Admission
True or False: Abdominal girth is required for each patient on admission
What is the unit of measure for a patients weight?
Kilograms
How long do you count respirations on a patient who is one or younger?
one minute
What age do you perform a head circumference on?
2 years old and under
What item should you place on the infant scale prior to placing the infant down?
chux
On the inpatient units, who is trained to obtain a rectal temperature?
RN
When measuring a babies length, you must measure from the head to the ______
heel
What is the preferred way to weigh an infant?
When changing the location of a continuous pulse ox, what must you do after?
document the location change
What is the unit of measure for a patients head circumference?
centimeters
How do you weigh a patient that is too big for the infant scale but will not stand on the standing scale?
If you have an abnormal vital sign, what do you do?
notify and document notification
What tasks are required for each patient regardless of age on admission/arrival to the ED? (hint: there are 3)
Height/Length, weight, vital signs
What information should you include when documenting a patients weight? (hint: 4)
weight, scale number, position, clothing worn
When obtaining each patients vital signs, which of the following must you do before moving to the next patient? (select all that apply)
a. file and save the patients vital signs
b. notify the nurse of abnormal vital signs
c. document RN notification if applicable
a, b, c