Nursing assessment and documentation is a critical part of any ED visit. Nurses are often able to elicit useful information that may have been overlooked. It is always a wise idea to review their documentation. Here is the nursing note for this patient:
Also note the patient’s vital signs at discharge. His heart rate was 109bpm (down from 136bpm at triage) when he left the Emergency Department.
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