ABBREVIATIONS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
WHERE IS THE MOST COMMON PLACE TO TAKE A PULSE?
RADIAL PULSE
HOW FREQUENTLY SHOULD YOU REPOSITION A PATIENT?
EVERY 2 HOURS
WHAT DOES RACE STAND FOR?
RESCUE, ALARM, CONFINE, EXTINGUISH
WHAT IS THE BEST PRECAUTION TO TAKE IN PREVENTING INFECTION?
HAND HYGIENE!
WHAT ARE ADLs?
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
WHICH PULSE POINT DO YOU FIND PRIOR TO TAKING A BLOOD PRESSURE?
BRACHIAL
YOUR PATIENT IS LYING ON THEIR STOMACH. WHAT POSITION IS THIS?
PRONE
WHAT DOES PASS STAND FOR?
PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP
WHEN WASHING HANDS, HOW LONG DO YOU SCRUB FOR?
20 SECONDS (SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOURSELF)
WHAT IS TPR?
TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATIONS
WHAT IS THE TOP NUMBER OF A BLOOD PRESSURE READING CALLED?
SYSTOLIC
YOUR PATIENT IS LYING ON HIS BACK. WHICH POSITION IS THIS?
SUPINE
A PERSON HAS A WEAK LEFT SIDE. WHERE DO YOU PLACE THEIR CALL LIGHT?
THE RIGHT SIDE
HOW DO WE CLEAN OUR FINGERNAILS WHEN WE ARE WASHING OUR HANDS?
RUBBING FINGERTIPS AGAINST PALMS OF SOAPY HANDS
WHAT IS A WBC?
WHITE BLOOD CELL
WHAT IS THE BOTTOM NUMBER OF A BLOOD PRESSURE READING CALLED?
DIASTOLIC
YOUR PATIENT IS LYING IN BED WITH THE HEAD ELEVATED AT A 30-45 DEGREES. WHAT POSITION IS THIS?
SEMI-FOWLERS
WHEN DONE PROVIDING CARE FOR A PATIENT, WHAT POSITION DO YOU LEAVE THE BED?
THE LOWEST
TRUE OR FALSE? WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP OUR HANDS AND WRISTS LOWER THAN OUR ELBOWS WHILE WASHING HANDS?
FALSE
WHAT DOES Hg MEAN?
MERCURY
WHAT DOES THE DIASTOLIC NUMBER MEAN?
WHAT ARE THE 5 MOST COMMON AREAS OF SKIN BREAKDOWN?
COCCYX (TAILBONE), HEELS, ELBOWS, BACK OF HEAD, SHOULDER BLADES
WHEN SLIDING THE PERSON UP IN BED, WHAT ARE THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT TASKS YOU SHOULD COMPLETE WITH THE BED?
LOCK THE WHEELS. POSITION THE BED TO AN ACCEPTABLE BODY MECHANICS HEIGHT.
TRUE OR FALSE? IT IS OK TO TOUCH THE INSIDE OF THE SINK WHILE WASHING HANDS SINCE WE ARE USING SOAP?
FALSE