Assessment
Taken immediately upon admission; ½ hour post admission; then every hour until discharge or as ordered by physician.
What are vital signs
Sent home with the patient to facilitate wound care & assessment
What are Discharge instructions
If patient does not meet one or more of the discharge criteria
What is Notify the physician
Flow Sheet section that is filled out every time you talk to a provider
What is Provider Communication / notification section
Offered every time you interact with a language impair patient
What is CHS Language assistance services
98.6 - 100.4 (37 - 38)
What is an acceptable patient temperature range
When do you notify the physician
What is When your drain or wound has
Bright Red blood
Increased pain at the site
Becomes dislodged
Copious drainage in or around the drain
Done on admission & discharge to any unit
What is Skin assessment
Should not to be used to obtain orders
What is Secure Chat
Must be removed prior to sending patient to surgery
What is All jewelry
Absent or under control before discharge
What is Nausea & vomiting, bleeding, pain
Most important thing to teach your patient about dressing changes at home
What is wash you hands before you do this
Eliminated or controlled before discharge
What is ...
Nausea & vomiting
Pain
Bleeding
In the event the EMR is down use
What is downtime paper form
Should be done by all patients
What is Bathing night before & day of surgery
Temperature
color
pulses
Capillary Refill
Pain
What is a neurovascular assessment
When should a patient be told to notify their physician
Given to every patient at discharge
What is Discharge summary & instructions
If it isn't documented ?
What is "It wasn't done"
What to do if patients temperature below 96.8
What is Actively warm (Bear Hugger)
Chart
Patient interview
Patient assessment assessment
Family
What are the 4 ways to obtain patient history
Who do you teach wound care to when sending a patient home
Who is Patient & Family
What must be consistent with pre-procedure levels
What are Vital Signs
Patient always get discharged to the front door via
What is...
Hospital personnel
Wheel Chair
When you're admitting a Pre-Operative patient what are the first things you should do
What are ...
Introduce yourself
Verify patient using 2 point verification
Check orders