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You are working as the RN team

You are working as the RN team leader on a medical-surgical unit. Your assigned team today includes a recently graduated RN and this is their first week off orientation and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) with 5 years experience. You received the following report from the night shift RN at 0700. Based on report, in which order do you go assess the following patients? A. Ms. R, a 75-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis, underwent left shoulder replacement surgery 2 days ago. Shoulder dressing is dry and intact. She reports morning stiffness in her joints, her gait is steady with standby assist and she is anticipating being discharged today. B. Mr. L, a 35-year-old man admitted at 0300 with kidney stones, reports intermittent severe back and right-sided flank pain (rating of 3 to 8 on a scale of 0-10). His pain is being controlled with IV pain medications. He has had episodic nausea and vomiting throughout the night and was last medicated for it 2 hours ago. He reports pain with urination, urine is pink to light red and no stones were strained during the night. C. Mr. O, an 18-year-old man, sustained a right tibia-fibula fracture from a motorcycle accident 7 hours ago. He has a long leg cast with extensive skin abrasions on his back, and right arm. Right extremity toes are warm, nail beds pink with brisk cap refill; cast is slightly damp and elevated on 3 pillows. D. Mr. H, a 28-year-old man, who had a surgical repair for an inguinal hernia repair. He is currently in the recovery room and will be discharged back to the floor within the next 30 minutes. E. Mrs. J, a 65-year-old woman with end-stage multiple myeloma, is receiving hospice care for 5 days and has a do-not-resuscitate order. She has been drifting in and out of consciousness and has had various family members at her bedside, She was last turned right before shift change. F. Mr. A, a 55-year-old man, receiving IV antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia. He has a history of IV drug abuse and chronic back pain. Mr. A’s oxygen saturation ranged from 88-92% during the night and is on 5 liters of oxygen per nasal cannula. SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING NUR 242

 
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