INSTRUCTIONS: Read this case study and create a POST (click the plus sign in the bottom right) answering the 4 questions below. CASE STUDY: At the start of your shift, you receive the following report for one of your patients. “Patient: 72-year-old male, TBI from fall while intoxicated. Alert and oriented x4, lacks insight into his deficits. Independent in room and SBA on the ward. During the previous shift the patient was making statements about going home. These statements stopped after the patient's wife talked to him about the importance of completing his rehab. At the start of your shift you notice the patient packing his belongings while talking on the phone. Once he hangs up, he grabs his belongings and begins to walk toward the unit doors. Answer the 4 questions below in your post. by 4J PolyTrauma

INSTRUCTIONS: Read this case study and create a POST (click the plus sign in the bottom right) answering the 4 questions below. CASE STUDY: At the start of your shift, you receive the following report for one of your patients. “Patient: 72-year-old male, TBI from fall while intoxicated. Alert and oriented x4, lacks insight into his deficits. Independent in room and SBA on the ward. During the previous shift the patient was making statements about going home. These statements stopped after the patient's wife talked to him about the importance of completing his rehab. At the start of your shift you notice the patient packing his belongings while talking on the phone. Once he hangs up, he grabs his belongings and begins to walk toward the unit doors. Answer the 4 questions below in your post. by 4J PolyTrauma https://padlet.com/bryanhaese/Elopement_case_study 1. What would you say to the patient to get them to stay on the unit? 2. If patient continues to leave, who would you notify and how? 3. Should you continue to follow the patient off the ward? 4. You follow the patient outside and he gets in a car and drives away. What do you do next? en-us 2022-06-02 17:41:50 UTC 2024-05-31 15:14:02 UTC hello@padlet.com