Patient Care
This member of the healthcare team works under a licensed healthcare team member, usually nurses, and provides advanced patient care.
What is a Patient Care Technician/Assistant?
First thing you do when coming in contact with a patient
What is hand hygiene?
Rule for documentation.
What is if its not documented it wasn't done?
Abbreviations for the cardinal signs.
What is TPR and BP?
Use clock positions when assisting with this procedure.
What is assisting a visually impaired patient?
Always ensure before leaving patient room.
What is bed at lowest setting and call light in reach?
Designed to reduce the risk for transmission of microorganisms from one patient to the next.
The 6 rights of medication.
What is the right medication, dose, time, route, patient, and documentation?
A wax substance found when using an otoscope.
What is cerumen?
Doing___ every ___ helps prevent patients from developing pressure ulcers.
What is turning patient every 2 hours?
Means to do no harm.
What is maleficnce?
Signs of inflammation.
What is edema, rubor, heat, pain or tenderness, and loss of function?
The C in the fire safety mnemonic RACE.
What is Confine the fire?
This tool is used to measure the pressure of the arteries.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
Clean the meatus and urethral opening before collecting specimen.
What us a Clean-Catch Midstream Urine Specimen?
Whatever the patient says it is.
What is pain?
Serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplets nuclei.
What is Transmission Precautions? (Tier 2)
This helps others find exactly where you in an emergancy in the hospital.
What is your wayfinding?
Pyrexia is a fancy word for this term.
What is fever?
Direct pressure and elevation helps this.
What is control breathing?
These patients will refuse blood transfusions for religious beliefs.
Who are Jehovah's Witness?
Increase cost of care for hospitals.
What is Healthcare Associated Infections?
Sometimes called the response plan or emergency management plan.
What is the disaster manual?
A physician that is most likely to palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse during a routine examination
Who is a podiatrist?
Grabs neck between thumb and index finger.
What is the universal sign of choking?