Nebulizers/Oxygen
Always keep Oxygen cylinders in this...
A well ventilated area and secured on a rack or cart
Why do we use 2 patient identifiers
Verifies individual as the person for the service.
Keeps our patient population safe of medical errors.
Expectation to match the service or treatment to the individual.
Name 4 types of vitals?
Ht
Wt
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
BP
What is the ideal temperature for your Vaccine Refrigerator?
40 degrees
What would be one type of medication that the clinician would prescribe for a nebulizer treatment?
An ECG is a graphic recording of the.....
Electrical impulses of the heart
A blood pressure is read with two numbers. What are they called? Which one is the top number, and which one is the bottom number?
Systolic & Diastolic
Systolic- top
Diastolic- bottom
Epinephrine is used for what?
What symptoms should you look for?
Anaphylactic shock
Swollen lips, tongue, difficulty breathing, etc.
CDC recommends that what is no longer necessary
Aspiration
Patients may experience these symptoms during a nebulizer treatment
1. Rapid Heart Rate 2. Jittery
We must use patient identifiers when providing what?
Phone calls
Specimens
Treatments
Procedures
Billing
Medications
Why is the expiration date important?
Medication can lose effectiveness over time Allow microbes to grow in your medication
When needle stick injuries happen, what incident reporting feature do we use?
Midas Report
Oxygen is a what and never be given without a clinicians direction
Medication
The testing sites for Diabetic Foot exams are the first, third and fifth what?
Metatarsals
Avoid taking a blood pressure if the patient has any of these.
Mastectomy
Fistula
Trauma or Disease
IV
Lymph node removal
What are the 3 types of injections?
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intradermal
What are VIS sheets and when should they be given?
Vaccination Information Sheet
Prior to administering the Vaccination
Nebulizers are used to do what
Convert an inhalable drug into an aerosol form for inhalation to expand the bronchi
What instrument do you use when doing a diabetic foot exam.
Monofilament
When measuring a patients respirations you must never do this.... Why?
What is tell the patient that your going to count your respirations. Psychologically the patients breathing we become altered.
Name the 6 rights of medication administration
Right Patient Right Medication Right Dose Right Route Right Time Right Documentation *Does it make sense?*
Injections site should be based upon these 3 characteristics
What is stage of patients development ( elderly vs infants )
Body Build Physical Condition
Amount of medication to be given