Patient Safety
Patients who are a high fall risk
confused, agitated, unsteady, dizzy, low BP
shortness of breath, edema, weight gain
heart rate
less than 60 or more than 100
Before leaving a patient's room
Bed/Chair alarm on
Call bell in reach
medication a patient with heart failure takes
diuretics
less than 90/60 or more than 150/60
I ask the nurse before ambulating a patient with...
A low blood pressure, a high blood pressure, a PA catheter, pericardial drain
oxygen
less than 90
blood sugar
less than 80 or more than 400
urine output
less than 500 for a shift