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1. Help with nursing Diagnosis for an unconcious, dieing, comfort care patient

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Student Assist

   What I have so far is Risk for Pain/discomfort related to end of life status, 2nd Hyperthermia r/t pneumonia, 3rd, Grieving r/t impending death of loved one. Let me know what you think of these. Thanks.

2. Help with nursing Diagnosis for an unconcious, dieing, comfort care patient

   mertzk posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have a dieing, unconcious, comfort care patient. The family has just DC peg tube feedings. She has a fever, she is on morphine via peg tube. We are gradually decreasing o2 via nasal cannula. I am having a difficult time picking 3 nursing diagnosi...

3. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Student Assist

   So far I am thinking in priority: 1. Risk for pain related to recent hip surgury 2. Risk for infection related to surgery 3. Risk for immobility related to post surgery 4. Risk for anxiety related to financial concerns. I want to make sure...

4. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Student Assist

   So far I am thinking in priority: 1. Risk for pain related to recent hip surgury 2. Risk for infection related to surgery 3. Risk for immobility related to post surgery 4. Risk for anxiety related to financial concerns. I want to make sure the...

5. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk posted a topic in Student Assist

   1. Musculoskeletal: ORIF Hip fracture: Client is a 74 year old Caucasian woman Jackie Rowan admitted and subsequently operated on for Hip fracture. She was on Kaua'i on vacation with her long-term lesbian partner and fell attempting to hike dow...