NSE 13A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Pulse Oximetry, Nail Polish, Axilla
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One minute quiz review: introduce self, obtain permission to touch, ensure confidentiality, tell patient what you would be testing, narrate while you are performing skill, tell normal findings. Oral temperature (rich blood supply from carotid artery: use an electronic thermometer and cover probe, put in base or tongue or sub-lingual pockets. >97: ensure accurate pulse, then o2 stat. Axilla temperature (temperature of the armpit, usually used in infants and young children) Tympanic membrane thermometer (infrared emissions of the tympanic membrane) Oxygen saturation (ratio of oxyhemoglobin and unsaturated hemoglobin) Has the intensity changed: understand patient"s perspective- does it affect your daily life, what do you think caused the pain, what medication have you being using, or what medications have worked for you in the past. Size and shape: notice the general size and shape, place fingers in the person"s hair and palpate the scalp. Normocephalic skull: round and symmetrical, approximately proportional to body size.
