On the second postoperative day you enter the room and find Mrs. Johnson crying. She states that she has just gotten off the phone…
As a part of your home care experience, you are assigned to visit Mrs. Johnson who, in addition to caring for her infant granddaughter,…
Jose continues to regularly visit the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic. The nurse wants to incorporate a spiritual assessment with the…
Carl is admitted to the hospital with a fractured hip sustained from a fall when he got up during the night to check on…
Mrs. Smith has experienced some success in initiating an exercise program. However, maintaining her exercise plan is becoming challenging, and she is not seeing…
Forty-eight hours after admission to the hospital, Mr. Edwards had abnormal lung sounds (crackles) in the left base and both upper lobes. His vital…
Mrs. Hilda Beck is a 72-year-old seen by her health care provider this morning after falling at home because she became light-headed after vomiting…
Julie returns to the neighborhood health clinic with her husband, David, for a follow-up visit. She tells you that since she started her sleep…
After three doses (0.5 mg each) of morphine from the patient controlled analgesia (PCA) device, Mrs. Mays started vomiting and stated that she was…
A few days after Javier, the home care nurse, visited Larry in his home, Larry became nauseous, bloated, and had abdominal pain. He took…
