Facilitators Manual - Emergency Care Institute

FACILITATORs’ Manual Transition to Emergency Nursing4.5 EXPOSURE AND ENVIRONMENTAimThe participant will on modules completion have gained a greater understanding of how to withinthe emergency department assess a patient for exposure and environment.Learning outcomesBy completing this section, the participant will have gained a greater understanding of:• The importance of removing clothing for assessment.• How to preserve and document clothing requires for forensic evidence.• How to inspect surfaces for,- Colouration, texture and temperature of the skin surface- Areas of deformity- Pain- Skin Integrity.• How the external environment influences nursing interventions and patient care requirements.38Content• Removal of clothing.• Forensics.• Inspection of surfaces.• Assessment of rash.• Temperature/hypothermia.• Environment.Suggested Modalities• Self Directed Learning.• Modified lecture.• Demonstration.• Case Studies.• Experiential Learning.Expected Timeframe: 30 minutesReferences/Resources• Aitkin LM, Hendrikz JK, Dulhunty JM, Rudd MJ (2009) ‘Hypothermia and associated Outcomes inSeriously Injured trauma Patients in a Predominantly Sub Tropical Climate’ Resuscitation 80 pp217-223.• http://www.meningococcal-australia.org.au/index.html• http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/PD/2005/pdf/PD2005_383.pdf• http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pubmed/8604866?dopt=Citation• http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/polocies/PD/20http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pubmed/8604866?dopt=Citation• 05/pdf/PD2005_383.pdf• http://www.thecorrect.com/medical-emergency/primary-survey-of-resuscitation.html