Pain
Time Conversion
Healthcare Abbreviations
Infection Control
Vital signs
100
A warning sign that something is wrong
What is pain
100
0630 hours
What is 6:30 am
100
NPO
What is nothing by mouth (per os)?
100
Gowns, gloves, mask, etc
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
100
Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart alternately contracts and relaxes
What is pulse?
200
Occurs as a result of amputation
What is phantom pain?
200
2:15 pm
What is 1415?
200
SOB
What is shortness of breath?
200
Single most important method of preventing infection
What is handwashing?
200
Wrong size cuff, improperly wrapped cuff, deflating the cuff too slowly, etc
What are causes inaccurate blood pressure readings?
300
Usually result of tissue damage: decreases over time as healing occurs
What is acute pain?
300
2020 hours
What is 8:20 pm?
300
Every
What is Q?
300
Clean technique
What is medical asepsis?
300
Pulse rate greater than 120
What is tachycardia?
400
Pain rating system that includes faces
What is Wong-Baker pain scale?
400
4:00am
What is 0400?
400
Activities of daily living
What is ADL?
400
Infection acquired by a patient while being cared for in a healthcare facility
What is a nosocomial infection or healthcare acquired infection (HAI)?
400
98.6 degrees
What is the normal oral temperature?
500
My stomach hurts
What is subjective pain?
500
0025 hours
What is 12:25 am?
500
Hypertension
What is HTN?
500
Infection control measures used with certain highly transmittable diseases
What are transmission-based precautions?
500
Another medical term for a blood pressure cuff
What is a sphygmomanometer?
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