Case Study, Chapter 64, Introduction to the Integumentary System Alice Bixby, an 83-year-old female client is admit...
Case Study, Chapter 64, Introduction to the Integumentary System Alice Bixby, an 83-year-old female client js admifted with a cerebral vascular accident with the aphasia and hemiparesis (paralysis of the right side of the body). The client has global a has difficulty speaking or understanding what is said. The client is incontinent of urine and stool and wears adult incontinent briefs. The client has a thickened diet to nectar consistency because of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The client has been turned...
Case Study Mrs. Ramona Garcia, a 76-year-old female, is admitted to a medical respiratory unit with pneumonia after 4 days of difficulty breathing, fever, and a productive cough with purulent sputum. She reports that she has been sleeping sitting upright in a chair for the past week because it was too difficult to breathe lying down. When Mrs. Garcia’s breathing is comfortable enough for her to be turned briefly for a full skin assessment, the nurse notes a 4-cm red...
Case Study Mrs. Ramona Garcia, a 76-year-old female, is admitted to a medical respiratory unit with pneumonia after 4 days of difficulty breathing, fever, and a productive cough with purulent sputum. She reports that she has been sleeping sitting upright in a chair for the past week because it was too difficult to breathe lying down. When Mrs. Garcia’s breathing is comfortable enough for her to be turned briefly for a full skin assessment, the nurse notes a 4-cm red...
Mrs. Ramona Garcia, a 76-year-old female, is admitted to a medical respiratory unit with pneumonia after 4 days of difficulty breathing, fever, and a productive cough with purulent sputum. She reports that she has been sleeping sitting upright in a chair for the past week because it was too difficult to breathe lying down. When Mrs. Garcia’s breathing is comfortable enough for her to be turned briefly for a full skin assessment, the nurse notes a 4-cm red area on...
You have been assigned to care for Mr. Alvarez, a 74-year-old client being treated for a urinary tract infection. He suffered a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) 6 months ago and has had difficulty ambulating and attending to his own needs because of right-sided weakness. He is thin for height, incontinent of foul smelling urine, and has non-blanchable erythema on his coccyx and peritoneal area. He is alert and oriented to person, place, and time. He has decreased sensation on his entire...
Case Study Chapter 51: Caring for Clients with Diabetes Mellitus Candy Sweet, a 56-year-old female client, is recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Both her mother and father had type 2 diabetes around the same age the client developed the disease. She is a secretary for a large firm and did not exercise. She has two children and had gestational diabetes with each pregnancy. The HDL cholesterol is 30 mg/dl, and the triglyceride level is 260 mg/dl, which adds to...
Case Study, Chapter 51, Caring for Clients With Diabetes Mellitus Candy Sweet, a 56-year-old female client, is recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Both her mother and father had type 2 diabetes around the same age the client developed the disease. She is a secretary for a large firm and lived sedentary lifestyle. She has two children and had gestational diabetes with each pregnancy. The HDL cholesterol is 30 mg/dL and the triglyceride level is 260 mg/dL, which adds to...
Name: Integumentary System Case Study: Jon's Story (Each question is worth 0.5 pts) At 63 years old, Jon was retiring early by most people's standards, but he felt it was time and he was looking forward to it. His mind wandered as he raked the dry remnants of his front yard. The African summer had been hotter than usual but he had always worked outdoors and the warmth of the sun on his face felt good. Jon had grown up...
CASE STUDY FOR CARE PLAN Mr. W is an 83-year-old man who was brought to the hospital from a long term care facility by paramedics after reporting severe dyspnea and shortness of breath. He has been experiencing coldlike symptoms for the past 2 days. He has a productive cough with thick greenish sputum. When Mr. W awoke in the nursing home, it was found that he had difficulty breathing even after using his albuterol (Proventil) metered-dose inhaler (MDI). He...
Geriatric and Anticoagulants Case Study A 77-year-old female was brought to the emergency room after falling twice at her daughter’s home. The first fall was in the bathtub, where she slipped while rising from the shower chair. She fell a second time when leaving her daughter’s home to visit friends 2 hours later. Her daughter, who is present, states that her mother hit her head on the side of the house, and there is presently a large hematoma on the...