The nurse in the surgical unit is caring for a 67-year-old female client.
1930:Admitted for a hip replacement scheduled for 0700 tomorrow. Alert and oriented. Reports taking prednisone 10 mg by mouth every morning for 4 years for joint inflammation, plus calcium with vitamin D and acetaminophen. States, “I have not missed a prednisone dose in years.” Vital signs stable. Lungs clear.
2000:The primary health care provider (PHCP) wrote the admission prescriptions shown in the Orders tab. The client is to have nothing by mouth (NPO) after midnight.
The nurse has reviewed the Nurses' Notes from 1930 and 2000 and the Orders from 2000.
Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence.
The nurse should Word Choice because Word Choice.
Word Choices
add the prednisone to the list after surgery
ask the PHCP about the missing prednisone now
prednisone is not needed while the client is NPO
long-term prednisone suppresses the body's own cortisol
prednisone raises the risk of a surgical wound infection
leave the prednisone off until the client is eating again