ASSESSING HEIGHT & WEIGHT

Why Take Ht & WT?? Used to determine if a pt is overweight or underweight

Congestive heart failure Endocrine problems Used to detect Changes in pt condition Diabetes Congestive heart failure Endocrine problems

Considerations Must be accurate Always obtained on admission to a Health Care Facility

Guidelines Obtain the same time each day Make sure scale is balanced at “0” before weighing pt Use the same scale each time Try to make sure pt is wearing the same amount of clothing Remove extra clothing, as jackets, sweaters

Safety Always keep safety in mind * Do not leave pt alone *Assist on & off of scale *If pt not wearing shoes, place paper towel on scale

How to record Both Metric and U.S. standards are used Ht is measured in centimeters (cm) or inches (in) 1 in = 2.5 cm Wt is measured in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lbs) 2.2lbs=1kg

Medical Implications Sudden change in wt within 24 hr period can indicate problems with circulation that can lead to cardiac problems. May need to measure extremities. EDEMA is extra fluid in the body tissues Some pt on chemotherapy will lose wt Anorexic or bulimic pts will be monitoring wt Diabetics often lose wt before diagnosis

Some arthritis or osteoporosis pts will decrease in ht Are children developing according to guidelines Is a pregnancy proceeding normally. Too fast wt gain could indicate mothers health problems

Charts used to Plot growth

Types of Scales Upright scale with height bar, beam balance

Wheelchair scale

Bed scale

Baby Scale

NEXT UP GO TO LAB WITH RUBRIC DEMONSTRATION THEN PRACTICE WITH PEER SCENARIOS HAPPY WEIGHING

Types of scales include iRespond Question Multiple Choice F 95D0778C-7A11-F540-B170-128450399B47 A.) upright scales B.) Bed scales C.) w/c scales D.) all of the above E.)

Older pt can lose height iRespond Question Multiple Choice F 55A81448-515C-AA41-BD67-0675AEC215A1 A.) True B.) False C.) D.) E.)

A weight that is taken at different times each day will be consistent iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A04AD0B7-1180-AB4B-9778-2C023888E1BB A.) True B.) False C.) D.) E.)

A patient who has increasing edema will lose weight iRespond Question Multiple Choice F C9CB11ED-AB08-2744-B7C3-29253D88CFA0 A.) True B.) False C.) D.) E.)