Disease Processes
This type of disease involves bacteria entering the body.
What is an infectious disease?
This is the best time to change bed linen
What is ambulating/showering/having a procedure?
These are 6 signs you should report to the nurse if you observe them while bathing. Name one.
What is a new rash, bleeding, swollen/red area, unusual odors, excessive drainage or disorientation, or burning/ painful/ itching sensation?
Nothing by Mouth
What is NPO?
This is asking for clearer information about a topic.
What is clarification?
This amount is what a scale should be set to before use.
What is zero?
The arm that should be dressed first when a patient has an arm stronger than the other.
What is a weak arm?
This type of disease causes tissue to wear down as a part of the aging process.
What is a degenerative disease?
Method of transporting bed linens to rooms
What is away from the body?
This is the order you should clean the patient in order to prevent contamination.
What is cleanest to dirtiest areas?
Break suction upper denture from patient’s mouth
How do you remove dentures?
This is the ability to display sensitivity to identify with other peoples’ problems without expressing sorrow or sympathy.
What is empathy?
When weighing a patient in a wheelchair, you should always do this before weighing the patient.
What is weigh the wheelchair ?
A device a patient uses to cleanse their hair in the event that they do not want to wash their hair in the shower, bath, sink, or bed.
What is a shower cap?
This substance is a common product of inflammation or infected tissues.
What is Pus?
Substances leaked through the linens onto the mattress. You would do this to clean it.
What is wiping down the mattress?
This is the correct water temp for a bath.
What is 37-46 degrees C or 98.6-115 degrees F ?
Red irritated or bleeding gum/Areas of pus and infection
What abnormalities do you report to the nurse?
This is the most fundamental component of communication.
What is listening?
Patients with these conditions should never be left alone when toileting
What is confused and unstable?
A patient is suddenly snagged from the arm while their shirt is being taken off due to the PCT forgetting to check if they had this attached
What is an IV?
This word describes the condition of excessive sweating.
What is diaphoresis?
The 1st step in making an occupied bed
What is rolling the patient (to one side of the bed)?
These are the 1 of 3 safety procedures you should follow while dealing with a catheter bag.
What is ensure enough slack from line to bag, bag is secured to side of bed, and never raise catheter higher than patient’s bladder
Talking to ensure awareness and safety
How do you care for an unconscious patient ?
These are interactions between healthcare professionals and patients that enhance comfort, safety, trust, and well-being.
What is therapeutic communication?
Tina is a 23 y/o female with a respiratory disorder. She is 5’3” and weighs 50 kgs. Amoxicillin is 30 milligrams per kg. The amount of amoxicillin Tina should receive is ___.
What is 1500 mg?
A patient is changing in a room and needs help tying the gown in two places.
What is a neck and waist?
This word describes a grating sound heard in an arthritic joint.
What is Crepitus?
The third material used in the bedmaking process
What is lift/draw sheet?
This is the appropriate amount of time a patient should sit in a Sitz bath.
What is 20-30 mins?
Cleanse each tooth in a circular motion at an angle of 45 degrees from the back to the front of the mouth
How do you perform oral care for a dependent patient?
What do you do when a language barrier hinders an important interaction between you and your patient?
What is seeking a medical interpreter?
The abnormalities in urine that have to be reported to a nurse as a PCT consist of burning or pain during urination, an increase in frequency, difficulty urinating incontinence, and a _______ or _______ appearance of urine.
What is bloody or cloudy?
An RN is asked to turn off a specific pump for a patient while the patient is changing
What is an infusion Pump?