A 19-year-old male patient is admitted with a fracture of C6 and C7 that has progressed to quadriplegia. His career as a football player had been very promising. He was injured during a football game at the university where he is currently a senior. At the time of the injury, contract negotiations were in progress with a leading professional football team. Create a nursing intervention for each of the adaptive modes to promote adaptation (physiological, self concept, role function, and interdependence

A 19-year-old male patient is admitted with a fracture of C6 and C7 that has progressed to quadriplegia. His career as a football player had been very promising. He was injured during a football game at the university where he is currently a senior. At the time of the injury, contract negotiations were in progress with a leading professional football team. Create a nursing intervention for each of the adaptive modes to promote adaptation (physiological, self concept, role function, and interdependence

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Chapter10: Cpt Anesthesia

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