Fred is an 83-year-old male who is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit status post fall

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Fred is an 83-year-old male who is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit status post fall

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As with your prior weekly posts you need to organize your responses under the heading of each question. Please carefully read the questions and fully answer all aspects of each question.
Fred is an 83-year-old male who is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit status post fall. He is alert and oriented and reports that while visiting a local casino with his wife Margaret earlier this evening he tripped over a curb and fell landing on his right side. After receiving morphine in the emergency room prior to transfer to your unit Fred is rating his pain at 6/10. He has multiple bruises from his jawbone to his knee as well as a slight rotation of his right leg.
Past medical history includes: myocardial infarction (MI) x 2 peripheral vascular disease (PVD) with bilateral iliac stents non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) sleep apnea and degenerative joint disease.
Medications include: aspirin Plavix Lopressor Lisinopril and Metformin.
After reviewing the above scenario please answer the following questions.