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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 33
CASE STUDY: Cellulitis Patient Profile W.B., a 72-year-old man, cut his lower arm on a kitchen knife. At the time of the injury he did not seek medical attention. On the third day following the injury he began to be concerned about the condition of the wound and the way he was feeling. Subjective Data
• States he has a fever and has had a general feeling of malaise
• Has pain in the area of the cut and the entire lower arm Objective Data
• 4-cm area around cut is hot, erythematous, and edematous with redness extending both up and down his arm
• Temp: 100.8°F (38.2°C)
-Priority Decision: Based on the assessment data presented, what are the priority nursing diagnoses? Are there any collaborative problems?
• States he has a fever and has had a general feeling of malaise
• Has pain in the area of the cut and the entire lower arm Objective Data
• 4-cm area around cut is hot, erythematous, and edematous with redness extending both up and down his arm
• Temp: 100.8°F (38.2°C)
-Priority Decision: Based on the assessment data presented, what are the priority nursing diagnoses? Are there any collaborative problems?
Explanation
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Nursing diagnoses:
• Impaired skin inte...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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