safety and infection control
Most common hospital acquired infection
What is MRSA?
First step after sticking yourself with contaminated needle
What is wash site with soap and water
Primary pacemaker
What is SA node
Patient speaks another language
What is Professional interpreter
label specimens
What is immediately after collection
Fire safety acronyms
What is RACE and PASS?
Properly anchor a vein
What is use thumb 1-2 inches below the site
normal PR interval measurement
What is 0.12-0.20
Normal vital signs
What is heart rate- 60-100
respirations- 12-20 per min
blood pressure- 120/80
3 techniques for transporting specimens
what is keep at body temperature, ice slurry, protect from light
The amount of space on a sterile border
what is 1 inch?
order of draw
What is yellow, light blue, red glass, red plastic, gold, light green, lavender, gray, royal blue
the wave representing repolarization of ventricles
What is T wave
Before leaving a patients room
What is leave call bell in reach, place water or any other things they need or want near them
specimens transported in ice slurry
What is ammonia and lactic acid
Airborne precaution diseases
What is tuberculosis, measles, shingles, varicella
tube drawn from different sites for 2 sets
What is yellow
measurement of a big box on ekg graph
What is 0.20 seconds
patients right to a choice
What is autonomy
specimens kept at 37 degrees Celsius
What is cold agglutinin, cryofibrinogen, cryoglobulin
Chain of infection
What is infectious agent, reservoir host, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
micro tubes order of draw
What is lavender, light green, green,gray, red, gold
Einthoven's triangle mnemonic
What is White on right, clouds over grass, smoke over fire
obtained from patient before surgery
informed consent
specimens protected from light
What is vitamins and bilirubin