Summary NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing Rapid Reasoning Clostridium difficile Colitis

NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing Rapid Reasoning Clostridium difficile Colitis NUR2488: Mental Health Nursing Rapid Reasoning: Clostridium difficile Colitis Chief Complaint/History of Present Illness: Mindy Perkins is a 48 year old woman who presents to the ED with 10-15 loose, liquid stools daily for the past 2 days. She completed a course of oral Amoxicillin seven days ago for a dental infection. In addition to loose stools, she complains of lower abdominal pain that began 2 days ago as well. She has not noted any blood in the stool. She denies vomiting or fever/chills. She is on Prednisone for Crohn’s disease as well as Pantoprazole (Protonix) for severe GERD. Past Medical History: • Crohn’s disease • GERD Your Initial VS: WILDA Pain Scale (5th VS): Description: Crampy Intensity: 7/10 Location: Generalized throughout RLQ-LLQ Duration: Persistent since onset 2 days ago Aggravating factors: None Alleviating factors: None