Question - Kyle Stephens, 15 years old, is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after a diving accident at a local lake.
a. What nursing assessments would be important for Kyle?
b. What diagnostic tests would the nurse expect to be ordered for Kyle? Kyle is found to have crushed vertebrae at the S4-5 level with a partially severed spinal cord.
c. What would be important teaching points for Kyle and his family?