Patient Care
which disease processes has a short recovery time?
what is acute disease
What organization is improving the safety of patients?
what is the joint commission
what is the number one thing to prevent infection?
what is hand hygiene
what carries freshly oxygenated blood to the body?
what is arteries
band of color (red) on the bottom border?
EKG paper is almost out
which ROM in the fingers do you fold the hand into a fist?
what is flexion
what does A in RACE mean?
what is activate
varicella, tuberculosis, measles
what is airborne
maintains accountability from the time of collection to the time of disposal
what is chain of custody
rectangular waveforms appearing at the beginning of each lead indicating standard paper speed
what is calibration marks
what device helps prevent respiratory complications by inhaling
what is spirometry
what two identifiers can you use when identifying a patient?
what is date of birth and full name
what destroys pathogens but not their spores?
what is disinfection
after how long is a tourniquet supposed to be released?
what is after a minute
what is the standard speed on an EKG machine?
what is 25mm/sec
what motion helps a person from choking?
what is heimlich maneuver
name two things that can be used to prevent patients from falling?
what is non-slick socks, gait belt, handrails, call button, rounding frequently,
what is the first step that ensuring that a piece of medical equipment is as clean as possible called?
what is sanitation
must sit in a ice slurry immediately after collection
what is ammonia & lactic acid
The final pacemaker of the heart occurs if the first and second fail to fire
what is purkinje fibers
which pulse is inside the upper and is the most common site for measuring childrens pulses
what is brachial
what federal law rules protect data relating to treatment?
what kills pathogens and their spores?
what is sterilization (autoclave )
errors that occur before the specimen can be analyzed
preanalytical errors
P wave present
P wave upright and rounded
P wave amplitude <2.5 mm
P wave duration > 110 milliseconds
what is normal sinus rhythm
the patient's stool with be more liquid feces than solid
what is ileostomy
Padded, fit 2 fingers under, check q15 min, remove q2 hours attached to non-movable part
what is restraint
2/3 full
biohazard container replaced
1. clean 30-60 seconds with antiseptic, 2. clean with povidone-iodine, 3. apply tourniquet 4. stretch skin downward with nondominant hand to anchor vein
what is blood culture
wear for 24 hours, portable, set up in the doctor's office, 5 lead setup
what is a Holter monitor
Lifting up and twisting it sideways
what is removing lower dentures
s/s
dry mucous membranes, sunken eyes, dry skin, thirst
what is dehydration
any nonliving object capable of carrying infectious organisms
what is fomite
tubes wrapped in foil
what is bilirubin & folate levels
patient's heart is located on the right side
what is dextrocardia