Provide the Best Nursing Care (Nursing Prioritization)
It is obvious who you should see first if there is an airway, breathing or circulation problem, but what if the ABC’s are stable? Is there a DEFG continuation? Some other way to learn and remember what to do first if everyone is stable? Unfortunately, the short answer is no. The long answer is sort […]
How to Prioritize Nursing Tasks
Nursing has many components involved. That is why time management in nursing is crucial. It is literally the glue that holds the skills we have learned to become a nurse together. You need to be good at such a large array of things that it can become overwhelming at times. After you receive report on […]
How to Prioritize When Everything is Urgent
“Help! I have fallen and I can’t get up!” “My leg is killing me!… Like I think I might die!” “I have to pee now!!!” “I don’t need anything but I put my call light on every 5 minutes because I want to tell my family you haven’t taken good care of […]
QOD 75: Nurse Delegation, Ambulation After Knee Surgery (Prioritization/Delegation/Basic Care and Comfort)
Question: A 16-year-old patient needs to get up to ambulate after having knee surgery. A nurse assigns a nursing assistant to ambulate the patient. Which of the following should the nurse consider when delegating this task to the nursing assistant? Answer: C. The nursing assistant may need to use assistive devices, such as a gait […]
Ep25: Prioritization #5: Patient Educaiton
It can be easy to look past patient education because we think we are “too busy” however, I have found that taking the 2-3 minutes to talk with your patient can save you hours later trying to explain why you are doing certain things. In this episode we discuss how and why you should take […]
Ep21: Prioritization #3: Pain
Hey guys . . . in this episode of the prioritization series I discuss PAIN . . . that’s right. And why it is sometimes better to NOT give any pain medication. I am a very firm believer in assessing pain and administering pain medication . . . however, there are circumstances when pain […]