Patient Care
Documentation of a patient's own words is getting a..
What is a chief complaint?
The abbreviation PPE stands for
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
A puncture proof container is called
What is a sharps container?
A normal pulse rate range for a patient is
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
You should approach the patient from which side when preforming an EKG
What is the left side?
The area of the medical record that contains the chief complaint or SOAP note
What is the progress note?
In the chain of infection, the person who is immunocompromised is called
What is the susceptible host?
For smaller or fragile veins, you would use this type of needle.
What is a butterfly needle?
The normal respiration rate for a teenager
What is 12 - 20 breaths per minute?
The P wave on an EKG tracing represents
What is atrial depolarization?
The order in which you take vital signs
What is Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, and BP?
The best method for sterilizing items that penetrate the skin is by placing them in
What is the autoclave?
The most commonly used technique for phlebotomy procedures
What is the evacuated tube or vacuum tube method?
A normal BP reading is
What is Less than 120 / Less than 80 ?
placement of this electrode is on the 5th ICS, anterior axillary line.
What is V5 ?
A temperature within normal limits is called
What is afebrile?
The organization that ensure the workplace is a safe working environment
What is OSHA ?
The tube that is the second order of draw for a skin puncture?
What is EDTA?
Difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure is called
What is pulse pressure?
an artifact that results when the patient is moving or talking is known as
What is a somatic tremor?
Seated leaning against the back of a table that's raised to a 45 degree angle
What is Semi-Fowler's position?
The Process of destroying all microorganisms before they enter the body
What is Surgical Asepsis?
Substances that have a high potential for abuse and can lead to physical and psychological dependence is labeled as
What is schedule II drugs?
The five phases of articular relaxation that are audible while obtaining a manual BP
What is korotkoff sounds?
The time it takes for the ventricles to contract and relax is measured by
What is the QT interval?