Posted: December 26th, 2022
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Established chief complaint and reason for admittance
Reports car accident
Reports injury
Reports passive suicidal ideation
Followed up on details of car accident
Reports loss of consciousness
Reports being unsure of how the accident happened
Reports wearing seatbelt
Reports being the driver – no other passengers in car
Reports was told she would get a ticket for DUI
Followed up on alcohol use just prior to car accident
Reports drinking before accident
Reports being unsure of how many drinks – “at least 5”
Reports was drinking with friends at a party
Reports left party to drive home because she was mad at her girlfriend and could not take any more
Asked about driving impaired
Reports knew she was driving under the influence but did not care
Reports have driven in past after drinking, but this time she did not care if she injured herself
Followed up on impaired driving – risk for self harm
Reports has had enough of life and did not care if she got hurt/died
Reports had not thought about self harm before accident
Reports since accident, not sure what to think about what she did
Asked about onset and duration of pain
Reports pain started immediately after accident
Reports accident was last night
Reports accident was at 10 pm
Asked about location of pain
Reports pain is in right wrist
Asked about aggravating factors of pain
Reports increased pain when bending or twisting (R) wrist
Reports increased pain when trying to lift items, even small ones such as a hairbrush Alcohol Use Disorder Rachel Adler shadow health Subjective Data Collection
Asked about treatment and relieving factors of pain
Reports rest improves pain
Reports ibuprofen has significantly reduced pain
Reports wearing sling helps
Asked about characteristics of pain
Reports pain is aching
Denies sharp or shooting pain
Asked about severity of pain
Reports current pain level is 2/10
Reports pain without medication was 8/10
Asked about existing health conditions
Reports no known health problems
Asked about history of mental health
Denies previous history of mental illness diagnoses
Denies past depression
Reports feeling anxious over the past six months – has not sought treatment/counseling
Reports can not deal with stress of school and life in general
Reports that she does not care what happens to her anymore (passive suicidal ideation)
Followed up on stress issues
Reports stress over parental relationships
Reports stress over school
Reports stress over grades
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