.

Give an example of a common grammatical mistake (with the correction in parenthesis). Name a spelling mistake that you often make (with the correct spelling in parenthesis). Do you have any suggestions on how to write clearly and correctly when entering documentation in the patient's medical record?