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You turn these inside out down to the heel before putting them on a postoperative patient
antiembolism stockings
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This is where you place the V1 lead on a patient
4th intercostal space right side of the sternum
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We use these to prevent deep vein thrombosis
Sequential Compression device (SCD)
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This is rotating the patient's hips away from the body and back when performing passive range-of-motion exercises
abduction and adduction
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This is what you do after an accidental needle stick
Wash site with soap and water
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This is what you do when your patient goes into ventricular fibrillation
Alert the response team and start CPR
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This is how often you renew your BLS CPR certification
2 years
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This is the passive range-of-motion exercise you would do with an ankle
Dorsiflexion
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This is what you say to a person that is in respiratory distress with their lips and tongue swelling
Ask the patient if they are allergic to anything
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A fire in the hospital cafe would be considered this type of disaster
Internal disaster
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Which vital sign should you inform the nurse:
BP 88/58 mm Hg
oral temperature 99-degrees F
Heart rate = 78 bpm
Respirations 20 bpm
Blood pressure is out of range
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This is the stage the pressure ulcer is in when you see layers of skin worn away with subcutaneous fat visible
Stage III
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This is the position you place a patient in for postmortem care
Supine
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What type of artifact is this?
AC interference
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If the SA node fires slowly, what rhythm will you see on the heart monitor?
Sinus bradycardia
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This is where you place the green lead for a Holter monitor
Right lower thoracic area
White on right
Smoke over fire
clouds over grass
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This is where you place leads V1 and V2 on a patient with bilateral breast implants
Slightly higher above the implants
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This is what you do when you have AC interference on the monitor
Unplug nearby equipment
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Electrodes should be placed on skin that is
Clean and dry
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This is how pertussis is spread
Droplet
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This is what you call a heart of 125 bpm
sinus tachycardia
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This is when rigor mortis sets in
2-4 hours
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This is the last sense to leave the body
Hearing
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When cleaning a wound what should you inform the nurse about
a foul odor
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This is the first sign of skin breakdown
Redness and discoloration of the skin
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This is what you do with a patient the becomes quiet and pale after a blood draw
Lay the patient flat (supine)
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This is a problem you could have with an expired blood tube
Loss of vacuum
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This is what a stress test tests
The heart during exercise
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This is what you use to sterilize instruments
An autoclave
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This is the type of technique you would use to place a urinary catheter
Sterile technique
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These are violations of the sterile technique and field
Dropping hands below waist
Reaching over the sterile field
Turning your back on the sterile field
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Chemotherapy patients requires this type of isolation
Reverse isolation
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This is what you would do if your postoperative patient has purulent drainage and warm skin around the area
Notify the nurse
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This is what you do when you find a nasal cannula on the floor in a patient's room
Get a new cannula and place it on the patient
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This is the first thing you do before doing any procedures on the patient
Identify the patient
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This is the purpose of an incentive spirometer
to prevent pulmonary complications
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OSHA requires this on Safety Data Sheets on all chemicals in the office
First aid measures
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You must wear this PPE for an airborne isolation unit
Gloves and an N95 mask
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These are the most common identifiers for patient identification
Name and date of birth
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Bilirubin samples must be protected from this
Light
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This person is responsible for reporting abuse of a co-worker
The PCT . YOU shall Report Abuse
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Which blood pressure should you report to the nurse
90/70 mm Hg
110/78 mm Hg
120/80 mm Hg
150/96 mm Hg
150/96 mm Hg
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This is used to perform a capillary puncture
Lancet
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What should you ask a patient if they complain of pain
What their pain level is currently
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What do you use to clean the skin before an EKG
alcohol prep
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This is the documentation that gives rights to patients living in a long-term facility
Residents' Bill of Rights
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This is used to clean inanimate objects
Disinfectants
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What should you do when your patient has a glucose level of 40 mg/dL
Report findings to the nurse
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What is the position you place a patient in that has an NG tube
Semi-Fowler's
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What do you need to do when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift
Spread and lock the lift base
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What do you do when you find bruising on an immobile patient. Any patient really
Report findings to the nurse
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What do you do when a patient tells you they used the call light last night without anyone answering
Explain that you must notify the nurse manager
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Who helps with a plan of care for the patient's caregivers
The nurse
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How do you keep a restraint free environment for a patient that wonders
Use relaxation techniques with the patient
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What do you do first if you get splashed in the eye while doing a heel stick
Flush eyes for 15 minutes
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How is Tuberculosis transmitted
Airborne
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Dentures are an example of what
prosthetic device
