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MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING CASE STUDY-COPD/PNEUMONIA
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Case Study Scenario: Joan Walker is an 84-year-old female who has had a productive cough of green phlegm that started four days ago that persists. She was started three days ago on prednisone 40 mg P... O daily and azithromycin (Zithromax) 250 mg PO x5 days by her clinic physician. Though she has had intermittent chills, she had a fever last night of 102.0 F/38.9 C. She has had more difficulty breathing during the night and has been using her albuterol inhaler every 1-2 hours with no improvement so she called 9-1-1 and was brought to the emergency department (ED) where you are the nurse who will be responsible for her care. Key Components: 1. Develop Critical Thinking By applying and using knowledge most important to practice 2. Develop Clinical Reasoning By recognizing relevant clinical data to identify the nursing priority 3. Develop Clinical Judgment Outcome when student interprets, notices, and responds appropriately [Show More]
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