Reference no: EM131993235

Linda Evans is a 27-year-old patient who was in a motor vehicle accident 5 days ago. She suffered a mild head injury, a broken right hand, and a traumatic amputation of her right leg just below the knee. She is on the orthopedic floor and is going to be transferred to the rehabilitation unit tomorrow. She is engaged to be married in 6 months to her long-time boyfriend. She works as a waitress at a restaurant and takes classes at the local community college. She shares an apartment with two other girls who have all been good friends for several years. Miss Evans has been having pain in her right leg and a headache. She rates her pain as a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. Her right arm has a cast on the broken hand, which makes things difficult to do since she is right handed. Jane Stone, a 25-year-old nursing student, has been assigned to care for Miss Evans this morning. Jane has come in to give Miss Evans her morning care and get her ready to go to physical therapy.