06/19/2021- 8:00 AM Pain - Received patient on semifowler’s
Headache position, awake ; with cc of neck pain persistent headache and neck pain, intermittent high fever, cough and colds; - hooked to ½ D5NSS + KCL at 35 ml/ hr; - vital signs of temp – (101 F)38.3 C, HR – 104 bpm, RR – 38 cpm, BP – 90/60 mmhg; Patient looked pallor. - Placed a warm towel over the pain area. - Assisted pt. to a position of comfort - Administered diclofenac 1 ml stat - Controlled environment to encourage rest. - Assisted ROM exercises. - Monitored VS - Encourage relaxation techniques 10:00 am s/a DBE - Patient reports headache and neck pain was relieved - Performed TSB q 30 min. Fever - Encouraged pt. to wear loose 10:30 am clothes - Started Paracetamol 500 mg oral QID for fever, Ceftriaxone 1 g IV BID, Amikacin 180 mg IV BID as prescribed -Taught proper hand washing technique and instruct patient to keep hands away of eyes -Instructed patient to clean eye Conjunctivitis discharge with tissue and dispose 11: 00 pm carefully. Teach the patient to install eye drops and ointments correctly without touching tip of container with eye or lashes -Instructed to use dark black eye glasses to avoid bright light and contamination -Advised patient to avoid rubbing eyes –Administered Moxicip drops 2 drops OU TID as prescribed - Instructed to increase OFI Ineffective A/W - Repositioned pt. q 2hr and as clearance needed - Encouraged DBE 1:00 pm - Started Otrivin Nasal drops 2 drops nasal TID as prescribed - Pt.’s VS were (99.32 F) 37.4 C, HR – 92 bpm, RR – 20 cpm, BP – 92/63 mmhg; Patient was not pallor (lips and palm are pinkish) 3:00pm - Recoded I&O after the shift 2:00 pm - Referred
06/20/2021- 8:00 AM Pain - Received patient awake on a semi- (+) Kernig’s fowler’s position ; (+) Kernig’s sign, sign, (+) Brudzinki’s sign, vomiting (+) - hooked to ½ D5NSS + KCL at 35 Brudzinki’s ml/ hr; sign - vital signs of temp – (99.32 F) 37.4 C, HR – 92 bpm, RR – 20 cpm, BP – 125/85 mmhg; - Assisted pt. to a position of comfort - Elevated the head of the bed 30 degrees, and avoid neck flexion and extreme hip flexion - Maintained bed rest - Continued Paracetamol 500 mg oral QID for fever, Ceftriaxone 1 g IV BID, Amikacin 180 mg IV BID as ordered. Seizure - Initiated seizure precautions. 12:00 PM - Monitored for seizure activity - Elevated Side rails Vomiting - Placed the pt. to a fowler’s with a side lying position - Administered Syrup glycerol 10 ml PO BID as ordered. - Pt. reports of being comfortable and relieved without vomiting. 3:30 PM - referred 4:00 PM