Objectives

Knowledge

1. Complete a prehospital care report. (pp. 170–176)
   • Apply the components of the essential patient information in a written report. (pp. 165–179)
2. Communicate with the patient, bystanders, other health care providers, and patient family members while providing health care. (pp. 167–170)
   • Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with the patient. (pp. 167–168)
   • Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with the family, bystanders, individuals from other agencies, and hospital personnel while providing patient care, and the difference between skills used to interact with the patient and those used to interact with others. (pp. 162–165)
3. Provide a report to medical direction of assessment findings and emergency care given. (pp. 168–170)
   • Explain the importance of effective communication of patient information. (pp. 170–175)

Attitude

1. Recognize and respect the feelings that patients might experience during assessment. (pp. 167–168)
2. Explain the rationale for providing efficient and effective radio and written patient care reports. (pp. 168–169, 170–171)

Skills

1. Complete a prehospital care report. (pp. 170–174)