Vital Signs Measurement Assignment PDF
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Running head: VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENTVITAL SIGN MEASUREMENTName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENTPart 1:Introduction:Swimming in winter is considered a kind of adventure activity that makes individuals feelmotivated and makes them feel fit at the same time (Dowy et al. 2015). Rosy Smith is a 63-year-old widow who has taken the swimming session in cold for the first time and has not been able tocope up with the excessive cold. She is not feeling well and the assignment will show how vitalsigns of her help in describing her conditions appropriately.Objective and subjective cues:The different cues that have been identified is that she was shivering when the nurse wastaking her vital signs. Moreover, she was continuously trying to pull her jackets that show shewas feeling cold. The vital signs show high blood pressure of 150/70, respiratory rate of 24, andweak pulse of 100 and the temperature of 35.0c.Categorisation of the cues and comparison with the previous records:Subjective data can be described as the information that comes from the patient’s point ofview. This includes their feelings, perceptions and concerned. They are mainly the symptomsthat are observed by the professionals (Bikmoradi et al. 2015). The professional observed thatshe was shivering and that her hands and feet were cold. Moreover, she was also trying to put onher jacket. The objective data are observable as well as measurable data that are obtained throughobservation, laboratory and diagnostic testing, physical examination (Gorges et al. 2016).Therefore, the vital signs that had been noticed come under the objective cues. These are theblood pressure measurement, respiration rate, and pulse and body temperature.
2VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENTOn comparison, it was found that her previous blood pressure was 120/70 on both daysthat was normal whereas the present blood pressure has increased to 150/70 that is abnormal.Moreover, her previous pulse rate was between 78 and 80 but now it has become 100. However,normal pulse rate of old woman varies between 70 to 100 and therefore it can be seen to benormal for Rosy (Sabel et al. 2017). However, 100-pulse rate is considered weak. The previoustemperature was between 36 and 37 degree Celsius that is nerabout normal but now it is 35degree Celsius and that is abnormal.From the entire analysis, it can be found that the patient issuffering from hypothermia. Hypothermia can be defined as the medical emergency that is seento occur when the body is seen to lose heat at a much faster rate than it can produce it (Kim et al.2014). This causes dangerously low body temperature. Homeostasis is the system of the bodythat tend to keep the internal environment of the body stable and helps to adjust to conditionsthat are optimal for survival. When the temperature of the core falls below stable condition,three mechanisms take place to help the body come back to normal. Shivering is done by musclecontractions to create more body heat (Tuponr rt al. 2016). Heart stops pumping blood closest toskin and this prevents loss of heat through skin. It only pumps blood to major organs that needheat and oxygen (Tretter 2016). So Rosy’s skin became cold.Respiratory system accommodatesheart’s pumping of less blood by breathing slower so less oxygen is only required.In extremesituation as in Rosy’s case, homeostasis was failing miserably and this led to hypothermia. Thebody’s core temperature fall 25 times faster in cold water than in cold air and hence thetemperature of individuals are seen to fall from 37 degree c to that of 35 degree c. In cold water,the skin begins to cool and therefore the body is seen to constrict the different surface bloodvessels (Walter 2017). This is mainly done to conserve the heat for the vital organs to workproperly. Hence, the blood pressure and the heart rate also increases. Therefore, the blood
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