San Pedro Hospitai of Davao City, Inc.: Nurses' Notes
San Pedro Hospitai of Davao City, Inc.: Nurses' Notes
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NURSES' NOTES
Name: Aguilar, Edbert Ward: Sta. Rosa Room/ Bed No. :243-1
DATE TIME
09/11/2020 7 am Patient received on bed; awake and conscious; c O2 inhalation at 3 L/min via nasal cannula; O2 sat of
90-92%; Dr Ituhat aware.
c IVF of D5W, @ 500 cc level @ KVO rate; @ R cephalic vein; patent and infusing well; no swelling and
no infiltration noted; regulated @ desired rate.
On LSLF diet
8 am Initial VS taken and recorded; temp. 37.4 °C; PR 75 bpm; RR 23 cpm; BP 140/100 mmHg; CR 80 bpm;
afebrile; recorded.
BP referred to AP.
Patient sent to echocardiography department via wheelchair for cardiac evaluation as ordered by Dr.
Alampayan and Dr. Cabahug.
10:37 am No chest pain noted; O2 sat checked; 92-93%; BP rechecked;140/90 mmHg; AP aware.
3 pm Patient endorsed to next NOD c on going IVF of D5W @ KVO rate @ 420 cc level; patent and intact.
ID 9105016303
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT:
General Survey
The client is in medium frame with stooped posture, the client is bedridden since he was admitted
to hospital. The client is well groomed and has no body odor. He is awake but unresponsive, he is not
cooperative.
Skin
The client skin is normal racial tone which is brown and Unblemished and no presence of any foul
odor, the body hair is even distributed, It is dry and rough. Skin turgor is wrinkled and loss of elasticity.
He doesn’t have any edema.
Nail
The client nail shape is convex clubbing, the nail is rough and the nail bed is pink and is intact
with the epidermis. The capillary refill with 5 seconds.
The client skull is proportionate to the body size, these were no tenderness in the scalp. These
were no presence of nodules, and infestation, his hair is not distributed well the strands are thin and
brittle. The color of his hair is a mixture of white and black. His head is round and symmetrical its
consistency is hard. He can’t control his head and the shape of his face is round and asymmetrical and
its consistency is rough.
Eyes
The condition of his eyes is normal no presences of discharges. The eye brows are evenly
distributed. An eye lid has ineffectively closure. The blink is unresponsive sometimes. Pupils are equally
round and reactive to light and accommodation. He can execute the ocular movement, he recognize
objects within 12-14 inches. The lacrimal apparatus is dry.
Ear
The color of the ear is of normal racial tone which is brown, it is symmetrical. The alignment of the
pinna is symmetrical. The pinnas are elastic and recoil when folded. Mastoid process is tender. The
auditory canal contains some cerum, the color is brown and there is an absent of discharges.
Nose
The color of the nose is racial tone which is brown. His septum is in the midline. The mucosa is
light green, nostrils are both patent. Sinuses are no tender. There’s no NGT to his both nostrils.
The lips is symmetrical and brown, the consistency is rough, buccal mucosa is pink, the gum is
pink, the tongue movement are not that smooth. Its texture is rough. The color of the hard and soft
palate is pink. The tonsils are inflamed. The teeth is in complete.
Neck
The neck has involuntary movement and with resistance, maxillary lymph nodes are palpable.
The neck muscles are equal in size. The trachea is placed in the midline of the neck.
Breast
The breast of symmetrical with flat contour, shape is flat, the skin surface are rough, lymph nodes
are not palpable. The areola is color brown, shape is round and nipple is inverted. No discharges.
Chest and lungs
The color of the chest is normal racial tone which is brown. The chest wall is symmetrical and the
chest expansion is symmetrical, respiratory rhythm is irregular, the respiratory depth is shallow, the
respiratory pattern is not normal. When percussed the sound is resonance. The respiratory rate is 21
breaths per minute.
Heart
The rhythm is irregular, PMI is located in the apical pulse. Heart rate is 74 beats per minute.
Abdomen
The abdomen of the client has an unblemished skin and is uniform in color. There were
symmetrical movement caused associated with clients respiration. Peristalsis is non-visible. When
percussed the sound is tympany. When palpated he doesn’t have any tenderness. The liver are not
palpable.
Lower extremities
The client unable to stand and walk. Muscles are not palpable with absences of tremors. Bone
doesn’t have any deformities. Joint doesn’t smoothly.
Name: Aguilar, Edbert Age: 72 Ward: Bed: 1
Maintain
quiet,
comfortable
environment.
Rationale:
to avoid
mental/emoti
onal stress
that may
increase the
myocardial
workload.