Airehead Posted July 11, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2016 I handled a situation on Saturday with one of our students being hospitalized. The condition chart that the hospital supplies is this: Undetermined Patient awaiting physician and/or assessment. Good Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious and comfortable. Indicators are excellent. Fair Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious, but may be uncomfortable. Indicators are favorable. Serious Vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits. Patient is seriously ill. Indicators are questionable. Critical Vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. This morning the nurse told me the condition was guarded. That was also reported in the paper. As I start to talk to staff this morning, where does guarded fit in this list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 11, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2016 guarded means they are not telling you what the condition is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 11, 2016 13 minutes ago, Nate said: guarded means they are not telling you what the condition is. This is probably true given the overall situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 11, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 11, 2016 so what were you teaching them when they had to go to the hospital? sword swallowing? fire dancing? wing-walking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 11, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 11, 2016 Guarded is when they will only take the cuffs off for the physician to work on the patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted July 11, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 11, 2016 In my experience Guarded is hovering somewhere between Fair and Serious, but it's not clear which way the patient is trending. Basically, it means things could go either way at any moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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