Mneumonics Flashcards
AVPU
Alert
(responsive to) Verbal stimuli
(responsive to) Painful stimuli
Unconscious
PEARL
Pupils Equal And Regular (Round) (reactive to) Light
DCAP-BTLS
Deformities Contusions Abrasions Penetrations Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling
SAMPLE
Signs/Symptoms Allergies Medications Past Medical History Last Meal Events prior to
O-P-Q-R-S-T
Onset Provocation Quality Radiation Severity Time
CHART(E)
Chief complaint History and physical examination Assesment Rx (Treatment) Transport (Exceptions)
SOAP
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Patient Care
AEIOU-TIPPS
major causes of Altered Mental Status
Alcohol Epilepsy, endocrine, electrolytes Insulin Opiates/other drugs Uremia Trauma, temperature Infection Psychogenic Poison Shock, stroke, space-occupying lesion, suparachnoid hemorrhage
ABCDE
hands-on pediatric assessment
Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure
DOPE
Airway obstructions in tracheostomy tubes
Displacement, dislodged, or damaged
Obstruction
Pneumothorax, pulmonary problems
Equipment failure
TICLS
Characteristics of Appearance-pediatrics
Tone (moving/wiggling? good muscle tone?)
Interactiveness (alert? distractable? interested?)
Consolability (can the child be consoled?)
Look/gaze (glassy-eyed stare?)
Speech/cry (strong cry? age-appropriate speech?)
ABCDE
Hands-on Pediatric Assessment
Airway Breathing Circulation Disability (LOC) Exposure
BLS CPR
Pediatric Assessment
Blood pressure
Level of consciousness
Skin: color, temperature, moisture
Capillary refill time
Pulse: rate, rhythm, strength
Respiratory rate, effort, pattern
The 6 “right”s of medication administration
right patient right medication right dose right route right date right documentation
