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A) Question: How important for you to develop the skills and competencies in assessing the vital signs?  B

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A) Question: How important for you to develop the skills and competencies in assessing the vital signs? 

B. INSTRUCTION: Before assessing the vital signs of your patient, you were instructed by your clinical facilitator to provide rationale or explanation of the importance of assessing those. With this, how will you give rationale in each component of vital sign? Explain using layman's terms as if you are talking to your patient.

  1. Blood Pressure -
  2. Respiratory Rate -
  3. Pulse Rate -
  4. Temperature -
  5. Saturated Oxygen -

C. Analyze the case below.

On first day of your clinical duty, you are task by your clinical supervisor to the assess the complete vital sign of your patient. Patient detail:

  • ? 64-year-old male patient diagnose of ankle sprain.
  • ? Patient was able to ambulate (walk) independently with the use of axillary crutches.
  • ? Able to comprehend, speak clearly and very compliant
  • ? Patient has a history of hypertension
  • Upon checking the initial vital signs, the findings are: BP: 160/90
  • PR: 87
  • RR: 23
  • Temp: 35 deg. Celsius
  • O2 Sat: 99%

 

  1. Include step-by-step processes of blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation
  2. What are the considerations in assessing each component of the vital signs? (blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation) Ex: applicable measurement of cuff, type of thermometer, etc.
  3. What are the unit of measurement for each vital sign? (blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation)
  4. Documentation of the patient for each vital sign (blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation)
  5. Interpretations and findings of the patient for each vital sign (blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation)

 

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