Medical Abbreviations
w/c
What is a wheelchair
Respirations
1. form
2. watch
3. pen or pencil
This agency makes the rules to protect workers from hazards on the job
What is OSHA?
A set of minimum standards of care
What is OBRA?
RACE acronym
Remove
Activate alarm
Contain
Extinguish
after meals
What is PC; p.c.?
1. non-skid shoes
2. barrier towel
3. gait belt
4. wheelchair
Transferring
The order of donning PPE
1. gown
2. mask
3. goggles
4. gloves
Legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves
What is a advance directive?
Patients with restraints must be monitored constantly, they must be checked _____ and must be released _____.
What is every 15 minutes? What is every 2 hours?
FUO
What is fever of unknown origin?
Urinary Output
1. paper towels 2. gloves
3. alcohol wipe 4. graduate
5. goggles 6. trash can
Tuberculosis requires what type of precautions
Airborne Precautions
A law that was passed to help keep health information private and secure
What is HIPAA?
Weakening or wasting away of the muscle
What is muscle atrophy?
as desired
What is ad lib?
1. 2 towels 2. 2 washcloths
3. foot basin 4. soap
5. lotion 6. gloves
7. hamper & trash
Foot Care
The most vital method of preventing the spread of infection
What is proper handwashing with soap and water?
Forms of abuse
1. Physical abuse
2. Psychological abuse
3. Verbal abuse
As a nursing assistant, if a resident was falling right in front of you what would you do?
While maintaining a wide base of support and low center of gravity, the nursing assistant would assist the resident to the floor by bringing him/her close to their body and bend the knee that is supporting the resident and lower them to the floor
DOE
What is dyspnea on exertion?
Denture/Oral Care
1. barrier towel 2. clothing protector
3. 2 washcloths 4. denture brush
5. oral swab 6. toothpaste
7. mouthwash 8. cup with water
9. 2 gloves 10. hamper & trash
11. emesis basin
Chain of Infection
1. causative agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
Ombudsman
What are advocates for residents?
FAST acronym
Face
Arms
Speech
Time