COMUNICARE PROFESIONALA

IN LIMBA MODERNA
Admitting a patient
Taking the patients blood pressure
Giving a shot

PROCEDURE CHECKLIST
Admitting a Patient to a Nursing Unit
Check () Yes or No
Procedures steps
1. Introduces self to patient and family.
2. Assists patient into hospital gown.
3. If possible, measures weight while standing on a scale.
4. Transfers patient to the bed.
5. Checks patients identification band to ensure if
information, including allergies, is correct. Verifies this
information with the patient or family.
6. Measures patients vital signs.
7. Explains equipment, including how to use call system and
location of personal care items.
8. Explains hospital routines, including use of side rails, meal
times, etc., and answers patients and familys questions.
9. Obtains nursing admission assessment (including health
history) and physical assessment.

Yes

No

Comments

10. Completes inventory of patients belongings.

Encourages family to take home valuable items. If that is
not possible, arranges to have valuables placed in the
hospital safe.
11. Ensures that all admission orders have been completed.
12. Initiates care plan or clinical pathway.
13. Documents all findings.

Recommendation: Pass____________ Needs more practice____

Student:___________________________

Date:__________

Instructor:_________________________

Date:__________

CHECKING A PATIENTS IDENTITY (ID) BRACELET

II. Match the abbreviations from an identity (ID)

bracelet (14) to their meanings (ad).

1. DOB
2.Hosp. No.
3. ADM
4. Dr

a. hospital number
b. admission date
c. doctor
d. date of birth

EQUIPMENT TO TAKE PATIENT OBSERVATIONS

III. Match the equipment (15) to the definitions (ae).

1. blood pressure cuff

a. takes a patients blood

pressure

2. digital blood pressure monitor

b. wraps around a patients

arm to take blood pressure

3. pulse oximeter

c. takes a patients temperature

4. scales

d. records a patients blood

oxygen saturation

5. tympanic thermometer

e. weigh a patient

IV. Match the abbreviations (18) to their meanings (ah).

1. T
a. oxygen saturation
2. P
b. observations
3. RR
c. kilograms
4. BP
d. pulse
5. Wt
e. respiratory rate
6. O2 SATS
f. temperature
7. kg
g. blood pressure
8. Obs.
h. weight

V. Look at the following examples of written

and spoken abbreviations.
Written
Spoken
T 36.5
1.Temp thirty-six five
P 78
2. Pulse seventy-eight
BP 125/85
3. BP one twenty-five
over eighty-five
RR 18
4. Resps. 18
02 SATS 97%
5.Sats ninety-seven
percent

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Practice reading the following abbreviations:

BP 140/90
P 75
RR 16
O2SATS 96%
T 36C

f) RR 19
g) BP 120/80
h) T 37C
i) P 60
j) O2SATS 99%

Taking the patients blood pressure

What do you say?

Try to answer these questions:

-What is normal blood pressure? When is medical
intervention necessary?
- What is normal body temperature?
-What are some things that can cause changes in a
patients pulse rate, blood pressure or temperature?
-What equipment is necessary for performing these
procedures?

Important vocabulary:
blood pressure
cuff
pulse
breath
temperature
relax
stethoscope
place
thermometer
blood pressure monitor
Language for procedures:
Im going to
Im going to take your pulse.
Im going to take your blood pressure.
Lets ..
Lets take your blood pressure.

Medical readings:
blood pressure: 120(one-twenty) over 80
temperature : 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
pulse: 70 beats per minute
Temperature:
Fahrenheit
95
959
968
986
995

Celsius
35
355
36
37
375

Dialogue :
Nurse: Good morning, Ms. Jones.
How are you feeling today?
Patient: Better, thank you.
Nurse: Thats great. Im going to take your pulse, temperature
and blood pressure. Is that ok?
Patient: Sure.
Nurse: First, lets take your temperature and pulse. Please
place this thermometer under your tongue. At the same time,
Im going to take your pulse.
Great ! Your temperature and pulse are normal.
Now, lets take your blood pressure.
Patient: Ok
Nurse: Take a couple of deep breaths. Im going to place this
cuff around your arm. It will be a little tight. Please relax.
OK. Your blood pressure is fine. Were all finished.

Giving a shot:
What do you say as you give are giving the shot?
Questions about injections:
What types of injections are there?
What are some of the most common medications you
administer by injection?
What are the most common sites of these injections?
What supplies do you need to have ready before giving
an injection?

Types of injection: intramuscular(IM), subcutaneous(subcut.),

intradermal

Intradermal = (ID) injection is the injection of a small amount of fluid into the
dermal layer of the skin for eg. allergy testing

Common medications you administer by injection:

an antibiotic (Penicillin), vitamins (B12), influenza vaccines,

Common sites of injection:

subcutaneous lower abdomen, the front of the thigh, the
upper arm
intramuscular- a site on your body that has a large, easily
markeable muscle

Supplies: syringe, needle, disinfectant, etc.

Important vocabulary:
Injection
shot
syringe
needle
alcohol
medication
injection site
immunization

hurt
administer
relax
tense up
rub
swab
disinfectant

dizzy
nauseous
scared
still
tingling
numbness

Dialogue:
Nurse : Good afternoon, Ms. Carter.
How are you feeling today?
Patient: I feel fine. Im just a little scared.
Nurse: Dont worry. Were going to take good care of you.
OK now. Im going to give you a shot. Please sit here.
Patient: OK
Nurse: Please show me your arm. Im going to swab your arm
with alcohol. This might be a little cold. OK, relax your
arm. Be still and dont tense up.
Patient: Im sorry. I dont like shots.
Nurse: If you feel dizzy or nauseous, let me know. This is going
to hurt a little. Do you feel any numbness or tingling ?
Patient: No.
Nurse: There. All done. Rub here lightly for a few minutes.

When giving orders, there are ways to be more polite:

Would you sit here, please?
Could you show me your arm?
I need you to relax your arm.
Please be still.

For negative requests:

Please dont tense up.
Try not to move.

Instructional videos
1. Taking a patients blood pressure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S648xZDK7
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2. Giving a shot or injection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdboI3SKgR
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