NURSING 1I02 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pulse Pressure, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Heat Stroke
2 Dec 2017
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Measurements of temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure. Use properly functioning and developmentally age/stage appropriate equipment. Know environmental factors that may affect vital signs (room temp) Verify and communicate changes in vital signs. Frequency determined by doctor"s orders, nursing judgement, client condition and health care facility standards. Involve the patient/family with significance and interpretation of findings. As often as every 3-5 minutes or once a month. Through sweating, vasodilation, inhibition of heat production. Before, during or after administration of some medications. With a change in patient"s physical condition. Patient reports feeling funny or physical distress. Temperature is controlled through peripheral vasodilation/vasoconstriction in skin through. Factors: age, exercise, hormones (menopause, low progesterone levels, ovulation, thyroid. Oral should be 37 degrees; affected by food/fluid intake, smoking, oral surgery, can"t use in infants/young children, or unconscious/confused clients. Axilla should be 36. 5 degrees; can use in behaviour environment and not rec to detect fever in newborns/infants.
