Vitals
Who requires a blood pressure?
What is all trauma patients, and kids over the age of 3.
This task should be completed within 10 minutes of arrival.
What is an EKG.
What is false. A ED Staff member must take the patient up to OB in a wheelchair.
What is true. Minors can seek medical treatment for pregnancy related complaints without a guardian or adult.
True or False: Should I provide information to people at the window? Is your name john smith? birthday 1-1-1901?
What is false. Always use open ended questions and never provide information.
Do you need to undress small children to obtain a respiratory rate? True or False
What is True. Infants and Neonates could have labored breathing obscured by their clothing. Observe for 60 seconds to record respiration rate.
True or False: EDTs can enter an ESI.
What is False, only an RN can assign an ESI.
False. A ED Staff member must call OB triage and provide an SBAR Report for the patient. This should include symptoms, pregnancy status, ask if they can go to OB triage, and provide your name.
SPO2 level that should be considered a red flag.
What is 93%. Pediatric patients have a higher demand for oxygen.
This must be documented when arriving a patient.
What is chief complaint, means of arrival, including EMS service.
For this group of women, a BP of 140/90 could be considered a dangerous.
What are women who are pregnant or recently delivered.
This violation occurs when you tell a patient to go to the urgent care down the street.
What is EMTALA violation. This is redirecting. All patients must have a medical screening exam.
Bleeding more than 1 pad an hour and/or passing clots the size of an egg.
What is concern for hemorrhage.
This test should be performed when children are lethargic, in distress, or have a report of not eating or drinking at home.
What is a POC glucose.
I must use these two things to arrive a patient.
What are patient identifiers.
A fever in a neonate (1-28 days of age) is concerning? True or False
What is True. Neonates have immature immune systems. A fever in this age group should always be a red flag.
Yellow bands that are applied to patient's wrist.
What is a fall band.
Patients are taken to this location for a rapid medical screening exam.
What is 1x. Page possible code OB to 1x and wheel the patient to 1x for a rapid medical screening exam.
This culture must be sent to the lab.
What is a strep culture. All pediatric POC negative strep tests must have a culture send to the lab.
True or False: A patient must wait to be entered into the computer before treatment is started.
False. Registration can wait if the patient requires immediate care.
Frequency that patients waiting in the lobby should have their vitals taken.
What is 1 hour. All patients waiting in the lobby must have their vitals taken every hour.
Pink bands applied to patient's wrist.
What is limb alert band.
What is 95%. Pregnant women have a higher demand for oxygen.
Heart rate that requires immediate intervention.
What is a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
The number of times a patient must be called for triage before determining that they left.
What is 3. Document each call. Then the RN can chart the patient out.