NSG 280 Unit 3 Prioritization Project. Latest 2020/21

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NSG 280 Unit 3 Prioritization Project. Latest 2020/21.Step 1: You are the nurse manager on a new unit that will open today.This unit has 18 rooms, 10 are private rooms and 8 are double rooms.Two of t ... he single rooms have negative pressure (601 & 602).The list below tells you what patients are being transferred to your unit.You need to assign patients to their new rooms. In your assigned work group, complete the room assignments for these patients noting rationale for why you assign each patient to a specific room.Submit to your faculty by due date. Diagnosis AdditionalConsiderations SEX AGE Mr. L Right lobectomy – yesterday Has 2 chest tubes with minimal bubbling in the water seal bottle. Orders to ambulate to door and back again today.IVLR at 125ml/hour 126/86P 84R 16T 99.2 M 49 Ms. D Post-operative dehiscence Wound infection for MRSA.Wet to dry dressing twice daily.Self-care with assistance 130/72P 88R 20T 99.9 F 55 Mr.LD Legionnaire’s Disease Reports productive cough, shortness of breath. chest pain, nausea& vomiting IV of D5W @125 ml/hour B/P 128/84, T 101.4, P 100, R 24. Zithromax 500 mg as a single dose on Day 1, followed by 250 mg once daily on Days 2 through 5 M 23 Ms.S CHF Shingles – left sided abdominal rash with open lesions.Reports pain at rash site B/P 131/94, T 99.4, P 118, R 32 Pulse oximetry86% Crackles in both bases of lung, SOB F 73 Ms. PT Cirrhosis Pulmonary tuberculosis 138/88P 92R 22T 100.7 F 54 Ms. H DM UTI CHF Being admitted.BS 640mg/dl IVNormal Saline 0.9% @100ml/hr Change to D5W when glucose level is down to 250-300 mg/dl. Blood sugar every 2 hours 102/72P108R 24T 98.9 F 72 Ms. T Thyroidectomythis am To come to floor from PACU96/72P 76R 18T 97.8 F 24 Mr. A Acute renal failure continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) started yesterday flank pain, N&V 112/80P88R 20T 98.4 M 69 Ms. M Left Mastectomy Hemovacin place to be discharge in the am 122/78P 92r 16t 97.8 F 55 Ms. NM Neisseria meningitis IV cipro400 mg I.V. q 12 h B/P 118/94, T 101.4, P 118, R 32 O2 via nasal cannula @ 2L/m Seizure precautions F 22 Mr. D Dehydration stool positive for Clostridium difficile IV LR 125 ml/hour 92/64P 116R 28T 100.1 M 79 Mr. H Hepatitis A Incontinent of stool & urine Nausea & vomiting & fatigue B/P 128/94, T 99.4, P 118, R 32 M 89 Ms. G Guillain-Barre’ B/P 122/68, T 99.6, P 92, R 18 Bilateral leg weakness. No respiratory compromised at this time F 22 Ms. MI MI Coming from CCU Experiencingintermittent PVC 108/72P 76 irregR 16T 98 F 61 Mr. B Laminectomy L3 & L4 One day post-op.Orders to ambulate today 134/88P 92R 20T 100 M 52 Mr.C Colectomywith a colostomy One day post-op. NG tube 128/72P98R 20T 97.9axillary M 45 Ms. C Cervical cancer Radium implant.Foley catheter 114/72P 76R 18T 98.8 F 55 Ms. Fx Fractured left femur External fixator applied two days ago Fat emboli. Oxygen via Venturi mask 132/92P100 R 20T 99.0 F 39 Mr. T TURP One day post-op Continual Bladderirrigation OOB today. IV to be d/c 128/88P 92R 16T 99 M 71 Ms. R Rheumatoid Arthritis Noted to be in severe pain with the joints of both hands swollen, reddened and stiff.Unable to use upper extremities for self-help activities.130/90P 82R 24T 98.9 F 37 Mr. I I & D of infected left arm Has a history of drug use 3 years ago is still smoking.Is very demanding about his care; up and about on the unit.Watches the clock to see that his medications and every shift dressing changes are on time.150/98P 76R 18P 97 M 32 [Show More]

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