- What are your initial priorities for each one of thesepatients?
- What information would you need to obtain on assessment of eachof these patients
- What medications (classifications) do you anticipate finding oneach patients MAR?
77 year old patient with c/o weakness; Dr. ImaGuessin
0100
This patient is complaining of not being able to get to sleep.He states that he usually takes something at home every night tohelp him sleep. He wants you to call the doctor and get somethingfor him.
84 year old confused patient with urosepsis; Dr. C. M.Pea
0210
Aide comes to tell you that the patient is very confused, tryingto get out of bed…”was a little confused at the beginning of theshift but nothing like this”. The patient is now screaming thatpeople are ‘trying to kill him’ and waking up all the otherpatients on the unit. You need to notify the doctor of thischange…what are you going to tell him/her? Unable to get vitalsigns or assessment at this time.
- My initial priority for this patient is
88 year old patient with CHF; Dr. Dryem
0245
The patient calls you in to tell you that she is havingdifficulty ‘getting enough air’. You notice that her respirationsare much more labored and wet sounding than your earlierassessment.
