Patient Laying In The Floor What Is Her Priority Action

The trips form is divided into two sections.

Patient laying in the floor what is her priority action. If required stay with the patient and call out for help. If the patient is unconscious not breathing or does not have a pulse call a hospital emergency code and start cpr. In section b there are questions related to 1 circumstances 2 staff response and 3 resident and care outcomes. Once the patient is on the floor assess the patient for injuries prior to moving.

Assess patient prior to moving. Which action should the nurse perform first. C notify the health care provider of the shortness of breath. Push the call button for help.

A nurse enters a room and finds a patient lying face down on the floor and bleeding from a gash in the head. What is the priority nursing action. A get the oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter. B take the blood pressure and respiratory rate.

I guess i want to get more comfortable with what signs to look for and when do i leave them on the floor and not move and when to assist them up. Since i had only been working as a nurse for about 14 days the other day nurses came to assist me. Lower patient to the floor. Section a includes basic resident information methods for documentation in the medical record and notification of the primary care provider and family.

The first patient i was told was lowered to the floor by the aid. Go out in the hall to get the nursing assistant to stay with the client. Provide reassurance and seek assistance if required. Assesses patient s ability or need for additional help to get off the floor.

After the fall. Make sure the patient s head does not hit the floor or any other surface. Stay with the patient and call for help. Check the patient s breathing pulse and blood pressure.

Determine the level of consciousness.