Reference no: EM133272454
Assignment:
With her pain unrelieved, Mrs Bennett starts to become angry and verbally abusive. When you answer her call bell,you find she has pulled out her IDC and is trying to climb out of her bed.
Q1. What are the priorities of nursing interventions in this situation to ensure Mrs Bennett's safety? Provide 5 examples.
Q2. Identify and give a rationale of 4 actions you will take on treating this bloody ooze?
In the fourth hour post op, you notice that Mrs Bennett's respiratory rate has decreased to 8/min and her oxygen saturation has dropped to 89%. You report this complication to the RN and medical team, and discuss the potential pathophysiological changes and nursing interventions with them.
Q3. Identify the pathophysiologic changes behind this complication?
In the second hour post op, you check Mrs Bennett's dressing and observe the dressing has filled with bloody ooze that was not present on your last observation and has leaked out of the dressing.
Q4. Identify 6 nursing interventions you would perform in this situation.
Two days later, Mrs Bennett complains of pain in her right chest on inspiration and shortness of breath.
Q5. Identify the post-operative complication that Mrs Bennett may be experiencing and give a rationale for your answer, taking Mrs Bennett's medical history into account.
Q6. What are 5 nursing interventions that you should perform to treat this identified post-operative complication?
Q7. Identify 4 preventive measures that you can educate Mrs Bennett and her family to reduce the risks associated with this identified post-operative complication.
After you come back from your dinner break, you enter Mrs Bennett's room to find her unresponsive. You identify and report this emergence situation immediately to the RN and emergency response team, and provide a first aid according to the requests from the team.
Q8. What equipment may be brought to the bedside to assist in Mrs Bennett's care? Provide at least 3 examples.
Q9. Name 2 first line drugs found on the resuscitation trolley, and their normal doses and route of administration.