Caring For A Patient Who Arrives In ER Rotation

ER Rotation Name: Institution: Course: Date: ER Rotation The first and the priority intervention in this case will involve the monitoring of the physical therapy every thirty minutes. It is important as a nurse to assess the patient for the chest pains every hour to establish how they are feeling. It is also crucial to educate the patient on the way to report in case they have chest pains and discomfort increases. The troponins levels should also be drawn at every six hours intervals from the time that the patient is admitted at the ER. The patient should also be administered with Nitroglycerin 0.4mg Sublingual at an interval of every five minutes to relieve the chest pains the patient came in complaining about. The patient’s EKG is also important to give reports on the pain levels as well as report to MD if there is any ST elevation. There is a number of history elements that are a priority when the patient arrives at the ER. Some of them include, current symptoms, current medication, any relevant past illness or condition, current or future living environment, family situation, objective measure of cognitive status, mobility and balance. As well as any nutritional needs and diseases risks. The patient is also going to be assessed on a number of areas and the most important in this case include the historical assessment to establish what the patient has experienced in the past and any complications that they may experience in the course of the treatment. It is also crucial that the patient is evaluated on their physical elements. The most important diagnostic tests that can be performed on the patient include the ST monitoring and the Serial ECG as part of the protocol tests for a patient who comes in complaining of chest pains. In the ev...