Reporting Abnormal Vital Signs: PCTs

Edit Answers
123456
Across
  1. 2. Report this value if less than 50 or greater than 120
  2. 4. These patients should have their vital signs documented every 4-6 hours unless otherwise ordered by the provider
  3. 6. May be monitored intermittently or continuously
Down
  1. 1. The PCT first reports abnormal vital signs to this person
  2. 3. These should be counted manually for 30 seconds by observing rise and fall of the chest and multiplied by 2 for total rate
  3. 5. These are taken every 4 hours for 24 hours in the post-operative patient