Abbreviations
What does the abbreviation: SOB mean?
What is Shortness of Breath
What is the normal value for an adult Pulse?
What is 60-100
What is the term for taking off a PPE gown?
What is dOFFing
This is the law that keeps patient's health information private?
What is HIPAA
The term for Leaving a protected area of a facility and unnoticed
What is Elope
What does the abbreviation: ROM mean?
What is Range of Motion
What is the normal value for adult Respirations?
What is 12-20
I am dONing my PPE, what am I doing?
What is putting ON PPE
The term used for the rules for infection control?
What is Standard Precautions
The term for walking aimlessly around the facility?
What is Wandering
What does the abbreviation: BM mean?
What is Bowel Movement
What is the normal value for an adult Systolic Blood Pressure?
What is 100-119
What is the term for the top number of a blood pressure?
What is Systolic
An Infection that is resistant to powerful antibiotics?
What is MRSA
This safety device is used to transfer patients who are weak, unsteady or uncoordinated?
What is a Transfer Gait Belt
What does the abbreviation STD mean?
What is Sexually Transmitted Disease
What is the normal value for an adult Diastolic Blood Pressure?
What is 60-79
What is the term for the bottom number of a blood pressure?
What is Diastolic
What does the acronym AIDET mean?
What is Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explain and Thank
To sit up with your feet over the side of the bed?
What is Dangle
What does the abbreviation: BP mean?
What is Blood Pressure
What is the normal value for an adult Temperature taken by mouth?
What is 97.6-99.6
You have orders to collect an AC Glucose, what do you need to perform this and when will you collect it?
What is a Glucometer and before the patient's meal
This describes what you are legally allowed to do as a PCT and how to do it safely?
What is Scope of Practice
The term for the ability to think logically, clearly and quickly?
What is Cognition