Introduction

As a CNA, you may notice subjective or objective signs of discomfort with a patient. Vital signs that are taken at regular intervals also provide the medical team with important information. The student-facing page: Recognizing Signs of Client Discomfort and Vital Signs correlates to the teacher-facing page with the same tabs.

Resource One
Resource Two
Resource Three

Resource One - Slideshow Presentation

Estimated time of delivery - 4 minutes

Teacher Instructions

> Click on the arrow for concept-specific acronyms. Go to the Acronyms page to access a full list of course acronyms.

Acronyms to know about this concept.

> Please review the Slides - Recognizing Signs of Client Discomfort and Vital Signs. We recommend you use the Teacher-Facing Guide - Recognizing Signs of Client Discomfort and Vital Signs to guide you through the presentation.

> Independent Student Materials include slides with narration.

> This information can be found in Section 7.3 and Section 7.4 of the book.

> To make an embedded Google Slides presentation full screen, please click on the three vertical dots in the lower left corner of the presentation and select "enter full screen".

Resource Two - YouTube Video

Estimated time of delivery - 2 minutes

Teacher Instructions

> Watch the video below as a class. You can also access the video with this link, The Nursing Assistant: Pain Management.

> Reflection question: Why is a CNA an ideal person to recognize changes in patient discomfort?

> Independent Student Materials includes this video.

Resource Three - Quick Check

Estimated time of delivery - 6 minutes

Teacher Instructions

> This brief formative assessment covers concepts discussed in this lesson. There are three questions, which are automatically graded.

> Students can complete the Recognizing Signs of Client Discomfort and Vital Signs Quick Check found on the Recognizing Signs of Client Discomfort and Vital Signs page (Resource Three) independently or work through the questions as a class.

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