d how routine data collected in health and social care informs the planning of care for individuals 3.1 Explain the recordings and use of routine measures in health and social care In health and social care recordings and use of measures are a vital signs for determine a patients state of health. This is so important which will decide the appropriate treatment a patient need and in which condition this patient health is at present. Nurses see the patient more than any other care provider. For that reason. Nurses are in the best position to observe the patient’s development, finding problems early and judge what care is needed to resolve the problem. The care provider always checks the charts and recordings before entering into the …show more content…
Visual Observation Visual Observation is observing a patient by listening to the patient’s breathing, look at his or her colour, and see whether the patient is awake. This will immediately tell the patient’s health problems if you see any indicators that the patient is having trouble breathing, is breathing too fast, or his or her colour is unnaturally pale or reddish, or if the patient appears to be in distress. It will suggests the problems to the nurse in duty or the doctor. But, when the patient is breathing, colour, or position in the bed indicates unconsciousness rather than normal sleep, the nurse will try to wake up the patient to provide the certain treatment. And visual observation is best for the recordings while it can be useful to measure the breathing process. Another visual observation is via talking to the patient to see if the patient is awake, to ask if they feel comfortable, about any pain, treatment and medication already taken, whether the patient has been eating or drinking. Talking with the patient will also indicate about the urinary, facial rejection, any previous medical conditions and if the patient is able to speak and contribute information, about symptoms can be found like fatigue, nausea and any other respiratory problems. Body Temperature Body temperature is maintained within a fairly regular range by the hypothalamus that is found in the brain. The hypothalamus
Nurse’s care for several patients in a day and it is important to understand the patient as a whole person to treat them effectively. The purpose of this assignment is to explore a patient’s disease to understand the nursing judgments and interventions involved, the medications for this diagnosis, and to understand the disease. The patient described in this paper will be referred to as Jonathan to ensure patient confidentiality.
The thermoregulatory centre is the part of the brain that monitors and controls body temperature. The pancreas meanwhile monitors and controls blood glucose concentration. It produces a hormone called insulin that reduces blood glucose levels.( Diabetes is a disease which can be caused by insufficient insulin.)
The muscular system also helps to keep us warm and keep us at the correct temperature. Thermoregulation is a process that allows your body to maintain its correct temperature of 37 degrees c. Muscles contribute to your bodies temperature because they receive messages from the brain when you are cold. Our bodies response to being cold is shivering which warms you up on the other hand if you are
The nurse has to focus on the eyes system and blood circulation system. This is because the patient has pain in the right eye, and also he has been hypertension.
The evaluation of patients at an appointed time is necessary to maximize the accuracy of their diagnosis considering that diseases have changed which has ultimately resulted in a change in the nursing process. In the past, it was believed that the body and mind was separate and that they exhibited different signs, with the body working as a machine and having the symptoms. These physical symptoms helped in the diagnosis; however, the assessment of the patient in the contemporary western society is different from the past norms. The assessments were developed on the premise that when a patient came to see the doctor, their only aim was to find out what the problem was.
The normal body temperature of the average person is 96.2° - 99.4° F. The hypothalamus regulates the body temperature. The production of body heat is by metabolic chemical reaction and skeletal muscle tone and contraction. Chemical thermogenesis is the heat-producing mechanism in the body. A fever causes the hypothalamus to reset its internal thermostat. This change causes the hypothalamus to set a “higher level in response to endogenous or exogenous pyrogens” (Huether 331). When an individual has a fever the thermoregulatory mechanisms adjust heat production, conservation, and loss to maintain core body temperature to compensate for the increase in temperature. This higher temperature acts as a new set point for the hypothalamus.
This regulation is achieved via the stimulus (for example a reduced body temperature) signalling a receptor cell of the body, which signals the control centre – hypothalamus; which determines the set point of the body temperature variable and can determine an adequate response. An increased production of heat, would respond to this output via increasing the rate of which some of the bodies energy supplies; ATP and glucose are metabolised to generate body heat and maintain homeostasis within the body via shivering and other mechanisms to generate heat and bring the body back to its ideal
A nursing assessment is defined as a systematic and dynamic process to collect and examine data about a patient. Nurses play a crucial role in the health care field, and one of the most important aspects of their daily obligations is to assess patients, and to continuously reassess patients. The reason assessments are so significant is- in case of any changes in their patients condition whether it effects their health positively or negatively. Some of the most vital information can be gathered in a nursing assessment, you cannot always go off of what the patient says. As a nurse you must use all of your senses to complete this responsibility. A sufficient level of intelligence and adequate skills are required by the registered nurse to be
The regulation of body temperature is one such mechanism to restore homeostasis. The human body temperature is controlled by the thermoregulatory centre in the hypothalamus which is located in the middle of the brain. Inputs are received form two sets of thermo-receptors. The first is the receptors in the hypothalamus itself which monitors the temperature of blood passing through the brain - the core temperature, and the second is the receptors in the skin which monitors external temperature. Both sets of the information are vital and are received alongside each other so that the appropriate adjustments can be made by the body. The thermoregulatory center sends impulses to several different effectors so body temperature can be adjusted swiftly. In the case of body temperature increasing (e.g. exercising or hot weather), the heat loss centre in the hypothalamus is triggered. The thermostat in the hypothalamus activates cooling mechanisms. Output is send to the effectors such as the smooth muscles (arterioles in the skin), and the sweat glands. Muscles relax causing vasodilatation – skin blood vessels dilate. Additional heat is carried from the core to the surface, where it is dissipated by convection and radiation. That is why the skin has a reddish appearance to it. Glands secrete sweat onto surface of the skin, which later evaporates. As water have a high latent heat of evaporation, meaning that extra energy is needed to aid the process of evaporation,
The initial immediate assessment of the patient would be to assess Mrs. Baker’s airway and breathing since she is having dyspnea. Next, obtain vital signs: respiration rate, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate. The nurse should also listen to lung sounds. It would be extremely important to determine the oxygenation of the patient by placing a pulse oximeter on an available index finger while observing Mrs. Baker’s skin color, skin around lips and beds of her fingernails. Capillary refill time should also be noted while assessing the fingernail beds. The nurse will need to determine Mrs. Baker’s current level of consciousness. She would do this by assessing pupil reactivity,
INFORMATION: Temperature is controlled by the hypothalamus. When temperature becomes too high the hypothalamus causes vasodilation. Vasoconstriction occurs when body temperature becomes too low (Williams, 2018).
Any organism whose temperature alters very little, despite variations in the surrounding temperature, must have mechanisms that are regulating its body temperature. Under normal circumstances, humans maintain a body core temperature in the range of 36.1°C to 37.8°C. When the core temperature is in this range, it provides the optimum conditions for the body to functions. External factors, infection or exercise can cause the body to make changes to regulate its core temperature. And these responses may be physiological or behavioural.
The body must maintain a constant state of equality called homeostasis so that our body will operate at its max potential. The definition for homeostasis is “The tendency of an organism or a cell to regulate its internal conditions, usually by a system of feedback control, so as to stabilize health and functioning, regardless of the outside changing conditions.” (Biology-Online) So basically an organism tries to no matter its external conditions maintain the optimal internal conditions so that its internals don't take damage from the temperature and will remain at the normal and expected operating temperature.To do this the animal must consume energy from inside its body so that it can perform the act of maintaining homeostasis. This energy most often comes from
Patient sitting up in bed with room dark, quiet and I am facing her. My plan is to discuss her plans from this point forward.