1. ASSESSING HEIGHT & WEIGHT

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Charts used to
Plot growth

12. Types of Scales
Upright scale with height bar, beam balance

13. Wheelchair scale

14. Bed scale

15. Baby Scale

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

17. Types of scales include
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B.) Bed scales
C.) w/c scales
D.) all of the above
E.)

18. Older pt can lose height
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A.) True
B.) False
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19. A weight that is taken at different times each day will be consistent
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A.) True
B.) False
C.)
D.)
E.)

20. A patient who has increasing edema will lose weight
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B.) False
C.)
D.)
E.)