Reassessment

What method should be used to reassess mental status?

AVPU

You are reassessing a patient whose condition continues to deteriorate, despite the intervention first initiated. What should you do?

Adjust the intervention and monitor the patient for changes

Which patient should receive an ongoing assessment?

All of the above

You are caring for a 7-year-old boy who injured his leg. The boy is visibly upset and cries every time you attempt to reassess the injury site. What should you do?

Calmly explain to the patient why you need to look at his leg

During the reassessment, you discover that oxygen therapy is not helping your patient to breathe better. What should you do?

Consider a new or modified intervention

What must you do during the reassessment?

Make sure all interventions are working

During the reassessment, you discover that your patient's airway has become blocked. What should you do?

Open the airway immediately

The reassessment repeats all of the components of which assessment?

Primary assessment

Why are the components of the primary assessment rechecked during the reassessment?

The components of the primary assessment reveal a great deal about how a patient is doing.