Fundamentals Of Professional Nursing
Course Project Case Study
Based on the following information, students will complete the course project in their assigned groups.
Group 2
2. Mr. Clark is a 26 Caucasian male who was admitted to the rehabilitation hospital following a 6 week stay in a local acute care hospital. He suffered a T3 burst fracture after a MVA and the site was surgically stabilized. He is paralyzed in his lower extremities and has no sensation below the clavicles. He is incontinent of bowel and bladder and has a stage 3 pressure ulcer to his coccyx. Medical history includes substance abuse (alcohol) and obesity.
Mr. Clark is single and lives alone in a second story apartment. His parents live three states away and he has no relatives in the area. He is a seasonal construction worker, denies any religious affiliation and speaks English.
Orders include:
Regular diet
Ensure high protein shake BID
Foley cath to dependent drainage
Dulcolax suppository every 3 days rectally
Baclofen 5mg PO QID
Midodrine 10 mg PO at 0800, 1300 and 1800
Sertraline 100mg PO daily
Hydrocodone 5/325 q 6 hours for moderate to severe pain
PT, OT TID, 5 days per week
Dressing changes to sacral pressure ulcer: cleanse with wound wash, alginate dressing daily
Cervical collar when OOB
Transfer with sliding board per PT
Full resuscitation