Vitals
Before you work with a patient, chart review the vitals range set by the doctor in the patient’s managed orders. The appropriate vitals range will vary from patient to patient. For example, stroke patients may be given permissive hypertension ranges whereas aortic aneurysm repairs may have a lower systolic BP limit. Eventually, you will begin to learn which diagnoses typically have special vitals parameters. Vital parameters may also be written in the physician notes and not updated yet in the managed orders, so it is important to contact the medical team if the orders are not consistent with the doctors notes.