Week 2 Content

Question 1

What is the A-H assessment?

Answer 1

A crucial tool for assessing the overall status of a patient, especially in critical situations.

Question 2

What are the types of assessments?

Answer 2

1. Initial assessment
2. Problem focused assessment
3. Emergency assessment
4. Time lapsed reassessment

Question 3

Whats an example of an initial assessment?

Answer 3

Nursing initial assessment

Question 4

Whats an example of a problem focused assessment?

Answer 4

Hourly assessment of a person’s fluid intake and output.

Question 5

Whats an example of an emergency assessment?

Answer 5

Rapid assessment of a person’s airway and breathing and circulation in cardiac arrest.

Question 6

Whats an example of a time lapsed reassessment?

Answer 6

A reassessment of a person’s health patterns in a home care or in a hospital at shift change.

Question 7

What does A-H stand for?

Answer 7

A = Airway
B = Breathing
C = Circulation
D = Disability
E = Exposure
F = Fluids
G = Glucose
H = Holistic

Question 8

What are the 3 names for meds?

Answer 8

1. Chemic
2. Generic
3. Trade (brand)

Question 9

what are the 5 rights for meds?

Answer 9

1. Right Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right Time
4. Right Route
5. Right Patient

Question 10

When do you complete the 3 checks for patients meds?

Answer 10

1st check = when getting the meds out
2nd check = when pouring the meds
3rd check = at the patients bedside

Question 11

NIMC reasons for not administering?

Answer 11

A - absent
F - fasting or nil by mouth
R - refused (notify prescriber)
V - vomiting
L - on leave
N - not available in stock
W - withheld (enter reason in clinical record)
S - self administered