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This lobe of the brain controls behavior.
Frontal Lobe
AT LEAST twice a day and with every invol
1. Dynamap- Green "Clean" Sign
2. Equipment- If it's the storage room, it's assumed to be clean it. *So clean prior to putting back*
TWO numbers to call an Emergency STAT.
555 or 604
Damage to which region of the spinal cord results in tetraplegia.
Cervical (C1 through C8)
Name THREE safety devices.
1. Lock Belt
2. Mitts
3. Specialty bed: Posey or Safekeeper
4. Code Alert
5. Bed Alarm
The #1 way to prevent hospital acquired infections.
Hand Hygiene
Process for broken medical equipment (Dinamaps, IV pumps, TF pumps)
1. Place in soiled utility.
2. Place PINK sticker with DETAILED information about what is wrong with the equipment.
Pro Tip: There is no need to put in a track-it for broken medical equipment placed in soiled utility.
Copy of the order and ticket-to-ride
Risks for pressure injuries (6 components of the Braden Scale)
1. Mobility
2. Moisture
3. Sensory Perseption
4. Nutrition
5. Activity
6. Friction and Sheer
555 or 604
Any one who has completed SafetyCares Part 2
Name THREE components of the CAUTI bundle.
1. Pericare (at least) twice a day
2. Drainage bag below the bladder.
3. Less than 2/3 full
4. Date and label urinary supplies
5. Anchor catheter 24/7
6. Tubing is free of kinks and off the ground
Trached patients should never be left alone without...
Call light and continuous pulse ox
Frequency: Weekly or per order
Why: Monitor fluid and nutrition status
Name TWO differences between upper and lower motor neuron.
Upper Motor Neuron:
Intact Spinal Reflex Arc, Spastic Paralysis, Spastic Bowel Tone, Spastic Rectal Tone, Retention.
Lower Motor Neuro:
Damanged Reflex Arc, Flaccid Paralysis, Flaccied Bowel Tone, Flaccid Rectal Tone, Incontinence
THREE Signs of Neuro Storming
1. Fever over 101
2. Tachycardia: Pulse > 130
3. Tachypnea
4. Sweating
5. Rigid arms and legs
6. High blood pressure
Your patient has a known CAUTI, new onset BP 90/50, Pulse 140, experiencing fever, chills. What is happening?
What is... SEPSIS
Process for washing soiled clothing.
1. Hooper the clothes
2. Laundry
3. Bleach Bomb
Who do you call before and after ITB test dose (on the day of testing)
Provider, ITB Therapy PT and OT
Name THREE symptoms and THREE interventions for Autonomic Dysreflexia
Sudden significant blood pressure increase, pounding headache, sweating and blotching above the level of injury, feeling of anxiety, blurred vision, nasal congestion, goosebumps.
Interventions:
Sit patient up, loosen any restrictive clothing (binder/dermafit/etc.), check urine drainage bag for kinks, fullness, obstructions, check for invol or rectal impaction, NitroBid paste
Midazolam (Versed)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
FOUR diseases that require precautions
C. Diff, CRE, COVID, Influenza, Shingles
TWO methods for testing a bed alarm prior to leaving the patients room.
What is...
1. Set the alarm while the patient is in bed and then move the patient. Alarm should go off.
2. Set the alarm while the patient is in bed, sit on the edge of the bed and stand up. Alarm should go off.
3. Without patient in bed, sit on the bed, set the alarm and stand up.
The Best Nursing Unit at Craig Hospital
2 East