A patient complains of feeling short of breath. His oxygen saturation level is 86. When auscultating his lung sounds, a nurse notes wheezes and crackles throughout. The patient has a productive cough of thick green mucus.
The nurse should chart these actions under the section of DAR charting that is called
1. Data.
2. Action.
3. Response.
4. Assessment.
Question 2
A patient appears anxious. The patient speaks quickly and paces the hospital halls. Using the SOAPIER method, a nurse should chart this finding under the initial
1. S.
2. O.
3. A.
4. P.
Pulse oximetry. The small device provides a digital readout of oxygen levels in the blood.
Hill plots for oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
Abnormal Breath Sounds
Upper-Level Maps