How's My Blood Pressure
This is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher).
What is high blood pressure (Hypertension)?
Each year an estimated 648,000 people die from this.
What are falls?
This restraint is kept in the quite room bathroom in CAPU.
What is the safety chair?
This code is called when a person is unresponsive, has no pulse and is not breathing.
What is Code 99?
What is 24?
This is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too low (<100/60mmHg).
What is low blood pressure (hypotension)?
Assuring adequate lighting, use of glasses, hearing aides and mobility devices, reality orientation, bed locked in lowest position, non-slip footwear, and a clutter free environment are all examples of this.
What is fall prevention?
To release the 4-point restraints, you need a ____.
What is a posey key?
This code is called in the event of a child abduction or an elopement. Remember to describe any details of the patient and abductor during the page.
What is Code Pink?
A critically low blood sugar for both children and adults is considered to be less than ____mg/dL and the patient needs treatment right away and the blood glucose reported immediately.
What is 50?
The range of 37.5oC (99.5oF) to 38.3oC (100.3)oF is considered to be a low-grade _____.
What is Fever?
A patient should always wear a ________ when transferring, ambulating with assistive devices, or whenever they need any level of assistance to ambulate.
What is gaitbelt?
All restrained patients are considered to be ____.
What is 1:1?
This code is called when help is needed in a violent or self-harming situation.
The glucometer can read a blood sugar as low as 10mg/dL and as high as ____mg/dL.
What is 600?
The normal heartrate for adults.
What is 60-100bpm?
All patients are at risk for these.
What are falls?
Patients in restraints are assessed for comfort and offered ADLs every ____ minutes.
What is 15?
Get to safety, dial 6000 and call this code in the event of an active shooter.
What is Code Silver?
The meter can be cleaned with bleach wipes and allowed to dry for 1 minute or be wiped down with Super Sani wipes and allowed to dry for ____ minutes.
What is 2?
This vital sign is a very early indicator of fever, low oxygen, and when elevated, can often be the first sign of sepsis, shock, or respiratory insufficiency.
What is respiratory rate?
This should be communicated during shift report, before transfer to another unit or discharge, and prior to leaving the unit for testing.
What is fall risk?
Non-behavioral restraints help prevent patients from removing lines and devices necessary for treatment. Another type of restraint is used to prevent a patient from harming themselves or someone else.
What are behavioral restraints?
This type of code is called for Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is Cold Alert?
Once opened, the high and low controls are good for ___ months if labeled.
What is 3?