What are the priority nursing interventions

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History

28 year old healthy man

T6 spinal cord injury while snowboarding 5 years ago

o has movement and feelings in arms

o no fine motor in hands

Recently well
No new medications
Does in/out catheters twice daily
Has a regular bowel routine
Meds: Baclofen, Colace, senokot, dulcolax suppository PRN
Lives alone
Works at CRA (Canada Revenue Agency)
Has PSW support three times per week
BP is normally quite low since the injury: 100/60, rarely gets above 110
Questions:
What type of injury do you expect at the T6 level?

o What is this patient able to do?

Patient Scenario - currently:
Feels sweaty
severe pulsatile headache (rates 9/10)
vision a little blurry
nose is runny
anxious/restless

Questions (use the patient guide to help answer the questions):

1. What do you think is going on with Otto?

2. Explain what is happening.

3. What are the priority nursing interventions?

4. What teaching should you do with the patient?

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