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SOAP modified format Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on Permanent black ink
paper
What is the correct order for vital signs T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation Patient initials and date and time of entry
What should be at the end of every documentation entry Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation 1) Draw a single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
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Documentation tips 1) Avoid complete sentences
2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
Normal oral temp range 96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile With fever
Afebrile Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core 1) Oral
temperature 2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
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What is the least accurate method of assessing axillary
temperature
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature Patients with increased HR
readings
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's Rectal
temperatures
Pulse deficit - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical 1) Apical
assessment? 2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
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Normal heart rate in resting adult 60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
over 100 bpm
Eupnea Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value 95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation below 90%
Systolic BP Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular contraction
Diastolic BP Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume Amount of blood ejected with each beat
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Terms in this set (330)
SOAP modified format Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on Permanent black ink
paper
What is the correct order for vital signs T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation Patient initials and date and time of entry
What should be at the end of every documentation entry Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation 1) Draw a single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
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Documentation tips 1) Avoid complete sentences
2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
Normal oral temp range 96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile With fever
Afebrile Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core 1) Oral
temperature 2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
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What is the least accurate method of assessing axillary
temperature
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature Patients with increased HR
readings
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's Rectal
temperatures
Pulse deficit - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical 1) Apical
assessment? 2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
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Normal heart rate in resting adult 60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
over 100 bpm
Eupnea Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value 95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation below 90%
Systolic BP Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular contraction
Diastolic BP Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume Amount of blood ejected with each beat
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