Question

Your patient, Travis Scott, has high blood pressure, 180/80. It occurred after a night out with drinks. He claimed that he ate a large steak, potatoes with gravy, and creamed spinach. He also had 4 glasses of Hennessy, He felt chest discomfort when he lied down after the meal. He is rushed to the emergency room. You are his nurse. What would be your assessment? what are your nursing interventions? What labs or diagnostic tests would you recommend?

Answer 1

Answer: The nursing assessment and intervention involves:

• Nurse should collect all subjective and objective data.
• Nurse should assess the pulse rate of the patient.
• It is important to assess the articulation.
• The Nurse should intervene about the side of the pain the patient is experiencing.
• Intervention of the patient's medical history and lifestyle.
• Nurse should monitor the respiratory ratw and breathing pattern. This could reveal about any kind of heart disease.

The lab and diagnostic test involves:

• ECG
• Blood test for presence of any infection.
• Urine test.
• Blood sugar test.