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This case study document covers two patient cases in acute biologic crisis and emergency and disaster nursing. It includes patient histories, clinical assessments, diagnostic procedures, and questions for analysis. It helps students practice critical thinking and decision-making skills in emergency nursing situations.
What's inside
- Case 1: Patient history and clinical assessment
- Diagnostic procedures and medical diagnosis
- Questions for analysis
- Case 2: Patient history and clinical assessment
Who it is for: Students of nursing and emergency medicine. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Emergency nursing in acute biologic crises is the focus. Students read about three patients with different injuries and illnesses. They see how nurses assess and manage these patients.
Patient histories
Three patients are described. Each has a different medical history and different injuries. Each has different risks and problems.
Clinical assessments
Each patient's condition is assessed. Vital signs and other observations are recorded. The patient's problems and risks are identified.
Diagnostic procedures
Tests are done to confirm the patients' diagnoses. The results are given. The patients' conditions are explained.
Questions for students
Students are asked to think about the patients' conditions. They must decide on the best nursing care for each patient. They must explain why.
Key terms
- Buck’s traction
- A way to pull on a broken bone to keep it in place.
- Baker-Wong Faces Pain Scale
- A way to measure pain by looking at a picture of faces.
- Riker Sedation-Agitation Score
- A way to measure how awake or restless a patient is.
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- A way to measure how conscious a patient is.
- Subdural hematoma
- Bleeding under the outer layer of the brain.
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- A lung infection caught outside of a hospital.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the most important things to do for a patient with severe injuries?
- How do you know if a patient is getting enough oxygen?
- What should nurses do when a patient's family has concerns about treatment?
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