•Sheila Dalton is a 52-year-old woman who has a history of chronic low back pain and COPD. She had. Question
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•Sheila Dalton is a 52-year-old woman who has a history of chronic low back pain and COPD. She had a posterior spinal fusion of L4-S1 today. She had an estimated blood loss (EBL) of 675 mL during surgery and received 2500 mL of Lactated Ringers (LR).••Pain is currently controlled at 2/10 and increases with movement. She was started on a hydromorphone patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with IV bolus dose of 0.1 mg and continuous hourly rate of 0.2 mg.••Last set of VS in post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) P: 88; R: 20; BP: 122/76; requires 4 liters per n/c to keep her O2 sat >90 percent. You are the nurse receiving the patient directly from the PACU.
What educational/discharge PRIORITIES will be needed to develop a teaching plan for this patient and/or family?
8. What is the patient likely experiencing/feeling right now in this situation?
9. What can you do to engage yourself with this patient’s experience and show that she matters to you as a person?
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•Sheila Dalton is a 52-year-old woman who has a history of chronic low back pain and COPD. She had
