Table 3.

Unique Elements of Patient Assessment by Scope of Nursing Practice

Acute care floor	Emergency department	Rapid response team
Focus on information gathering	Use of end tidal CO2	Team communication particularly important
Report information off to others including respiratory therapy	Critical thinking regarding selection of NIV modality	Getting entire patient care team on the “same page”
	Understand need for BiPAP to lower carbon dioxide level	Traffic director role = called to scene, briefed, survey, and direct flow of care

Abbreviations:

BiPAP Bilevel positive airway pressure

CO₂ Carbon dioxide

NIV Non-invasive ventilation