Blood Pressure
Critical alert value for adult BP
What is systolic >160 or <80 and diastolic >110
Critical alert adult temperature
What is >102F or <95F
Normal pulse for ages 1-17
What is 60-120
Which swabs expire?
What is all the swabs in rooms
Critical alert value for OB/PP pts
What is systolic >140 or <80 and diastolic >90 or <60
Critical alert adult heart rate
What is >120 or <55
Critical alert for temperature
What is >102F or <96F
Which items in the pap kit expire?
What is lubricating jelly and pap thin prep
Critical alert for ages 13-18 years
What is anything outside of 100-120/70-80
Critical alert pulse ox
<94%
Critical alert for pulse ox
What is <95%
What other items in the exam table expire?
What is the iodine swabs and saline bullets
Critical alert value for age 6-12 years
What is anything outside of 100-120/65-70
Critical alert glucose values
>500 or "HI" and <60
Normal pulse for infant less than 1 year
What is 110-160
Which items need to be behind a locked cabinet in the rooms?
What is fluoride and needles/sharps
Critical alert value for age 3-6 years
What is anything outside of 95-110/60-75
Give examples of critical alert general appearances
What is: chest pain, faint/pale, if the patient looks ill, signs of abuse, tripod sitting, wheezing, shortness of breath, difficult or unusual breathing
Give some examples of critical alert for general appearances for peds pts
What is: increased work of breathing, retractions in ribs or sternum, head bobbing, nasal flaring, grunting, leathergy, faint/pa
What is the gold standard of how often to re-stock rooms?
What is once per week