Patient Care
What is the body system that consists of hormone-producing glands throughout the body that regulate and affect metabolism, growth, sleep cycles, stress hormones, blood glucose levels, and reproduction?
What is...
Endocrine System.
What are two forms of patient identification?
Hint: What to ask when entering the room.
What is...
Name, Date of birth, Home address, Telephone number, Social Security number, Photo identification
What do you do if you accidentally touch an open sterile package?
What is...
discard it and obtain a new one.
What do arteries carry?
What is...
freshly oxygenated blood to the body.
What is the primary or natural pacemaker of the heart?
What is...
sinoatrial (SA) node
What is a disease caused by bacteria entering the body.
Hint: A urinary tract infection is an...
What is...
Infectious Disease.
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
What is...
Rescue, Activate, Confine, Extinguish
What goes in the sharps container?
What is...
any item that has a sharp edges- blades, scalpels, and needles.
How long should you leave a tourniquet on a patient?
What is...
No more than 1 minute.
What are the 4 layers of the heart?
What is...
pericardium, epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
What is an example of high blood blood pressure (hypertension) stage 2?
What is...
+140/+90 mmHg
What does the following acronym stand for: DNR
What is...
do not resuscitate.
What destroys pathogens and their spores on inanimate objects, using heat, water, chemicals, or gasses?
What is...
Sterilization.
When should you label a collection container?
What is...
immediately after collection with the patient's name and identification number, the date and time of collection, and the specimen type.
WHat is the standard speed of an EKG?
What is...
25mm/sec.
Which of these are NOT an example of therapeutic communication?
Accepting, Reflecting, Offering self, Reassuring, Mirroring.
What is...
Reassuring.
What does the word root hepat mean?
What is...
liver.
What are the 2 of the six links in the chain of infection?
What is...
infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.
What is an example of an adverse reaction to a blood collection?
What is...
nerve damage, hematoma, infection, phlebitis, petechiae, thrombus, dizziness, syncope, nausea, diaphoresis, seizure, and shock.
What is the most common type of lead EKG during an emergency transport?
What is...
3- or 5-lead EKG
What are the 5 RIghts of Delegation?
What is...
Right task, Right circumstances, Right person, Right direction, Right supervision.
What does OSHA establish?
What is...
operational standards for many standards of patient care
The gown of a sterile person is considered sterile from the...?
What is...
waist up on the anterior (front) side.
What happens to the blood if a tourniquet is left on for too long?
What is...
Hemoconcentration.
What can result in a wandering baseline?
What is...
movement of the cables or leads during the procedure, patient movement, loose electrodes, dry electrodes, labored breathing, improper skin preparation (lotion, oils, or gel on the skin).