As a nurse, we are very grateful for the monitoring equipment. With a single click of the button, the device tells us what we need to know. However, we also know that relying on these machines alone can free this skill from care. There is no need to panic without monitoring equipment. If it is not effective care, the human body has what we need. If something goes wrong, we will feel the assessment/judgment of saving lives! Nurses need to be able to judge whether something is "closed" by using their senses. Here are some tips on how we can use these senses and take action in a timely manner to save lives.
1. Eyes.
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The nurse has no better tools than the eyes. You can learn a lot by simply taking a quick look at the patient. You can tell them how important it is by observing their color, their breathing rhythm, chest movement or lack of it, bleeding of the wound, swelling of the legs, urine color and any other signs of physical pain you can think of. Once you find an anomaly, you can be cautious.
Ear
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If the patient is unstable, they will make an abnormal sound. The voice indicates that something is wrong, maybe their airway, such as breathing, snoring, wheezing, and so on. At other times, there is no sound at all, which also indicates complete airway obstruction in some cases. So with your ears, you will be able to determine if your patient is making the right sound. If you don't breathe, they may cry/scream, or try to tell you something. Collect facts with your ears, and from then on, you can take action accordingly.
3. Hand
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Care is a practical job, if any. You can't be a nurse or soil your hands. In the face of a tough situation, please take a moment to feel your patients. Feel their pulse, breath and skin. Are they warm enough, too hot, too cold or too cold? This alone tells you all the information about the patient that you need to know.
Smell
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By using their sense of smell, nurses can tell them a lot. Whether it is the taste of the patient's urine, infected wounds or feces. Once you have identified something that you can't smell, the nurse can be confident.
5. Taste
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In 1674, Thomas Willis described the taste of the urine of a diabetic as "a wonderful sweetness, as if it were full of honey or sugar." I know what you are thinking. Is Yacky right? Well, not based on those who have been raised in the past. Before the development of the technology, doctors and nurses used to use urine to infect some places. Thankfully, we don't have to do that anymore. We now have advanced technology that can be diagnosed with the push of a button.
6. Believe in your intuition
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Nurses have an incredible way to use their intuition to determine if/when something doesn't match the patient. In my opinion, this is the reason why the nurse is a bit special. Nurses can achieve this because they are people who spend a lot of time with patients and provide practical care, so even without medical evidence, they can tell if the features are different. So if you are a nurse like me, you get that feeling in your stomach, it's not quite right, then it may not be. Follow your instincts to tell your doctor what you think and let them know what your concerns are. The worst thing that can happen is that you will annoy the on-call doctors who are ready to take a nap after working all day. It is better to be safe than sorry!
Although the machine now makes care a little "easy", I think we have all the tools we need to make a reasonable and reasonable assessment of the care. Our eyes, ears, nose, mouth [which may not be so much now] and intuition instinct provide us with all the information we need to prevent a patient from getting dangerous. Let's try it. Doing enough, the confidence and skill you get from sensory practice is indispensable. You will be satisfied and happy, and your patients will be satisfied!
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