...The Older Adult High-Acuity Patient Objectives: 1....
...impact on older high-acuity patients and their...
...older patients with high-risk injuries and trauma....
...Nurses working in high-acuity areas should understand...
...General health  a) High rates of chronic...
...are related to high levels of disability....
...in 2030. 3a. High rates of chronic...
...chronic disease —> high levels of disability:...
...b) Visual: Visual acuity and depth perception...
...(2) Difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds and rushed...
...8. Visual: Visual acuity and depth perception...
...hearing. Difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds and rushed...
...skin integrity. (c) High-risk patients might require...
...alter skin integrity. High-risk patients may require...
...anticipate patients at high risk for infection...
...anticipate patients at high risk for infection....
...adult in the high-acuity setting can be...
...Tools for the High-Acuity Nurse 1. Geriatric...
...identify those at high risk. a) Assessment...
...3-16 data X. High-Risk Injuries and Complications...
...Burns have a high mortality rate in...
...care in the high-acuity area include: (1)...
...trauma has a high mortality rate: (1)...
...adult is very high. b) Elderly tend...
...fatalities. Burns have high mortality rate. 3....
...care in the high-acuity area include: Monitor...
...trauma has a high mortality rate. Typical...
...Mortality is very high. Elderly have greater...
...for the older high-acuity patient. c) Physiologic,...
...challenged with blending high tech and high-touch...
...high tech and high-touch care. 2. End-of-life...
...for the older high-acuity patient. Physiologic, functional,...
...challenged with blending high tech and high-touch...
...high tech and high-touch care. 4. End-of-life...
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...illness on the high-acuity patient and family....
...nurse can help high-acuity patients cope with...
...care in the high-acuity environment as it...
...when caring for high-acuity patients. 5. Examine...
...care in the high-acuity environment and discuss...
...in caring for high-acuity patients. 6. Identify...
...their impact on high-acuity patients and strategies...
...the Patient with High-Acuity Illness Information Comfort...
...use successfully in high-acuity situations 4a. Massage...
...learning in the high-acuity patient. Obstacles to...
...1. Educating the High-Acuity Patient Goals Reduce...
...Learning for the High-Acuity Patient Condition-related fatigue...
...of care. 2. High-Acuity Patients and Palliative...
...exist for the high-acuity-care patient. b) It...
...consist of the high-acuity nurse and personnel...
...End-of-Life Care in High-Acuity Settings: a) The...
...needs Includes the high-acuity nurse and other...
...characteristics of the high-acuity care unit have...
...compromised in the high-acuity unit. b) The...
...Environmental Stressors in High-Acuity Care Units Sensory...
...Caring for the High-Acuity Patient Assess the...
...considered to be high acuity. During the...
...to be high acuity. During the clinical...
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... High-Acuity Nursing Objectives: 1....
...environments in which high-acuity patients receive care....
...staffing strategies for high-acuity patients. 3. Examine...
...of technology in high-acuity environments. 4. Identify...
...safety in the high-acuity environment. I. High-Acuity...
...high-acuity environment. I. High-Acuity Environment A. Historical...
...triage approach for high-acuity patients aids in...
...Profile of the high-acuity nurse 1. Able...
...management of the high-acuity environment: a) Review...
...Registered Nurse in High-Acuity Settings Continual assessment...
...of Technology in High-Acuity Environments A. Benefits...
...care of the high-acuity patient. 2. Technical...
...practices in a high-acuity setting must be...
...Patient Safety in High-Acuity Environments A. The...
...patient outcomes: a) High levels of teamwork...
...will help the high-acuity nurse provide a...
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