Medical Patients are patients classified as experiencing non-emergency medical issues. Trauma patients are patients classified to be experiencing emergencies or urgent medical matters. The term “trauma” means a physical injury that is deeply distressing or disturbing. Examples of trauma patients are persons that have sustained injuries from a car accident, falling from high heights, from being assaulted etc. Injuries of trauma patients can be broken bones, lacerations, dislocations, etc. Non-traumatic patient injuries would consist of cardiac problems, respiratory problems, and other similar conditions. With the classification of different types of patients, there are different assessments for each patient. There …show more content…
The nature of the illness (cause of condition) is important because this can help to resolve the difficulty the patient is experiencing. The age, gender, and race of the patient is important because these factors can help determine the priority of the patient within the medical facility and help identify the patient. Life-threatening are assessed to prevent the patient from dying. Life-threatening issues is anything that negatively impacts the patient’s airway, breathing, and/or circulation. EMR responders should always verbalize general impression. Mental Status is the measure of a patient’s cognitive ability (knowledge). EMR responders must evaluate the responsiveness, of the patient, by saying “Hey, hey, are you okay?”. Also, the EMR responder can use AVPU. “A” stands for awake, alert, and orientated. V stands for alert to voice, but not orientated. P stands for alert to painful stimuli only. U stands for unresponsive to voice or painful stimuli. Alongside, checking the responsiveness of the patient, an EMR responder should obtain a chief complaint, if any by the patient. Airway, is used to determine if the patient’s
Response and Send for help : the nurse would note if Mr Singh responded as they entered the room. If Mr Singh did not respond spontaneously, the nurse would call Mr Singh by his name and observe the response to a stimulus, gentle touch stimulation followed by painful stimulation ( Cadogan et al.2011). Ensure that Mr. Singh must be awake to assess responsiveness. Mr. Singh opens his eyes as the nurse calls his name which may suggest he requires verbal stimulation however it is not clear if he was sleeping prior to this. If Mr. Singh was sleeping, the nurse would assess if he remains alert without further any stimulation once alert or if he continues to require verbal stimulation ( Cadogan et al.2011). if Mr. Singh requires verbal stimulation, a clinical review would be required under track & trigger assessment for conscious state (a previously alert patient now only responsive to verbal stimuli). If this is the case, the nurse would immediately alert the Nurse in Charge who is responsible for ensuring the patient is reviewed by the Hospital Medical Officer or MET call as soon as possible with further escalation and review as
The goal of this lesson is to explore how we can improve communication to eliminate language barriers between healthcare providers and patients in our organization and to establish culturally and linguistically appropriate goals, that provide safe, equal, and quality care to all our clients regardless of race, ethnic, or socioeconomic status. At the end of this lesson we should be
As technology advances and medical aid becomes readily available it is no wonder that the elderly within our communities are living longer. Unfortunately this poses a serious issue for health professionals as elderly are becoming more prevalently injured, presenting with complications of higher severity than their younger counterparts (Ng et al., 2002). This essay will discuss the epidemiology, assessment and presentation of an elderly patient suffering from a traumatic injury. It will also examine the considerations specific to the elderly in terms of management, and ethical and cultural differences.
2. Having the discussion at a time when the patient is not distracted or in great pain.
...using words your patient is used to and will understand. Clarify your message with body language, tone of voice, facial expression touch and gestures.
have to make decisions that are needed at that moment. Not only is the patient the focus but
the patient's life and feelings to get an understanding of what the patient goes through on
There are many ways to categorize illness and disease; one of the most common is chronic illness. Many chronic illnesses have been related to altered health maintenance hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are associated with diet and stress, deficient in exercise, tobacco use, and obesity (Craven 2009). Some researchers define the chronic illness as diseases which have long duration and generally slow development (WHO 2013); it usually takes 6 month or longer than 6 month, and often for the person's life. It has a sluggish onset and eras of reduction for vanishing the symptoms and exacerbation for reappear the symptoms. Some of chronic illness can be directly life-threatening. Others remain over time and need intensive management, such as diabetes, so chronic illness affects physical, emotional, logical, occupational, social, or spiritual functioning. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, all of these diseases are the cause of mortality in the world, representing 63% of all deaths. So a chronic illness can be stressful and may change the way a person l...
The uncertain nature of chronic illness takes many forms, but all are long-term and cannot be cured. The nature of chronic illness raises hesitation. It can disturb anyone, irrespective of demographics or traditions. It fluctuates lives and generates various inquiries for the patient. Chronic illness few clear features involve: long-lasting; can be managed but not cured; impacts quality of life; and contribute to stress. Chronic illnesses can be enigmatic. They often take considerable time to identify, they are imperceptible and often carry a stigma because there is little sympathetic or social support. Many patients receive inconsistent diagnoses at first and treatments deviate on an individual level. Nevertheless, some circumstances require
Problem solving is when there is a problem or issue that needs to be resolved. When there is a problem with a patient the nursing staff needs to try and resolve it to make all parties satisfied. When trying to solve a problem, keep in mind about the core attribute safeguarding patients autonomy. In this core attribute, it involves the patient wanting to be involved in their health care plan, as well as make their own decisions as long as they are competent. (Bu & Jezewski, 2006) Once the problem is identified the nursing staff along with the patient, need to form a plan or possible goals that will help solve the problem. There will be many problems that can’t be complete...
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The key priority for nursing care with this patient is her learning disabilities and the potential communication barriers that may occur. The patient’s hypertension is well controlled with medication; for these reasons I will focus this assignment around communication barriers with people with learning disabilities, and the importance of good communication between the multi-disciplinary team within the unit. I will also explore any issues with consenting to the procedure, as it is imperative that the patient is fully aware of the procedure and understands the possible risks and complications. I introduced myself to the patient stating that I was a student nurse and gained verbal consent to carry on with the assessment, as a student nurse you must respect patients wishes at all times, if they do not wish for a student to carry out the assessment this must be respected, the patient wishes out way the need for the student to gain experience (NMC 2005).... ...
Emergency and Trauma nursing is a field in nursing that deals with traumatic events that need immediate attention of the health care professionals. Nurses are the first to be exposed to the trauma and have to act as quickly as possible to save the patient’s life. These traumatic events also pose a threat to the nurse’s mental, physical and emotional well-being. There are still gap in the existing knowledge of this research.
Listening to your Patient's Concerns about his or her Ability to Follow the Regimen. Nurses can recognize concerns of patients, such as cost of their medications or confusion about the similarities in color of their medications, the names of the medications which are not easy to remember, and the timing of dosage. The nurse will then help the patient seek support in that area of concerns raised by encouraging the patients to call their
patient is to handle the situation as I would with someone from a different cultural background.