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What should you do if you see a terminal patient crying with their family
Let the family have privacy
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What is the best way to handle a blood draw from a 9 y/o
Explain the procedure to the patient in words they will understand
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What should you do if your patient with sequential compression device has discoloration in their legs
Notify the nurse
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What do you do after removing an IV
Hold pressure for 2 minutes or until bleeding stops
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What do you do with a Type 2 diabetic that is sweating, has a headache, and blurry vision
Check blood sugar
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What directions do you give a patient before a clean catch urine specimen
Clean the perineum
Start sample mid stream not the beginning
Do not place the specimen container up to the skin
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What can you do to help your patient with ulcers when they are laying supine in bed
put a rolled towel under the ankles to float the heels above the bed
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This is what you are not following if you draw blood without gloves on
Universal precautions (standard precautions)
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For what reason might you use a safety reminder device
A patient that attempts to pull out their IV
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A patient with cystitis might have this
hematuria (blood in the urine)
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Where do you stand when using a gait belt with a patient
Behind the patient
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What area of the sterile field is contaminated
1 inch around the sterile field. If something touches this area it must be removed and replaced with a new item
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What is the first step when you are replacing colostomy appliance
Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water
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This is the reason we use sequential compression devices after surgery
To prevent blood clots
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This is a contra-indication for the use of anti-embolism stockings
open skin lesions
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If a patient says to you, "I don't like being here." What could you say back?
"Tell me more about how you are feeling."
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Where do you go when you have issues with a co-worker
Discuss with the administration
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What do you do when a jewish man dies and the wife states that per their religion he can not be left alone.
Pull up a chair for the wife while you prepare the patient for family viewing
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You need to draw a blood culture and a CBC. What color tube is first
Yellow - blood culture
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The duties of the a PCT include
greeting, instructing and educating patients
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How do you confirm a patient is compliant before a glucose tolerance test (GTT)
Confirm the patient fasted for 12 hours before the test
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What is the best way to reduce employee exposure to infectious materials
Perform hand hygiene
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What do you do if your patient is difficult to rouse
Call for the response team and then check pulse and respirations
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You start to take a blood pressure and you notice a shunt in the arm. What should you do
Go to the other arm
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What did you violate if you look into a chart from a patient you are not caring for
Invasion of privacy
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What condition would make capillary puncture contraindicated
Patient with edema in their fingers
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This is what is used to clean the site for a blood culture draw
Chlorohexidine
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What do you do after you apply the chlorhexidine
Let the iodine dry
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What are risk factors for possible elder abuse
When the patient has decreased strength and mobility
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How do you measure the output of a patient that has an indwelling catheter
Empty the urine into a graduate and record the findings
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This is how hemoconcentration is caused
By the needle being removed before removing the tourniquet
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What type of patient might need adaptive devices for ADL (activities of daily living)
A patient that has had a CVA (cerebral vascular accident)
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What should you do for a dementia patient that wonders
Provide a secure place for the patient
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When transferring a patient you ...
Have a wide base of support and bend at the knees
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A patient can use this to transfer from bed to wheelchair and exercise of the upper arms
Trapeze bar
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What is the first thing you take off when leaving an isolation room
Gloves
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Where would you find a patient's input and output information
Flow/graph sheets
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What did you violate when you faxed information about a patient without consent to a lawyer
HIPAA
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This is the purpose of HIPAA
To protect patient information
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This is how you weigh a patient that needs a walker
Place the walker over the scale
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This is what you do if a patient has a seizure after a blood draw
Observe and prevent injury to the patient
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This is what you do with a stool specimen for parasites
Take specimen to lab STAT
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This is how a patient with aphasia can tell you their pain level
Use the FACES scale
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This is how C-diff is transmitted
Contact transmission
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This is what you do if a patient is c/o tingling and numbness at an IV site
Remove the IV
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This causes hemolysis in blood tubes
Vigorously inverting tubes
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This is the first thing you do before any procedure
Identify the patient
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You should encourage the patient to assist when transferring the patient from
Wheelchair to bed or vise versa
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This is the definition of a sentinel event
Any unanticipated event that results in death or serious injury
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This is what you use when placing an indwelling catheter
lubricant
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This is how you clean a penrose drain
Cleanse the area with soap and water working outward around the drain
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This is the first step to remove the ostomy device
Remove wafer seal
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This is how many continuing credits you need to renew your patient care technician certification
10