Identify three priorities of care for daisy

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Daisy Loo is a 67-year-old female who arrives at the ER after a fall while working in the garden with her wife. During her secondary survey it comes to light that she has been experiencing persistent stiffness in her muscles and tremors, even at rest, over the last months and this contributed to her fall today. She has difficulty tying her shoes, fastening buttons and has tripped over her own feet multiple times. Her wife reports that Daisy's mood is lower and she has been sleeping poorly. Luckily, she has not experienced any serious injury from the fall today, however she is frustrated and worried about her symptoms. She is anxious about what this acute neurological workup may uncover. She was seen by neurologist and after diagnostic reviews and clinical examinations she is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease- Break stage 2.

1. Identify 3 priorities of care for Daisy that you will address during your shift. Provide your rationale for why these are important to consider for Daisy (safety, health teaching, assessment, med admin etc

2. Identify 1 nursing interventions that corresponds to each of the nursing priorities you selected and provide rationale for your choice of that intervention.

3. What outcomes would you evaluate to know your interventions have been effective/no effective?

4. Select a medication used to help manage her PD. Describe the mechanism of action of that medication- what benefit or impact it has for Daisy and the information you would ensure Daisy and her family to learn about this medication

5. List 3 learning objectives you would include in client teaching for Daisy and her wife for Daisy's home management as part of her discharge planning? How will you evaluate their learning?

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