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Wizard of Oz Interventions Tin Man (Alicia Benton) Assessment  Skin color: silver  Joint stiffness  Patient demonstrates relief from pain following oil treatment  Patient verbalizes “I wasn’t given a heart.” Nursing Diagnosis  Impaired mobility related to extremely stiff joints as evidenced by patient standing and holding an ax unable to move and verbalizing, “I rusted solid and been that way ever since.” Planning  STG #1: Determine how often/when joint s...

 IS THE PATIENT’S AIRWAY CLEAR?  IS THE PATIENT ABLE TO BREATHE?  IS THE PATIENT HEART RATE/BLOOD PRESSURE WITHIN RANGE? 1. IN THIS FRAMEWORK THE MOST IMPORTANT PATIENT IS THE ONE WHOSE AIRWAY IS BLOCKED. 2. THE SECOND WOULD BE THE PATIENT WHOSE BREATHING IS COMPROMISED AND CANNOT GET OXYGEN TO THE BODY. 3. THE THIRD WOULD BE THE PATIENT WHOSE BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE ARE COMPROMISED. 4. THE LAST WOULD BE A PATIENT WHO IS NOT SAFE OR WHOSE SAFETY IS AT RISK. S = SAFETY. ...

UPDATED: FOUNDATIONS EXAM STUDY GUIDE PRIORITY FRAMEWORKS ABC-S  IS THE PATIENT’S AIRWAY CLEAR?  IS THE PATIENT ABLE TO BREATHE?  IS THE PATIENT HEART RATE/BLOOD PRESSURE WITHIN RANGE? 1. IN THIS FRAMEWORK THE MOST IMPORTANT PATIENT IS THE ONE WHOSE AIRWAY IS BLOCKED. 2. THE SECOND WOULD BE THE PATIENT WHOSE BREATHING IS COMPROMISED AND CANNOT GET OXYGEN TO THE BODY. 3. THE THIRD WOULD BE THE PATIENT WHOSE BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE ARE COMPROMISED. 4. THE LAST WOULD BE...