Patient Care
Compliance, Safety, and Professional Responsibility
Infection Control
Phlebotomy
EKGs
100

When washing a patient, you should wash them from _____ to ______

Cleanest to dirtiest

100

Sharps containers are usually what color?

Red

100

With what does the chain of infection start with?

Pathogen/Infectious Agent
100

What is the name of the band wrapped around the arm in order to get veins to portrude?

Tourniquet

100

Name standard gain and speed

Standard gain- 10mm/mV

Standard speed- 25mm/sec

200

When suctioning a patient's mouth, how long should you suction for at a time?

No longer than 15 seconds

200

Describe either RACE or PASS by stating what each later stands for and what exactly you do.

Rescue patients, Activate alarm, Confine fire, and Extinguish fire.

Pull the pin, Aim the nozzle, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep from side to side

200

What machine sterilizes medical equipment?

An autoclave

200

Name at least 3 stopper colors and their test type

Light Blue- Coagulation

Green- Chemistry

Lavender- Hematology

Grey- Chemistry

Royal Blue- Chemistry

Light Yellow- Blood Bank

Red- Chemistry

200
What is the double-layered sac that encloses the heart called?

Pericardium

300

When feeding a patient through a tube, how should the bed be positioned?

The HOB elevated to at least a 45 degree angle

300

Name at least 2 patient identifiers that TJC could use to verify the patient's ID.

Full name, DOB, address, telephone number, Social Security, or photo ID

300

What are diseases that are commonly spread in hospital settings caused?

Health care associated infections (HAIs)

300
Name the draw order

Blood culture, light blue, red, orange, green, lavender, pink, and grey.

300

What does the tricuspid valve separate?

Right atrium from the right ventricle

400

What is the ROM exercise called when the foot is moved so the toes point upwards?

Dorsiflexion

400

How often should you check on a restrained patient?

Every 15 minutes

400

What specific face mask should you use when entering a patient's room who has tuberculosis?

N95 mask/respirator

400

When performing a venipuncture, what is the first choice of vein? (Double points if you can name the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th choices too)

1st- Median Cubital vein

2nd- Cephalic vein

3rd- An accessible hand vein

4th- Basilic vein

400

Describe the visual difference between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation

Atrial flutter's highs and lows are more defined, while atrial fibrillation looks more like vibration.

500

If there will be an autopsy, the tubes should be cut so that how much portrudes from the body?

2.5cm/1inch

500

When handling a hazardous chemical, where can you read the warning label and information about the chemical?

On it's Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

500

What is the difference between medical and surgical asepsis?

Medical asepsis aims to reduce the number of microorganisms, while surgical asepsis is the removal of all microorganisms

500

What do you use to clean the skin when doing a finger stick?
(Bonus 200 points, what do you NOT use to clean the skin when doing a finger stick?)

Use 70% isopropyl alcohol

Do NOT use povidone-iodine

500

What is absent or inverted in all the junctional rhythms?

The P wave

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