Reference no: EM133505426
The nurse is assigned another admission, and he has 4 records to document and 4 clients to administer the medications. He is the only graduate on the unit and has two practical nurses working with the team. He delegated tasks to each practical nurse respectively. The patient is oriented in person and place, speaking more coherently. He reports that he feels as if his mouth is chewing on something. The nurse assess his mouth for some food or chewing gum, but does not observe anything.
1. What asessment can the nurse make?
2. The patient's parents went to visit him at the unit. What are the nurse's concerns? What safety considerations should the nurse have?
3. What are the possible nursing diagnoses that can be applied to the client during her hospitalization, in the different modes of adaptation according to Sister Callista Roy (Using NANDA)?
The social worker notifies the nurse that he has a safe rehabilitation home to place the client. An appointment is made with the Mental Health Center for the next Risperdal Consta injection, transportation will be provided by the home to the Mental Health center. The client's brother calls the unit and indicates that he forgot the client's ID number and wants to know when he will be discharged. The brother wants to bring him clothes and other belongings.
4. What would you, as a nurse, answer to the client's brother?