Got Skin in the Game?
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
Blood Pressure, Heartrate, Temperature, & Respiratory Rate
What are Vital Signs?
Assessing whether a patient is awake, alert, & responsive
What is assessing for orientation?
Primary muscle of inspiration
What is the diaphragm?
The most superficial layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
Falsely high or falsely low blood pressure readings
What is the wrong sized blood pressure cuff?
Nonspecific symptom with many causes
What is fatigue?
Musical respiratory sounds
What are wheezes?
Obscured full-thickness skin & tissue loss
What is an unstageable pressure injury?
Sounds of blood flowing through an artery
What are Korotkoff sounds?
A nurse's initial assessment of a patient
What is the general survey?
Periods of deep breathing alternate with periods of apnea (no breathing)