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VITAL SIGNS NICOLE TINNY, MSN, RN Lake-Sumter State College

VITAL SIGNS NICOLE TINNY, MSN, RN Lake-Sumter State College. CLASS OUTCOMES. Why take vital signs?. What are the components of Vital Signs. Documentation of VS. Review Table. PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION. TEMPERATURE. Review Table. Know Your Conversions. Temperature Regulation.

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VITAL SIGNS NICOLE TINNY, MSN, RN Lake-Sumter State College

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  1. VITAL SIGNSNICOLE TINNY, MSN, RNLake-Sumter State College

  2. CLASS OUTCOMES

  3. Why take vital signs?

  4. What are the components of Vital Signs

  5. Documentation of VS

  6. Review Table

  7. PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION

  8. TEMPERATURE

  9. Review Table

  10. Know Your Conversions

  11. Temperature Regulation

  12. Heat in the body….

  13. Heat: Body/Environment

  14. FACTORS INFLUENCING TEMPERATURE

  15. Febrile

  16. 3 Phases

  17. Temp Assessment

  18. Hypothalamus goes haywire

  19. PULSE ASSESSMENT

  20. Pulse Deficit

  21. Pulse Assessment: Rate

  22. Pulse Assessment: Rhythm

  23. Pulse Assessment: Quality

  24. RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT: RATE/RHYTHM

  25. Respiratory Assessment: Effort

  26. Breath Sounds

  27. Blood Pressure

  28. BLOOD PRESSURE

  29. Hypertension

  30. Orthostatic Hypotension

  31. The Nurse or The Tech

  32. Questions to Ask Yourself

  33. Key Points

  34. Plan of Care

  35. Temperature

  36. Pulse

  37. Respirations

  38. Temperature

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