Contributed to her developing osteoporosis

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Carol Brady is 78 years old. She has been admitted to hospital following a fall at home. She has a suspected fracture to her left radius. Her husband was with her when she fell, and he has reported that she had a brief loss of consciousness for approximately 20 seconds. She has a past history of Parkinson's disease (6 years) and osteoporosis. She is intolerant to dairy foods and has a poor appetite. She has limited mobility and leads a sedentary lifestyle. She reports pain of 8/10.

Her vital signs are as follows

BP 165/105
Temp 36.2 C
RR 20
HR 90
SaO2 99%

1. List four factors that would have contributed to her developing osteoporosis?

2. Research Parkinson's Disease and explain how Parkinson's disease can significantly contribute to falls.

3. What other symptoms might Carol have in relation to Parkinson's disease?

4. Besides monitoring the above vital signs list three other assessments that should be conducted? Explain why.

5. Carol hit her head during the fall and experienced a brief loss of consciousness, she starts to complain of a headache and is feeling nauseated. What do you think could be happening?

6. Complete one nursing care plan for Carol. It should have a one nursing diagnosis, one goal, two interventions supported by two rationales.

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