38 y/o patient states they are in pain after having surgery…
38 y/o patient states they are in pain after having surgery on a broken femur and alerts the nurse at 7 p.m. The nurse asks the patient when the pain started, to describe the pain, and the pain level on a scale of 0-10, and also assesses the patient’s cast and bandages. The patient states the pain started about an hour ago, it is a throbbing pain, and rates their pain 8 on a scale of 0-10. The bandages and cast appear to be within normal limits for a post-surgical patient. The nurse checks the orders which state the patient can have morphine 10 mg tablet PO every 4 to 6 hours PRN pain and the last dose of medication was 2 p.m. The nurse administered Morphine 10 mg tablet at 7:05 p.m. Documentation of patient concern including description and pain scale, nurse’s assessment, and administration of the medication was completed. At 7:45 p.m. the nurse checks with the patient to re-assess their pain. The patient states the morphine was helpful and their pain level is now down to a “3” on the 0-10 scale. The nurse also documents this. This is an example of what process?
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In which order will the nurse use the nursing process steps during the clinical decision-making process? 1. Evaluating goals2. Assessing patient needs3. Planning priorities of care4. Determining nursing diagnoses5. Implementing nursing interventions
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