Hygiene
Routine foley care is due every _______ hours and after a _________________
What is 12 hours and incontinent bowel movement
The muscle most commonly used for intramuscular vaccines in adults.
What is the deltoid?
When taking a patient’s blood pressure, the arm should be supported at this level.
What is the heart?
What are mitts?
All LNAs and MAs are required to have this certification.
What is BLS?
To help maintain unobstructed urine flow, keep the collection bag in this position.
What is below the level of the bladder?
The medical term for a severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
This term is used to describe when an adult patient’s pulse rate is consistently over 100 beats per minute.
What is tachycardia?
After applying restraints, the RN must make sure that the provider places this in the chart.
What is an order?
These devices are used by BLS providers to defibrillate a patient.
What are AEDs?
CHG baths are due every _________ hours.
What is 24 hours?
The correct angle for administering an intramuscular vaccine
What is 90 degrees?
This is what is now recognized by the America Heart Association as a normal blood pressure.
What is a blood pressure that is less than 120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic?
This type of knot is used to tie soft limb restraints.
The ratio of chest compressions to breaths.
What is 30:2.
You should do this after using a 2% no-rinse CHG cloth on a patient.
What is "Let it air dry naturally; don’t wipe it off"
The correct thing to do when your pre-filled syringe has an air bubble.
What is leaving the air bubble in place?
Often called the, “fifth vital sign,” this measurement is subjective.
What is pain?
Except on specialty beds, when all four of these are up, it is considered a restraint.
What are siderails/bedrails?
The time goal for delivering the first shock to a patient in cardiac arrest.
What is less than 2 minutes?
Do this every time after removing gloves.
What is hand hygiene?
The right time to give the patient a Vaccine Information Sheet.
What is prior to administration?
This method of measuring temperature is considered inaccurate in children under 5 and is affected by head coverings and moisture.
What is a temporal temperature?
Patients that are restrained according to the Violent/Destructive Restraint Order Set, must have a ____________ at all times while restrained.
What is a 1:1 sitter?
The number of chest compressions that should be performed in one minute.
What is 100-120?
When bathing a patient and moving from a soiled body site to a clean body site on the same patient, do both of these.
What is changing gloves and performing hand hygiene?
Vaccines should only be administered to patients who are seated or laying down in order to prevent this.
What is a syncopal event? (also accept passing out / fainting)
This is the most accurate, noninvasive route for measuring temperature.
What is the oral route?
These must be easily accessible to staff whenever a patient is in locked restraints.
What are keys?
Rescue breathes are given one breath every _______ seconds.
What is 6?
A glucometer must be cleaned after every use and when _________?
What is visibly soiled?
It’s important for all eligible people to be vaccinated in order to achieve this.
What is herd immunity?
To ensure accuracy, the LNA/ MA should count a patient’s respirations for this long if the breathing pattern appears irregular.
What is a full minute (60 seconds)?
When a patient is in restraints, the RN must assess the patient every ________ hours for such things as need to use the bathroom, food, drink, range of motion, and repositioning.
What is 2?
On adult, chest compressions should be this many inches deep?
What is 2-2.5 inches.
The dwell time for this cloth is 2 minutes.
What is purple- top sani- cloths
Herd immunity is important because it protects these people.
What are vulnerable populations who cannot receive vaccines
Besides the finger, alternative anatomical sites where the pulse oximeter probe can be applied include the earlobe, bridge of the nose, ______ & _______
What are the forehead and toe?
Prior to placing a patient in restraints, ___________ restrictive measures should be tried.
What is least/less?
The first thing a BLS provider should do when they encounter a person who isn't breathing and doesn't have a pulse.
What are chest compressions?
The dwell time for this cloth is 3 minutes
What is gray- top sani-cloths
This vaccine prevents thousands of deaths each year from this seasonal illness.
What is the flu vaccine?
Using a blood pressure cuff that is too small will result in the final measurement being ______
What is falsely high or too high?
This restraint device comes in different sizes.
What is a posey vest?
This device is used by staff when completing the hands-on portion of BLS certification.
What is the VAM?