Be SAFE!
Identifying the patient properly
What is asking the patient their name and DOB and checking it against the wristband or computer?
Requires only gloves an gown
What is contact isolation?
Normal heart rate
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
RHC is
What is respirations have ceased?
The best way to get information from your patient is to ask
What are open-ended questions?
FIRE protocol (acronym) and what each letter stands for
What is RACE/rescue, activate, contain, extinguish?
This isolation requires a negative pressure room
What is airborne isolation?
Assessment used to determine extremity perfusion
What is capillary refill?
Two signs of imminent death
What are weak peripheral pulses, irregular breathing pattern, no appetite, minimally responsive, withdrawn?
It is said that "if you do not chart it...
What is it has not been done"?
Use this for a safe transfer from bed to chair
What is a gait belt?
Pneumonia, Mumps, Rubella, Influenza B require this isolation
What is droplet isolation?
Where would you auscultate apical pulsation
What is 5th intercoastal space left side mid-clavicular line?
A palliative patient wants to continue treatment and hospitalizations (True or False)
What is true?
Anticipatory charting is okay. (True or False)
What is false?
Extinguish FIRE (acronym) and what each letter stands for
What is PASS/pull pin, aim, squeeze and spray?
Protects against particles that <5mcg
What is an N95 mask?
Equipment for difficult to palpate pulses
What is a doppler?
Short term care offered for the caregiver
What is respite care?
How patients can obtain their medical records
What is through a written request?
List 2 pieces of necessary equipment to have at the bedside for a seizure patient
What is oxygen, suction, padded siderails and an oral airway?
What two isolations allow patients to share a room if they have the same infection
What are contact and droplet?
Heart medication used for acute chest pain
What is nitroglycerin?
List 2 things that are needed for a patient to be a hospice patient
What are terminal diagnosis, no longer seek treatment and an expected life expectance < 6 months?
Never mention this in your documentation
What is an incident report/MIDAS?