Monitoring
Hourly patient monitoring:
- Respiratory rate: Monitor this through the CPAP machine as it is more accurate that the cardiac monitor
- Heart rate
- Blood pressure
- Temperature
- SpO2
- The amount of oxygen the patient is on
- Leak
- Expired Tidal Volume
- Peak Inspiratory Pressure
- Accessory Muscle use
- Patient repositioning
- Fluid chart: Intake and output