Title: Management and Care of Patients with Hip Fracture, Cerebrovascular Accident, and Autism

This essay should be written in APA format, to include a cover page and reference page. The essay will need to be between 3- 5 pages long not including the cover page and reference pages. It is required to utilize a minimum of 4 evidence-based sources (NO WEBSITES – MUST USE ARTICLES no more than 7 years old) to support responses.Answer the following questions and Use these objectives as the first level headings for the correlating question below:
-Hip Fracture
– Cerebrovascular Accident
-AutismQuestion 1: A 65-year-old marathon runner, has suffered a fractured hip in a fall. Postoperatively, Mr. Whitlow sustains complications, including myocardial infarction and a pulmonary embolus. He is on bedrest currently. What is the recommended approach to this patient’s care? What should be included in his care? Describe how all systems of the body are affected by the current diagnosis.Question 2: A 78-year-old African American woman is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. She was found on the floor of her bedroom by her daughter in a confused state, and she could not move her left leg. A Diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident is suspected. When taking the nursing history, what risk factors would you assess for? How is the diagnosis of ischemic stroke is confirmed? What orders would the nurse expect to receive from the physician for acute ischemic stroke and what nursing interventions would the nurse implement?Question 3: A 4-year-old male is brought to the clinic because his parents are concerned, he doesn’t speak much and doesn’t show affection. On physical exam, the physician suspects autism.
What confirmatory tests would the nurse expect to be performed to confirm autism? What treatment options are available for this patient? How will this disorder affect growth and development? What will the nurse include in patient/family teaching for this client with autism?Feel free to keep this simple and stick to answering the few questions in each prompt with elaboration only on whats necessary to understand the topics. Thank you so much in advance!

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