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Tips for Patient Assessments

Tips for Patient Assessments

Update: 2025-02-03
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Some tips and tricks to make your patient assessment easier!

COLA – Care Out Loud Always

5 P’s – pain, potty, periphery, position, parting 

H's and S's (change in LOC): hypoxia, hypoglycemia, sedation, sepsis, stroke

BEFAST (suspect stroke): balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, time

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SBAR

SBAR

2025-01-0624:54

Stay Curious

Stay Curious

2024-10-2111:33

Caring Out Loud

Caring Out Loud

2024-09-2313:36

First Day Jitters

First Day Jitters

2024-09-0914:45

Decision Paralysis

Decision Paralysis

2024-09-0212:47

One Step at a Time

One Step at a Time

2024-03-0411:20

Practicing Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

2023-10-0907:15

Building Confidence

Building Confidence

2023-10-0211:00

Self Talk

Self Talk

2023-08-1409:54

Goal Setting

Goal Setting

2023-08-0711:23

Changing Directions

Changing Directions

2023-07-3112:09

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Tips for Patient Assessments

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Tiffany Gossai