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You are caring for a 17-year-old female African American patient with sickle cell disease who has been admitted for treatment of sickle cell crisis.…
Mrs. Andrews did well after her spinal surgery and was discharged home on the third postoperative day. Two weeks later she told her family…
Mr. Coburn, the 56-year-old school teacher who was seen earlier in the week for hyperthermia, arrives at the walk-in health center complaining of feeling…
You receive morning report for Ms. Malone, age 63, admitted to the hospital yesterday with fatigue, a cough, and dyspnea; she is diagnosed with…
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…
