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You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
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You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.
PreviousNext
You are caring for an 87-year old man with a mild cognitive
impairment who lives with his wife at an assisted living residence.
He filled the basin of water to soak his feet and immersed his left
foot in the basin before checking the water temperature. He
sustained deep partial-thickness burn on his foot and ankle and has
been admitted to the residence's skilled nursing unit. The nurse
notes that the skin of his left foot is bright red and there are
three 2- to 4-cm blisters on the dorsum. The burn is quite painful
and he cannot bear weight on his foot. His wife states that she is
concerned because he is not eating his meals.
Answer the following questions:
1. What precipitating factor/s that might have contributed to
the incident? Explain.
2. What equipment/tools are required to conduct your assessment?
Describe how you would perform a detailed skin assessment on your
client.
3. List down some pertinent questions that you need to ask
during your assessment.
4. Based in the assessment findings listed above, discuss what
you believe is happening to your client and why.
5. What would be your priority assessments? What do you
anticipate will be the treatment for your client?
6. Based on your priority assessment, give one priority nursing
diagnosis, one nursing outcome and 5 interventions for your
diagnosis.