Taking and observing the vital signs of an adult patient : An educational material for nursing students
Kokkonen, Ella; Repo, Joni (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022061718172
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Observing vital signs is an essential skill for every nurse. A nurse must know how to correctly observe vital signs and what to do in situations where one or more vital sign is abnormal. Vital signs are part of patient care whether the nurse is working at the emergency room or at bedside ward.
The purpose of this thesis was to produce an educational material about how to observe and take vital signs of an adult patient in power point form for nursing students studying at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK). The objectives are that the educational material is reliable and easy-to read and contains knowledge that students can use as a support material in their studies. Educational material is about how to take and observe vital signs of an adult patient.
This thesis contains 4 major parts. Those parts are theoretical background, purpose and objectives, project plan and implementation and evaluation. In theoretical background all key concepts were explained. Purpose and objectives part tells the purpose and objectives of this project to the readers. In project plan and implementation, the allimportant thing related to thesis making were explained. In the final part called evaluation ethics, risks and resources were evaluated.
The method used in this project was waterfall method. In waterfall method the project is fully planned and then executed through phases. The method was easy to follow, and it had a clear structure. This project had 5 phases, initiation stage, planning stage, execution stage, monitoring stage and closure/final stage. One phase was fully finished before starting a new phase.
All the information in this thesis is reliable and gathered from reliable and scientific sources.
The purpose of this thesis was to produce an educational material about how to observe and take vital signs of an adult patient in power point form for nursing students studying at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK). The objectives are that the educational material is reliable and easy-to read and contains knowledge that students can use as a support material in their studies. Educational material is about how to take and observe vital signs of an adult patient.
This thesis contains 4 major parts. Those parts are theoretical background, purpose and objectives, project plan and implementation and evaluation. In theoretical background all key concepts were explained. Purpose and objectives part tells the purpose and objectives of this project to the readers. In project plan and implementation, the allimportant thing related to thesis making were explained. In the final part called evaluation ethics, risks and resources were evaluated.
The method used in this project was waterfall method. In waterfall method the project is fully planned and then executed through phases. The method was easy to follow, and it had a clear structure. This project had 5 phases, initiation stage, planning stage, execution stage, monitoring stage and closure/final stage. One phase was fully finished before starting a new phase.
All the information in this thesis is reliable and gathered from reliable and scientific sources.