Patty M., the day-shift charge nurse on a busy orthopedic surgery unit, receives a report from the emergency room (ER) that she is to admit Mrs. L., a 40-year-old female patient in a diabetic crisis.
Patty M., the day-shift charge nurse on a busy orthopedic surgery unit, receives a report from the emergency room (ER) that she is to admit Mrs. L., a 40-year-old female patient in a diabetic crisis. The patient’s last blood sugar was 450 mg/dL. She is being admitted with an infected deep decubitus ulcer of her lower sacrum that occurred due to prolonged immobility following surgery last month for a cholecystectomy. The reporting nurse also indicated […]