Mary Barkley Room 306

Mary Barkley, 74y/o female has been admitted to your floor with a respiratory infection and she has tested positive for COVID-19. She resides in an assisted living facility which has seen four deaths related to COVID-19. She is exhibiting the same initial signs and symptoms as the other patients and her primary care provider would like to start aggressively treating her. She is running a low-grade fever of 99.8 F, SpO2 91%, and has a sore scratchy throat which is causing an unproductive cough. She also is complaining of chills, muscle pain and headache. She is an at-risk patient because of her age. She also suffers from Lupus and is already taking Hydroxychloroquine, a first-line lupus therapy, but there is no conclusive evidence of its benefits for coronavirus yet. She is very fearful and is requesting to see her family. She states that she does not want to die alone. You responded correctly to 5 out of 6 evaluations: Category Your response Explanation Oxygenatio n Yes Patient has a respiratory infection Comfort Yes Patient complains of a scratchy throat Grief/loss Yes Patient has had 4 deaths at her assisted living facility Mobility No No indication of impaired mobility Sexuality No No indication of sexual dysfunction Elimination No No indication of impaired elimination Scenario 1 This study source was downloaded by 100000867039459 from CourseHero.com on 05-15-2023 07:48:40 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/127431871/Mary-Barkleydocx/ You see Mrs. Barkley walking down the hall without a mask o