Chapter 1, Problem 2.1E

Rewrite the following statements using the appropriate language for nursing documentation. Elderly patient has been physically abused – multiple bruises that definitely look like finger marks found on patient’s arms bilaterally. RN asked granddaughter if her boyfriend is physically abusing pt. – she lied and said the patient fell and banged his arms on the kitchen table; RN notified social services that this is a clear case of elder abuse.

Chief complaint to the patient level of consiousness what will be the assessment to the patient by subjective and objective also for nursing analysis, planning with short term goal and long term goal,intervention with independent and dependent,rationale and evaluation to the patient?

Identify three nursing interventions with associated rationale for the concern listed above. You and your fellow nursing assistant are completing ADLs for a dependent patient. You have given a bed bath and changed the occupied bed, and it is now time to reposition a dependent patient.