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Question - You are a nurse at a university student health center. A 21 year-old male patient who is a junior at the university comes to the clinic and complains of having a "high temperature", frequent productive cough, and states his chest "feels tight". He also states he had been drinking "a lot" over the past few weeks because he is stressed out about finals. His records indicate a previous appendectomy, allergies to ragweed and dogs.

Follow the ADPIE process and answer the following questions:

1. What is your priority assessment for this patient and why? What other priorities are there for a patient returning from surgery? Why?

2. What would be the priority nursing diagnosis (or nursing problem) for this patient? Explain your rationales.

3. What plan do you have for this patient?

i. What members of the interdisciplinary team do you need to have involved with this patient's care?

ii. What consultation might you ask the provider for?

4. How would you implement your plan for this patient? Who else do you involve in the implementation besides those you listed above?

How do you evaluate if your plan of care is successful or effective?