The Diabetic Patient
This hormone acts like a “middle man” to help move glucose into the body’s cells for energy.
What is insulin?
Patients with peripheral vascular disease should avoid this type of hosiery because it can worsen circulation problems.
What are TED hose?
This respiratory disease is commonly caused by cigarette smoking and is the 5th most common cause of death.
What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
An occurrence report should be submitted within this amount of time after an incident?
What is 24 hours?
This hospital overhead code indicates a cardiac arrest.
What is a code blue?
This type of diabetes is more common and is associated with insulin resistance.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
This disease is often called the “silent killer” because it may have no symptoms.
What is hypertension (HTN)?
Room air normally contains this percentage of oxygen.
What is 21%?
This is an event that does not reach the patient because it was identified and corrected before harm occurred?
What is a near miss?
Anytime you are concerned someone is declining and fast action may be necessary, you should take this action.
What is call a rapid response?
Frequent urination, excessive thirst, and blurry vision are signs of this blood sugar condition.
What is hyperglycemia?
In a blood pressure reading, this number measures the pressure in the arteries while the heart at rest between beats.
What is the diastolic pressure?
This oxygen delivery device uses a reservoir bag and one-way valves to deliver very high concentrations of oxygen.
What is a non-rebreather mask?
This should NEVER EVER be documented in the patient’s EMR?
What is that an incident report was completed?
Name three examples of emergent situations you may encounter.
What are chest pain, respiratory distress, fall, uncontrolled bleeding, change in LOC, unconscious / lack of response, deteriorating VS
We discussed that untreated blood sugars that are too high or too low can lead to 3 severe complications. Name 2 of them.
What are seizures, loss of consciousness, and death?
What does the "B" and “S” in the BE FAST stroke assessment stand for?
What is balance and speech?
Patients with respiratory distress may show this bluish discoloration to these 2 most common areas of their body due to a lack of oxygen.
What are the lips and nail beds
Name two common causes of errors discussed in the presentation.
What are poor communication, inaccurate records, and poor judgment, lack of knowledge, stress?
This is how one would activate the rapid response team.
What is dialing 14000 from any phone and announcing “Rapid Response” with the location?
Name three common signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia.
What are sweating, shakiness, confusion, hunger, dizziness, weakness, pale skin, difficulty speaking.
What are three symptoms that may indicate a person is having a heart attack ?
What are chest pain, shortness of breath, pain radiating to the arm/jaw/back, cold sweat, nausea, dizziness, indigestion.
Name 3 respiratory related symptoms should be reported right away to the patient’s nurse.
What are difficult breathing, noisy breathing, audible wheezing, productive cough, slow or rapid respiratory rate, not able to speak in complete sentences, cyanosis.
Name 3 examples of a reportable incident.
What is a medication error, injury/fall, mislabeled specimen, malfunction of medical device or equipment, patient develops a pressure ulcer, property damage or loss?
Name 3 PCA responsibilities if you are the first to recognize an emergent situation?
What are activate the RRT, assess breathing and pulse, begin CPR if needed, stay with the person and be prepared to answer questions.