connections, and if not obvious, explain how each objective is related to the Program of Studies and/or Core Content. - PL-4-LPW-S-10: identify the components of fitness (muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition, cardio-respiratory endurance) - PL-4-LPW-S-7: demonstrate and apply the concept of
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PAR102 – Paramedic Clinical Foundations – Semester 2, 2013 Clinical Practice Examination: Systematic approach Student: Student Number: Overall Mark: Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment Examiner : 2nd officer: Concept Area and description of performance criteria Approach to scene The student should describe to the examiner the use of PPE, standard precautions and safety equipment. Focus points Explains the use of standard or additional precautions Describes the use of the following
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health educational plan. The purpose of this paper is to create a health education plan based upon information collected from a windshield survey and Friedman family assessment conducted by a nurse in the community of Palmdale, California. Areas that will be discussed include, a description of the educational need based upon assessment findings, educational goals and objectives, educational methods that will be used to implement the health educational plan, and the methods applied to evaluate the
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further assessments need to be done? Assess Respiratory Equipment * If the patient is using an oxygen delivery device, what do you need to continue to monitor to ensure safe and effective use of the system? Patient Safety Survey * What are your safety concerns with this patient? * Do you need to report this problem and to whom? Environmental Survey * What in the environment could lead to a problem for the patient? * How would you manage the problem? Sensory Assessment *
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PATIENT ASSESSMENT PROCESS * Scene size-up * Initial assessment * Focused history and physical exam * Detailed physical exam * Ongoing assessment A. SCENE SIZE-UP - how you prepare for a specific situation - includes dispatch information and must be combined with inspection of scene Helps identify: scene hazards, safety concerns, MOI, NOI and number of patients you may have, as well as additional resources BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION - Assumes all body fluids present a possible
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Customer Satisfaction As healthcare becomes more competitive it is important for department heads to identify all their customers in order to effectively market the department’s services. Respiratory Care performs both inpatient and outpatient services which encompasses a variety of customers. Once these customers have been established it is important to have a successful plan in place to assess and mange the satisfaction of all the department customers to ensure continuing growth. Customer Customers
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GUIDELINES FOR NU2285 This assignment should provide evidence of theoretical understanding underpinning practice. It is a summative assessment that requires you to write a 3000 word case study on an adult patient you are currently nursing. The patient must have a condition that is covered in the module content i.e. a patient who has a neurological, cardiac, respiratory, metabolic or neoplastic disorder. What is a CASE study? It is NOT a study of nursing care alone, and hence this is not a nursing
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“Are you _?” Check bracelet. “And when is your birthday?” Okay perfect. * Room safety checks. Is the oxygen pump working? * Explain procedure. Any questions? * I’m going to pre procedure assess. Wash hands and put on gloves. Respiratory assessment. I’m observing the patient and he seems comfortable at rest, he isn’t breathless, not cyanosed, his chest is symmetrical, no obvious use of accessory muscles. “I’m now going to listen to your lungs”; ausultate 12 lung fields. Say that there
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There are many skills a nurse can use when assessing an individual’s breathing. Some of these can be measured quantitatively such as respiratory rate, depth and rhythm and pulse oximetry. While others are more qualitative such as the assessment of the patient’s cough, colour and level of pain. These observational skills when used with interview and listening skills assist the nurse in gaining the patient’s history and what is normal for them. Breathing is the activity of living which involves
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Respiratory sounds can also define as breath sounds or lung sounds. It is generated through the turbulence of airflow in our respiratory tract. The air breath in and out are transmitted through air, liquid and solid and to the chest wall. Each properties of substance that the air attenuated lead to different degree and intensity of breath sounds (Jones, 1995a). Breath sounds can divided into three type, normal, abnormal and diminished (Alexandra Hough, 2001). Breath sound is useful in diagnosing
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