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ADULT HEALTH (NR 324) Skills and Reasoning CASE STUDY_URINARY CATHETERIZATION Sheila Dalton 52 Years Old

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ADULT HEALTH (NR 324) Skills and Reasoning CASE STUDY_URINARY CATHETERIZATION Sheila Dalton 52 Years Old History of Present Problem: Sheila Dalton is a 52-year-old Caucasian female who has a history... of chronic low back pain. She had a posterior spinal fusion of L4-S1 yesterday and is postoperative day (POD) #1. Her pain is controlled at 2/10 and requires hydromorphone 0.5-1 mg IV every 4 hours. She is able to stand and sit in a chair with assistance. Her indwelling urinary catheter was discontinued six hours ago and she has not voided since the catheter was removed. Sheila is tolerating oral fluids and has had an oral intake of 1000 mL in the past eight hours. Current Complaint: Two hours later, Sheila puts on her call light and states that she is having moderate pain/pressure above her pubic bone that she has not had before. What data from the story and current complaint do you NOTICE as RELEVANT and why is it clinically significant? [Show More]

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