A 24-year-old client recovering from a motor vehicle accident which occurred 2 weeks ago visits the health care facility today for a follow-up...

Question A 24-year-old client recovering from a motor vehicle accident which occurred 2weeks ago visits the health care facility today for a follow-up appointment. Duringthe accident, the client suffered a contusion to his head, lacerations to his face andneck, and a sprain to his lumbar area. He was seen in the emergency departmentand discharged home the same day. A CT scan of his head was taken at the time,which was negative. As the nurse begins the exam, the client appears anxious. Hisspeech is slurred, and she notices that his appearance is unkempt. His gait issteady but slow. The client informs the nurse of a recent job loss and inability tocope with the job-related stress after recovering from the accident.He states he has been having headaches for a week. Pain scale reveals a 6on a scale of1 to 10. He informs her that he usually wakes up with a headache and takes thepain medication given to him for his back injury suffered in the accident. He claims”The medication doesn’t seem to help much.” He confesses to having taken twicethe dose all this week.VS: BP 138/80 mm Hg, HR 92 beats/min and bounding, RR 16 breaths/min, PulseOx 94%(Learning Objectives: 4, 5, 7, 8)Questions:a. Based on the nurse’s assessment and the information obtained, whatactions shouldthe nurse take?b. What follow-up is indicated for this client? Health Science Science Nursing SCIENCE 58 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)