vital signs
what is the normal respiration range?
14-20 respiration’s per minute
how is food poisoning spread?
common vehicle method
what does sterile mean?
what does iv stand for?
intravenous therapy
wounds heal best in a _______ environment
what causes an oral temperature to be inaccurate?
chewing gum, eating, smoking, and drinking
change your gloves before?
leaving each patients room
your sterile field should be what?
clean,dry, and flat
how much does a macro drip drop?
10-20 drops per ml
what is necrotic tissue?
dead tissue
what do you do if a vital sign is inaccurate?
wait 5 minutes and try again
after caring for a patient in isolation what do you do first?
when wearing sterile gloves keep your hands?
above your waist
when is the central iv catheter used?
for long term IV therapy
what direction do you clean a wound?
inward to outward
in what order do you record vital signs?
temperature, pulse, respiration
when caring for a patient with aids, what precautions do you use?
standard precautions
how do you add an item to the sterile field?
you use transfer forceps
do you insert the IV against the blood flow or with it?
with blood flow
what is cytotoxic?
what is the range for auxiliary temperature?
96.6-98.6 degrees
what are spores?
a microscopic reproductive bodies that remain dormant until condition let them reproduce
when wearing sterile gloves you can only?
touch items in a sterile field
where should the IV solution bag hang?
30-36 inches above the heart
how long are sutures in place before they are removed?
7-10 days