Facts
What to Communicate
Complications
Potpouri
100
What is a pulmonary Embolism
The most common preventable hospital death
100
When a Patient refuses pneumoboots or teds what do you do?
What is notify RN
100
What is the serious complication of a DVT if it breaks off and travels through bloodstream?
What is pulmonary Embolism
100
Lower Extremities
What part of body do DVTs start?
200
Swelling, pain in calf and redness
What is signs and symptoms of DVT
200
Send with patient
When patient leaves for procedure what do you do with pneumoboots?
200
Falls
What do pneumoboots which are tethering a patient put them at higher risk for?
200
Deep Vein Thrombosis
What does DVTS stand for?
300
Difficulty Breathing
What is most common symptom of PE
300
Service Response
Who to call when there are no pneumoboots machines on unit
300
marron discolored skin feels boggy on a patients heel
What is deep tissue injury
300
Birth Control Pills
What is a common medication women take that put them at higher risk of DVT.
400
Blood thinners
What is class of medication used for DVT treatment
400
Surgery (most commonly joints )
A recent ______ within last 3 months puts patient at increase risk of developing PE/DVT
400
60%
What percent of patients acquire VTE in a hospitalized patient after discharge ?
400
Throw away
What do you do with sleeves after patient is discharged?
500
Which vein is most common to have a blood clot form ?
What is calf and thigh veins
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