Nursing School Clinical (Telemetry Unit) Health, Medicine Term Paper

Nursing School Clinical (Telemetry Unit)
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Nursing School Clinical (Telemetry Unit)
As a nurse in the telemetry unit, my main task was caring for patients who need cardiac monitoring during their hospitalization. Cardiac monitoring includes devices that measure heart rhythm, blood pressure, and oxygen levels. In the telemetry unit, I encountered various patients that require telemetry monitoring, including those with a history of heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure. Of all the cases I encountered, the one that stood out most to me and put me in a stressful emergency situation was when a patient came into triage complaining of chills and a high fever. The patient was also expectant. This event was meaningful to me because I had never experienced such an event and it would benefit my practice in the future by granting me the knowledge required to handle such an occurrence.
After evaluating the situation and monitoring the fever, the patient became critical and started going into shock. I intervened by administering antipyretics, removing the heavy clothing that she had on, and lowering the temperature of the room. Throughout the night, I delivered constant care by her side. She recovered well and managed to give birth a few weeks later safely. What guided my actions in this situation was my adequacy of knowledge and skills to respond to such a situation. Prior knowledge obtained from my course enabled me to know that appropriate nursing interventions in a patient with chills and a high fever include administering antipyretics...