An 82 year old woman is being admitted to the long term care…

An 82 year old woman is being admitted to the long term care facility.  Her assigned nurse completes a full assessment, including calculating the risk for skin breakdown based on the Braden Scale.  Which of the following will the nurse not include to accurately calculate a Braden Scale value? 

The patient has been brought to the emergency department fol…

The patient has been brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The patient is unresponsive. His driver’s license states that he needs glasses to operate a motor vehicle, but no glasses were brought in with the patient. The nurse should