Vocabulary Presentation about Medical Equipment to take Patient Observations
Our quick
guide to nursing observations by NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing
observations (obs) are routine checks to monitor your body while you recover
during your admission.
The basic
checks include:
- body temperature
- respiratory rate
- heart rate
- pain score
- level of alertness.
Your body
temperature is taken using a thermometer probe. This probe is placed
either in your armpit or under your tongue, and your body temperature is
displayed on the screen. We have some thermometers that take your temperature
from inside your ear.
Your heart rate
(pulse) is taken with a ‘peg’ like sensor, which has a red light on the inside.
This ‘peg’ will gently sit over your finger or toe and count your heartbeat.
This device will also measure your blood oxygen levels.
Your
respiratory rate (how fast you are breathing) is visually counted by the nurse,
with the help of a timer. They will watch your chest rise and fall with each
breath, counting how many you take in a minute.
The choice of
pain score tool will be assessed on your age and level of understanding.
If you are using numbers, 0 will be no pain at all, and 10 would be the worst
pain ever experienced.
The nurse will
also monitor your level of alertness. They will check based on how alert you
are. For example, whether you are asleep, awake, drowsy or active in the
playroom/school room.
Additional
observations
Blood
pressure – This tells us how hard your heart is pumping your blood
around your body. A cuff wraps around your arm with Velcro and is gently
inflated. It will squeeze your arm a little, and feel tight, but then slowly
deflate.
Eye pupil
size – sometimes the doctors like to check the size of each pupil and
how it reacts to light.
Circulation
– This is checked to see if you have a good blood supply to parts of
your body. This is done by looking at any skin discolouration, temperature
difference and ‘capillary refill’.
Blood sugar
(BM) levels – this is done with a quick pin prick test, where a drop
of blood is placed into a portable device and a reading of your blood sugar
levels is displayed within a few seconds.
Source:
NHS Foundation Trust (2024) Ouir quick guide on nursing observations on https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/leaflet/our-quick-guide-to-nursing-observations/
Individual Reading Exercise
https://www.topworksheets.com/t/7AWKI1B5RLn
Exercise b on page 11
Collaborative Game of Simon says
Individual Online Exercise about the verbs of body movement
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Exercises 5a on page 12 on Topworksheets
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Exercise 5b on page 12 on Wordwall
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Collaborative Online Exercise about the verb 'can'
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Individual Online Exercise about the verb 'can'
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/can-cant/3/
Write in teams five statements about what is allowed, not allowed, and possible requests in a procedure.
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