NUR 401 Head Trauma Case Study J.R. What steps will you take to assess J.R.?  First I would assess his airway to make sure it is patent and nothing is prohibiting him from getting air in  The I would assess his breathing to see if he is in distress, listen to lung sounds, count respirations, and assess chest expansion  Check Circulation assessing blood loss from laceration, by feeling for pulses, cap refill, checking for cyanosis and checking BP  Lastly I would perform Glasgow...

NUR 401 Head Trauma Case Study J.R. Scenario: J.R. is a 28-year-old man who was doing home repairs. He fell from the top of a 6-foot stepladder, striking his head on a large rock. He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness. By the time his neighbor got to him, he was conscious but bleeding profusely from a laceration over the right temporal area. The neighbor drove him to the emergency department of your hospital. As the nurse, you immediately apply a cervical collar, lay him on a str...