Three lab values you should focus on when reviewing a CBC.
Hemoglobin & Hematocrit (H/H) (Hbg/Hct)
White Blood Count (WBC)
Factors that contribute to health care disparity.
What is access to and use of care?
What is quality of care?
Ways to validate patient has understood teaching or education provided by the healthcare worker.
What is return demonstration?
What is restate the instructions in his or her own words?
Low health literacy is more prevalent amount these populations.
-What is older population?
What is minority populations?
What is low socioeconomic status?
What is medically underserved?
One thing you learned today.
No wrong answers.
Lab values you should focus on when reviewing BMP.
Potassium- K+
Magnesium-Mag +
Calcium- Ca +
One social determinates of health.
-Economic stability
-Neighborhood and Physical Environment
-Education
-Food
-Community and Social Context
-Health Care System
What are some
Open reduction internal fixation
What is July 18th?
Two lab values commonly monitored for renal patients.
BUN
Creatinine- Cr
MVC, SDH
Motor Vehicle Collison
Subdural Hemorrhage
Physician Chain of Escalation
Resident
Fellow
Attending
Three lab values monitored to assess patient's bleeding time and patent's risk of bleeding.
PTT
Platelet
PT/INR
This is your third call to the physician without any call back.
Escalate: preceptor, charge nurse, attending
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
5-1111
What is the Language Line Phone Interpreter?
Ms. Mary says she is nauseous has left sided chest pain that radiates to the left arm and left jaw. The physician orders labs to check for MI.
Troponin trends
I am calling to get information on my mother. What medication is she getting?
We/I cannot give you patient information over the phone to protect patient's privacy. Can I take your contact number down and I can give to the doctor to call you?
NWB
Non-weight bearing
One positive thought from your last shift
