Phlebotomy
What is it called when you touch or feel a venipuncture site?
Palpate.
What PPE is used when following droplet precautions?
Gown, Mask, Gloves.
When sinus bradycardia is present the patient's heart rate is?
Less than 60 BPM.
If a patient falls unconscious the patient care technician will treat them based on _______ _______?
Implied Consent.
T or F: The patient care technician is authorized to release news to the public.
False.
What are the four types of anticoagulants?
EDTA, Citrates, Heparin, Oxalates.
What do we clean fomites with?
Sodium Hypochlorite (1:10 Solution)
Which rhythm makes a sawtooth pattern?
Atrial Flutter
Which of the arteries is most commonly used to measure blood pressure?
Brachial Artery.
If a physician is involved in ________ activity the medical society is obligated to report it.
Criminal Activity.
What is the capillary order of draw?
Lavender, Green, Additive, No Additive.
In what order do we don PPE?
Gown, Mask, Gloves.
Where does ventricular depolarization occur on an ECG strip?
QRS Complex.
When reading the results from an HCT test the patient care technician should read starting at the top of the ______ _____?
Packed Cells.
The most commonly known code of ethics for the medical profession, written around 400 B.C., is called the ___________ ____?
Hippocratic Oath.
WHich additive is contained in a PST tube?
Heparin.
What is a fomite?
A non-living object that acts as a mode of transmission.
An idioventricular rhythm has an absence of _______?
P- waves.
When a medical practice is sold, each patient is ________?
Notified.
The issues of right and wrong, human character, and behavior: Under which category of ethics does this fall?
Moral Ethics.
Someone who has an allergy to shellfish may also be allergic to what antiseptic?
Iodine.
What is surgical asepsis?
Completely killing and eliminating all microorganisms.
Ventricular pacemaker cells are found at the __ ____?
SA Node.
What is the proper wipe to use for an indwelling catheter?
Non-Alcohol wipes or wipes used for peri care.
Failure to provide needed medical or mental health treatment is called?
Medical Neglect.