Medical Case Study: Justine Wound

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While in medical Justine was struggle allowing the nursing to check her wound. After getting treatment Justine was able to leave the nurse suite and walking into the 502 hallway. Once she reaches the 502 hallway she sat down on the floor and removed her protective boot and began to removal her wound dressing. Staff attempted to use caring gestures and hurdle help to support Justine and encourage her to use her words so that could understand what’s going on. Justine was able to removal her dressing and staff placed her in a seated restraint from 4:40pm to 4:48pm. Justine was able to recovery and come down to baseline. Staff remains seated next to using caring gestures and encourage Justine to allow the nurse to redress her wound. Nurse Carol

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