You have been assigned 4 patients on an Intermediate Medical Care Unit. Two of the patients are post myocardial infarctions at various stages of their infarctions with multiple types of arrhythmias, the third patient is having drastic blood sugar fluctuations 218 down to 50 within minutes and its rebounds back up with changes in mentation and the fourth is reported to be having frequent TIA’s. One of the MI patients is having some dizziness and your TIA patient is presenting signs of impending stroke.
How would you prioritize your assessments and activities? How would you describe your critical thinking process and how do you organize and prioritize implementation of care?
Once I have assessed all of the patients, I would prioritize my activities based on the following criteria:
Once I have prioritized my activities, I would organize them in a way that makes sense. I would create a list of the activities, and I would order them based on the criteria above. I would also make sure to include a timeline for each activity, so that I know when I need to complete it.
I would also communicate with the doctor and other healthcare providers about my assessment and plan of care. This would help to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that the patient is receiving the best possible care.
Here is how I would describe my critical thinking process:
I would organize and prioritize implementation of care by:
I would also be flexible and willing to adjust the plan of care as needed. This is important because patients’ conditions can change rapidly, and it is important to be able to respond to these changes.
I believe that this approach to prioritizing assessments and activities would ensure that the patients receive the best possible care. It would also allow me to use my critical thinking skills to identify the most important problems and develop a plan of care that addresses those problems.