Medical Crisis definition
Medical Crisis means an event or situation in which a registered nurse, through direct assessment of the hospice patient, determines that the patient has entered into a period of crisis which requires a physician's intervention and continuous nursing care to achieve palliation or management of acute medical symptoms. Peaceful symptom controlled death is an expected patient outcome and is not considered a medical crisis. A medical crisis would include, but not be limited to the following: uncontrolled terminal agitation as demonstrated by hallucinations, confusion, and combativeness; uncontrolled pain; uncontrolled respiratory distress; uncontrolled nausea and vomiting; hemorrhaging; uncontrolled seizures; family distress as a result of ongoing symptom management for the patient requiring administration of medications to maintain the patient's comfort; and, any uncontrolled symptom that requires the administration of medications with ongoing assessment of the effectiveness and adjustment of the medication regimen to achieve control of symptoms.
Examples of Medical Crisis in a sentence
Medical Crisis Services Contacts: 24 hour Molina Nurse Advice Line a.
It is compulsory for all employers to enroll all their employees on the Family Medical Crisis Plan after having completed their probationary period with the company, with the exception of temporary employees.