AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Background: Current protocol for post-operative patients admitted to medical-surgical/telemetry units from post anesthesia care units states vital signs are taken every 15 minutes for 1 hour, every 30 minutes for 2 hours and then, every 4 hours for 24 hours.

Detailed explanation-2: -With this in mind, one simple recommendation is to perform vital signs reassessment every 2 hours for monitored patients and every 4 hours for patients who aren’t on a cardiac monitor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monitoring vital signs such as mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate, and body temperature during the perioperative period is important for reviewing the hemodynamic status of patients and for planning future treatments [1–3].

Detailed explanation-4: -The four main vital signs routinely monitored by medical professionals and health care providers include the following: Body temperature. Pulse rate. Respiration rate (rate of breathing)

Detailed explanation-5: -3.1. 2 All patients should have vital signs (respiratory rate, pulse, blood pressure, temperature and level of consciousness) recorded on admission and then three times/day (TDS) as a minimum (excluding those patients as outlined in 3.2. 6).