Problem:
Ms. Nguyen is a 28-year-old Vietnamese patient who has just delivered a 6-pound baby boy after a 24-hour labor. Her IV was accidentally pulled out while moving her from the stretcher to the bed coming from labor and delivery. You assess her and find she has a temperature of 100.8°F and seems flushed with dry mucous membranes. You tell Ms. Nguyen it is important to drink fluids and leave her with a diet Coke and a glass of ice water. You come back to the room an hour later and she has not touched either.
- How should you respond?
- What sentences would you include?
- What would be some potential problems you might encounter and how would you respond to those problems? Explain why, citing your "Communication in Nursing 9th Ed." textbook, using APA format.