Mrs. Smith, a 51-year-old female, has been admitted to an acute care facility with a medical diagnosis of pneumonia. When assessing Mrs. Smith you note her vital signs are as follows: Temperature Pulse Respirations ● 101.6°F 92 18 B/P O₂ Saturation 96% You also note Mrs. Smith is flushed but is complaining of being cold. (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, 6) 1. In planning nursing care for Mrs. Smith, the nurse would realize that administering an antipyretic for the elevated body temperature is what type of nursing action? 124/82 • Explain your rationale. Who is legally responsible for this type of action? 2.By communicating with Mrs. Smith about comfort measures to be implemented and the medication being administered, the nurse is establishing a trusting nurse--client relationship. What type of skills is the nurse using to promote this relationship? 3. When the nurse returns in approximately 1 hour to recheck Mrs. Smith's temperature, she is participating in which phase of the nursing process? Explain your rationale.
Mrs. Smith, a 51-year-old female, has been admitted to an acute care facility with a medical diagnosis of pneumonia. When assessing Mrs. Smith you note her vital signs are as follows: Temperature Pulse Respirations ● 101.6°F 92 18 B/P O₂ Saturation 96% You also note Mrs. Smith is flushed but is complaining of being cold. (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, 6) 1. In planning nursing care for Mrs. Smith, the nurse would realize that administering an antipyretic for the elevated body temperature is what type of nursing action? 124/82 • Explain your rationale. Who is legally responsible for this type of action? 2.By communicating with Mrs. Smith about comfort measures to be implemented and the medication being administered, the nurse is establishing a trusting nurse--client relationship. What type of skills is the nurse using to promote this relationship? 3. When the nurse returns in approximately 1 hour to recheck Mrs. Smith's temperature, she is participating in which phase of the nursing process? Explain your rationale.
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Case Study, Chapter 36, Implementing and Evaluating Care
Pulse
Respirations
Mrs. Smith, a 51-year-old female, has been admitted to an acute care facility with a medical
diagnosis of pneumonia. When assessing Mrs. Smith you note her vital signs are as follows:
Temperature
101.6°F
92
18
(6) The Reason Why...
124/82
B/P
O₂ Saturation 96%
You also note Mrs. Smith is flushed but is complaining of being cold.
(Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, 6)
1. In planning nursing care for Mrs. Smith, the nurse would realize that administering an
antipyretic for the elevated body temperature is what type of nursing action?
Explain your rationale.
Who is legally responsible for this type of action?
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2.By communicating with Mrs. Smith about comfort measures to be implemented and the
medication being administered, the nurse is establishing a trusting nurse--client relationship.
What type of skills is the nurse using to promote this relationship?
3. When the nurse returns in approximately 1 hour to recheck Mrs. Smith's temperature, she is
participating in which phase of the nursing process? Explain your rationale.
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