Question Answered step-by-step What priority assessment data, taking her age into consideration,… What priority assessment data, taking her age into consideration, will you note upon initial assessment of Mabel Walker? Identify three pharmacological and three non-pharmacological interventions?Priority Assessment Data: Non-pharmacological: Pharmacological: Non-surgical treatment options:Non-surgical treatment options:Post-operative nursing care:Mabel was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and chronic pain, ultimately leading to the need for surgery. Define osteoarthritis, chronic pain and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Then list non-surgical treatment options for osteoarthritis and chronic pain and list post-operative nursing care for a TKA.Define Osteoarthritis:Define Chronic Pain:Describe the TKA procedure: List three potential post-op complications specific to Mabel’s TKA and two interventions for each?Post-op Complication #1: Intervention: Intervention: Post-op Complication #2: Intervention: Intervention: Post-op Complication #3: Intervention: Intervention: List the PMH that applies to this hospitalization. Explain how each affect this hospitalization. Reason:Reason:Reason:Onset:Peak: Duration:Onset:Peak:Duration:Mabel takes only Metformin at home. She is confused to why she is taking insulin Aspart and Insulin Lantus in the hospital. Please explain to Mabel the reason she is taking insulin Aspart in conjunction with Insulin Lantus in the hospital rather than Metformin alone. Mabel Walker has ordered a diabetic diet with calorie count. What does it mean when a diet is Carb Control (60-75gm/meal with 15gm/snack)? What would you plan for Mabel’s meals and snacks? Carbohydrate Control (60-75mg/meal with 15gm/snack): Breakfast: Snack: Lunch: Snack: Dinner: Mabel has three medication orders for glucose control. What is the reason each dose is given? Order: Aspart Insulin: 4 times a day sliding scale with meals (AC) and at bedtime (HS).Order: Lantus Insulin: Daily AM: 26 units SQ injectionOrder: Metformin: 2 times a day: 500 mgWhat is the onset, peak, and duration of Aspart Insulin and Lantus Insulin? Why might it be important to know this information when caring for Mabel Walker? Aspart Insulin: Lantus InsulinWhy is the above information good to know when caring for Mabel Walker? What are common signs and symptoms (S/S) of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia? How would you manage each condition? S/S of Hypoglycemia: Management: S/S of Hyperglycemia:Management: Mabel is on over a dozen medications during this hospitalization. What lab values and vital signs would you want to collect to identify Mabel’s risk prior to administering the medications? Identify and explain at least one potential adverse drug reaction based on the combination of drugs prescribed. Lab Values: Vital Signs: Adverse Reaction: Mabel has several pharmacologic pain relief methods ordered. List two non-pharmacologic pain relief measures. When would you consider non-pharmacological pain relief measures instead of pharmacological measures? Non-Pharmacological #1: Non-Pharmacological #2: Consideration: Mabel complains of foul-smelling urine and frequency when urinating. Write out how you would present this when you call Mabel’s doctor using SBAR technique. Situation (i.e., caller information, room number, patient name, diagnosis, post-operative day, hospital day, reason for call) Background (i.e., pertinent past medical history, pertinent past surgical history, pertinent medications, pertinent lab values, lines, tubes, artificial airway) Assessment (i.e., pertinent assessment data related to the situation) Recommendation (i.e., state what you are asking the physician to do) Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 3584 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)