Bsbwor501 Final Exam
Summer 2013 Final Exam Study Guide
1 Discuss in general which assessment findings would alert you to the need for immediate intervention. (When you notify a physician immediately, or call the rapid response team).
Report ABNORMAL assessment findings to the physician immediately, such as; cardiovascular status, respiratory status, kidney function, neurologic status, musculoskeletal status, nutritional status, skin appearance and psychosocial abnormalities.
Notify the rapid response team immediately before a cardiac or respiratory arrest occurs. A sudden deterioration in a patient’s condition should stimulate activation of emergency efforts. The goal of a rapid response team (RRT) is to avert a cardiac arrest and to take action before the patient stops breathing. Here are some generally …show more content…
To provide an appropriate outcome you need to include your initial assessment findings to see if the original problem is resolved. To do this you will need to perform an assessment before the intervention and then after the intervention. For example, if you assessed that you patient was in pain, you would want to provide pain medication. You would then follow up and assess them again to see if that pain is gone; if the pain is gone then you have an effective patient outcome.
6 Discuss the general clinical manifestations assessed in a person with anemia.
Symptoms of Anemia includes - easy fatigue and loss of energy, tachycardia -particularly with exercise, shortness of breath and headache, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, pale skin/pallor, leg cramps, insomnia, hypoxemia, low urine output, cool to touch, intolerance of cold temps.
7 Develop a discharge plan for a person who has had a spleenectomy.
Activity
Increase activity gradually. Don’t overexert yourself to the point of fatigue -
1 Discuss in general which assessment findings would alert you to the need for immediate intervention. (When you notify a physician immediately, or call the rapid response team).
Report ABNORMAL assessment findings to the physician immediately, such as; cardiovascular status, respiratory status, kidney function, neurologic status, musculoskeletal status, nutritional status, skin appearance and psychosocial abnormalities.
Notify the rapid response team immediately before a cardiac or respiratory arrest occurs. A sudden deterioration in a patient’s condition should stimulate activation of emergency efforts. The goal of a rapid response team (RRT) is to avert a cardiac arrest and to take action before the patient stops breathing. Here are some generally …show more content…
To provide an appropriate outcome you need to include your initial assessment findings to see if the original problem is resolved. To do this you will need to perform an assessment before the intervention and then after the intervention. For example, if you assessed that you patient was in pain, you would want to provide pain medication. You would then follow up and assess them again to see if that pain is gone; if the pain is gone then you have an effective patient outcome.
6 Discuss the general clinical manifestations assessed in a person with anemia.
Symptoms of Anemia includes - easy fatigue and loss of energy, tachycardia -particularly with exercise, shortness of breath and headache, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, pale skin/pallor, leg cramps, insomnia, hypoxemia, low urine output, cool to touch, intolerance of cold temps.
7 Develop a discharge plan for a person who has had a spleenectomy.
Activity
Increase activity gradually. Don’t overexert yourself to the point of fatigue -