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

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   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....

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

   mertzk posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   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...

3. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   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...

4. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk replied to mertzk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   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...

5. Identify 3 risk factors from:

   mertzk posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   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...