Human diseases L11: Respiratory medicine 5 NEWS and SABR

Question 1

Q15: What must you do in the Situation section in the SBAR?

Answer 1

You would introduce yourself and summarise the main problem.

Question 2

Q3: the NEWS chart can standardise the assessment of all acutely ill patients, a deteriorating NEWS score is sign of decrease in patients what?

Answer 2

Physiological stability.

Question 4

Q17: what must you provide during the Assessment section in the SABR?

Answer 4

You must provide the relevant observations, NEWS score if you know it and what you possibly think the diagnosis is.

Question 5

Q16: what must you provide in the background section in the SBAR?

Answer 5

During the background stage you would provide the patients history and the sequence of events that led to the intervention.

Question 6

Q18: what must you do for recommendation in the SBAR?

Answer 6

You must communicate clearly what you would like from the other clinician.

Question 7

Q9: a systolic pressure below what parameter is considered abnormal?

Answer 7

90

Question 8

Q4: why is the NEWS chart not used in children under 16 and in pregnancy?

Answer 8

Under 16’s and pregnant women due to physiology being so altered.

Question 9

Q6: what are the normal parameters for respiration rate?

Answer 9

12-20 respirations per minute

Question 10

Q2? The NEWS chart keeps a record of physiology and stability of the patients. What is exactly recorded on these charts?

Answer 10

Measurements that are recorded from the ABCDE approach.

Question 11

Q12: a NEWS score of 5-6 or a single red score would result in the patient being reviewed by who?

Answer 11

Urgent review by skilled clinician

Question 12

Q8: systolic pressure withing the parameters of what are considered normal?

Answer 12

110-219

Question 13

Q14: What does SBAR stand for? .

Answer 13

Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation

Question 14

Q7: what would normal be the normal parameters for someone with good oxygen saturation?

Answer 14

>96

Question 15

Q1: what does NEWS stand for?

Answer 15

National early warning score chart

Question 16

Q5: the squares in white indicate what in a NEWS chart?

Answer 16

Normal physiology ranges

Question 17

Q11: a NEWS score of 1-4 would result in the patient being reviewed by who?

Answer 17

A nurse review in hospital

Question 18

Q13: a NEWS score of 7 or more would result in the patient being reviewed by who?

Answer 18

Emergency review by clinical team.

Question 19

Q10: what would be considered as a normal pulse according to the NEWS chart?

Answer 19

60-90