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What Will You Learn In LPN Classes?

Mildred Elley

They work closely with the healthcare team to administer medication, take vital signs, assist with meals, provide wound care, and provide nursing care to the population they are working with. Students must be able to critically think and learn information in a brief time.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

The triage nurse obtains his vital signs: blood pressure 134/82 mm Hg, respirations 30 breaths per minute, heart rate 102 bpm, temperature 99.8 Unable to sleep and experiencing restlessness accompanied by shortness of breath for the last two days, Mr. Salzo presents to the emergency department (ED) at 3:00 a.m.

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Prediction explainer: what should clinicians consider when considering a new clinical prediction model?

Sensible Medicine

Early warning scores are another example, which are used in hospitals to predict clinical deterioration based on a patient’s vital signs [2]. Will it be used as a strict diagnostic criterion or as a tool to encourage critical thinking [12]? How does the model classify patients as high and low-risk?

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Prediction explainer: what should clinicians consider when considering a new clinical prediction model?

Sensible Medicine

Early warning scores are another example, which are used in hospitals to predict clinical deterioration based on a patient’s vital signs [2]. Will it be used as a strict diagnostic criterion or as a tool to encourage critical thinking [12]? How does the model classify patients as high and low-risk?