Infection Prevention
The single most important action in preventing the spread of germs.
What is Hand Hygiene
The patient is NPO
What is nothing by mouth ?
The normal range for an adult heart rate.
What is 60-100 ?
The patient has a change in mental status .What do you do ?
What is report it to the RN.
The PCNA should always do, before preforming and task?
What is verify the order?
The precautions used on all patients.
What is standard Precautions?
The term Pneumo-
What is the lungs
The name of the artery that the stethoscope diaphragm is placed on the arm to measure manual blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
The time between repositioning a patient.
What is two hours ?
The last area to be washed when bathing a patient.
What is the perineal -area ?
The type of mask required prior to enter a patients room on airborne precautions.
What is an N95 mask?
The patient is up-aid -lib
What is up as tolerated?
The patients pulse feels irregular rhythm. How long should you count their pulse for
What is 60 seconds?
The app used to locate MetroHealth procedures.
What is Lippincott?
The latest news and updates at MetroHealth. Where can you go to find this information?
What is the MIV?
The PPE used for patients on contact isolation.
What is gown and gloves?
The patient has dysphagia
What is difficulty swallowing ?
The patients vital signs are the following -heart rate 128 respirations 16 blood pressure 110/68
Which of the vital signs should be reported to the RN?
What is the heart rate?
The patient is lying on the floor, what do you do ?
What is call the nurse for help ?
The PCNA should cleanse the skin for how long when drawing blood, and allow the site how much time to dry ?
What is 15 second scrub time and 30 second dry time?
The microbes that cause a disease
What is a pathogen?
The patient has POCT QACHS
What is accuchecks before meals and at bedtime?
The medical term for a blood pressure that is below the normal value.
What is hypotension?
The appropriate transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity or task to another person.
What is delegation ?
The defense mechanism used when a person doesn't accept the truth .
What is denial ?