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NUR 401 Head Trauma Case Study J.R Head Trauma Case Study NUR 401 Scenario: J.R. is a 28-year-old man who was doing home repairs. He fell from the top of a 6-foot stepladder, striking his head on a large rock. He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness. By the time his neighbor got to him, he was conscious but bleeding profusely from a laceration over the right temporal area. The neighbor drove him to the emergency department of your hospital. As the nurse, you immediately apply a cervic...

Head Trauma Case Study-J.R Head Trauma Case Study NUR 401 Scenario: J.R. is a 28-year-old man who was doing home repairs. He fell from the top of a 6-foot stepladder, striking his head on a large rock. He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness. By the time his neighbor got to him, he was conscious but bleeding profusely from a laceration over the right temporal area. The neighbor drove him to the emergency department of your hospital. As the nurse, you immediately apply a cervical c...

Case Spinal Cord Injury Case Study Spinal Cord Injury Case Study NUR 401 Scenario: T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia. 1. Describe a plan for implementing these physician's orders.  First, I would apply oxygen and immobilize the cervical spine. Then, I would Perform a neuro assessment. Next, I would start IVs, place ECG monitoring,...

Head Trauma Case Study-J.R Head Trauma Case Study NUR 401 Scenario: J.R. is a 28-year-old man who was doing home repairs. He fell from the top of a 6-foot stepladder, striking his head on a large rock. He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness. By the time his neighbor got to him, he was conscious but bleeding profusely from a laceration over the right temporal area. The neighbor drove him to the emergency department of your hospital. As the nurse, you immediately apply a cervical c...

NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study Scenario: T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia Show Less

NUR 401 Case Study: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/NUR 401 Case Study: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/NUR 401 Case Study: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Scenario: R ocky is a 56 y.o. aeronautical scientist who was involved in a motor vehicle crash (MVC). He was the driver of a vehicle that was hit head-on, pinning him behind the steering wheel. The airbag deployed. He was intubated on scene by pre-hospital personnel and air lifted to a Level I Trauma Center. I...

NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study/NUR 401 Spinal Cord Injury Case Study Scenario: T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia

NUR 401 SEPSIS CASE STUDY- Betty Louise History of the present problem: Betty Louise is an 82- year old female who has been feeling more fatigued for the last couple days and has had a fever for the l ast 24 hours. She reports feeling full more often and has notices a pink tinge in her urine when she urinates. She denies dysuria but admits to an increase in urinary frequency for over a week. Her daughter brought Mrs. Betty Louise to the emergency department (ED) when her mom did not know what da...

Spinal Cord Injury Case Study NUR 401 Scenario: T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia. 1. Describe a plan for implementing these physician's orders.  First, I would apply oxygen and immobilize the cervical spine. Then, I would Perform a neuro assessment. Next, I would start IVs, place ECG monitoring, foley catheter and if needed...

NUR 401 Abdominal Trauma Case Study- MR. Lancaster Mr. Lancaster is a 35-year-old client who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Lancaster was wearing a seat belt and driving at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car and hit an abutment. He was initially awake at the scene, but his level of consciousness declined while in transport to the hospital. Upon arrival to the emergency department he was already intubated orally with a # 8.0 endotracheal tube at 22 cm depth at the...