Clinical Deterioration

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Across
  1. 5. A nurses "gut feeling" that a patient is not doing well
  2. 8. Oxygen saturation below this triggers a rapid response
  3. 9. Type of output that drops when patients decline (e.g. <50ml in 4 hrs)
  4. 11. Structures communication tool
  5. 13. Abnormal rapid and shallow breathing
  6. 15. Used to assess altered mental and neurological changes
  7. 16. Sudden mental status change indicating decline
Down
  1. 1. Low blood pressure; key sign of deterioration
  2. 2. An important 4- letter sign of decreased perfusion
  3. 3. sudden worsening of a patients condition
  4. 4. Medical Emergency Team
  5. 6. Loss of ability to maintain physiological homeostasis
  6. 7. Low oxygen levels (<90%)
  7. 10. Main reason for nursing observation
  8. 12. Rapid heart rate; often early warning sign
  9. 14. Systematic assessment approach