
a triage nurse is a common first step to receiving care. He or she generally takes a brief medical history of the complaint and measures vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and blood pressure) in order to identify seriously ill persons who must receive immediate care.
Chapter Triage Room
Chapter Body temperature
Chapter Heart Rate or Pulse
Chapter Respiratory…
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Author : Ken Hillman | Pub Date: 2010-06 | Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 10 : 9781742230955
ISBN 13 : 1742230954
Written by a practicing intensive care clinician, this unique collection shares the experiences of intensive care patients and their families. Demonstrating how ordinary people cop..
Author : Robin Cook | Pub Date: 1992 | Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 10 : 0425131769
ISBN 13 : 9780425131763
A pediatrician desperately wanting to conceive a baby investigates an urban fertilization clinic and uncovers a horrible conspiracy that is using medical nightmares to toy with peo..
Author : Bobby Hutchinson | Pub Date: 2012-03-15 | Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 10 : 9781459236356
ISBN 13 : 1459236351
EMERGENCY! Pulse: Normal Temperature: Normal Heart: Out of control! Pediatric nurse Hailey Bergstrom, a nurturing but plain woman, knows the score. For her there will be no romance..
Author : Joyce Smith | Pub Date: 2011-05-03 | Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 10 : 9781444341874
ISBN 13 : 1444341871
Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their sk..
Author : Sarah E. DeWeerdt | Pub Date: 1998 | Publisher :
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015051996398
ISBN 13 :
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Author : Daniel Limmer | Pub Date: 2008-04-07 | Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 10 : 0131748777
ISBN 13 : 9780131748774
As part of First Responder and EMT-B training, trainees must learn how to take vital signs--pulse, respiration, skin color/temperature/condition, pupils, and blood pressure. BLS Vi..
Author : Charles Shepherdson | Pub Date: 2002-05-03 | Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 10 : 9781135964474
ISBN 13 : 1135964475
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...