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Rapid Assessment of a Client (graded)

Please choose one of the patient scenarios below. Next, complete a rapid assessment, and provide a SBAR report to a classmate. Remember to include all concepts of patient safety, standard precautions, and professional standards.

  1. You are covering for a coworker who is off the floor for lunch, when you suddenly hear a loud crash coming from a nearby patient room. You quickly run in and discover Mr. Johnson who was admitted yesterday with a diagnosis of cerebral vascular accident (CVA) unconscious on the floor between the bed and the bathroom.
  2. You are called to the room of 2-year-old Jonah by his mother who states the child has suddenly started breathing very loudly and does not look right. Upon entering the room you quickly recognize that the child is in respiratory distress as his lips are cyanotic and the use of accessory muscles is evident.
  3. You are in the process of admitting Ashley, a 27 year old who is 28 weeks pregnant with her first child, to the obstetric unit for complaints of headache, dizziness, and swelling of her lower extremities when she suddenly begins seizing.

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Rapid Assessment
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Patient scenario
You are covering for a coworker who is off the floor for lunch when you suddenly hear a
loud crash coming from a nearby patient room. You quickly run in and discover Mr. Johnson
who was admitted yesterday with a diagnosis of cerebral vascular accident (CVA) unconscious
on the floor between the bed and the bathroom.
Rapid response
In the rapid assessment of the above patient, the first step I can take is to perform the
initial assessment. In the process of carrying out a general impression, I would prioritize finding
and treating any life-threatening condition where I can check the patient for any problems with
the airway, circulation, and breathing in line with Rosylynrescue.org (n.d) guidelines. This
assessment ensures that the patient becomes stable through treating any problems that can cause
the death of the patient. The first step would be to conduct an Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive...


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