KETTERING TMC LATEST
WORKBOOK (PATIENT
ASSESSMENT)
List 4 critical life functions - ANSWERS-Ventilation Oxygenation
Circulation Perfusion
What life function is first priority? - ANSWERS-Ventilation
What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating? -
ANSWERS--RR
-Vt
-Chest Movement
-Breath Sounds
-PaCo2
-EtCO2
How would the therapist determine if a patient has a problem with
oxygenation? - ANSWERS--HR
-Color
-Sensorium
-PaO2/SpO2
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ASSESSMENT)
What information would help the therapist determine if a patient's
circulation is adequate? - ANSWERS--HR and Strength
-CO
What changes may indicate if a patient doesn't have adequate perfusion?
- ANSWERS--HR
-BP
-Sensorium
-Temperature
-Urine Output
-Hemodynamics
Signs are - ANSWERS-objective information - things you can see and
measure
-color
-pulse
-edema
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ASSESSMENT)
-vital signs
symptoms are - ANSWERS-subjective information - things patient tells
you
-dyspnea
-pain level
-nausea
-muscle weakness
5 items that are important to review in a patients medical record -
ANSWERS-1. Allergies
2. Signs/Symptoms
3. History
4. Advanced directives
5. HPI
advanced directive - ANSWERS-set of instructions documenting what
Tx a patient wants if they were unable to make medical decisions
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ASSESSMENT)
what are 4 types of advanced directives - ANSWERS-1. living will - Tx
patient wants if became terminally ill; doesn't appoint someone else to
make medical decisions
2. DNI order - do not intubate (can ventilate)
3. DNR order - do not resuscitate
4. durable power of attorney - health care proxy; only in affect when
patient can't make healthcare decisions
A properly written order for respiratory care should include what 4
factors? - ANSWERS-1. type of treatment
2. frequency
3. medication/dosage
4. physician signature
The respiratory therapist has just finished administering an aerosol
treatment with albuterol to a child with asthma. What should be included
in documentation of the treatment? - ANSWERS-date, time, reactions,
etc.
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WORKBOOK (PATIENT
ASSESSMENT)
List 4 critical life functions - ANSWERS-Ventilation Oxygenation
Circulation Perfusion
What life function is first priority? - ANSWERS-Ventilation
What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating? -
ANSWERS--RR
-Vt
-Chest Movement
-Breath Sounds
-PaCo2
-EtCO2
How would the therapist determine if a patient has a problem with
oxygenation? - ANSWERS--HR
-Color
-Sensorium
-PaO2/SpO2
END OF
PAGE
1
, KETTERING TMC LATEST
WORKBOOK (PATIENT
ASSESSMENT)
What information would help the therapist determine if a patient's
circulation is adequate? - ANSWERS--HR and Strength
-CO
What changes may indicate if a patient doesn't have adequate perfusion?
- ANSWERS--HR
-BP
-Sensorium
-Temperature
-Urine Output
-Hemodynamics
Signs are - ANSWERS-objective information - things you can see and
measure
-color
-pulse
-edema
END OF
PAGE
2
, KETTERING TMC LATEST
WORKBOOK (PATIENT
ASSESSMENT)
-vital signs
symptoms are - ANSWERS-subjective information - things patient tells
you
-dyspnea
-pain level
-nausea
-muscle weakness
5 items that are important to review in a patients medical record -
ANSWERS-1. Allergies
2. Signs/Symptoms
3. History
4. Advanced directives
5. HPI
advanced directive - ANSWERS-set of instructions documenting what
Tx a patient wants if they were unable to make medical decisions
END OF
PAGE
3
, KETTERING TMC LATEST
WORKBOOK (PATIENT
ASSESSMENT)
what are 4 types of advanced directives - ANSWERS-1. living will - Tx
patient wants if became terminally ill; doesn't appoint someone else to
make medical decisions
2. DNI order - do not intubate (can ventilate)
3. DNR order - do not resuscitate
4. durable power of attorney - health care proxy; only in affect when
patient can't make healthcare decisions
A properly written order for respiratory care should include what 4
factors? - ANSWERS-1. type of treatment
2. frequency
3. medication/dosage
4. physician signature
The respiratory therapist has just finished administering an aerosol
treatment with albuterol to a child with asthma. What should be included
in documentation of the treatment? - ANSWERS-date, time, reactions,
etc.
END OF
PAGE
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