Vital Signs
This is the location in which you place the bell of the stethoscope on the arm when taking a blood pressure
Over the Brachial Artery located in the anticubital space of the arm
The application of ice packs is kept on the skin how long?
20 minutes on.
PPE stands for__________?
Personal Protective Equipment
This is when a portion of the large bowel is surgically removed, in which the surgeon creates an opening in the abdominal wall, creates a stoma for emptying the bowel
colostomy
Urinary Catheters are used to treat urinary incontinence.
True or False?
False
The Top number of a blood pressure reading reflects the heart at work. ?/74
Systolic
What safety precaution should be used when applying ice to the skin?
Make sure there is a barrier between the ice pack and the skin
Frequent checks to the skin.
Apply only 20 minutes
The best way to prevent the spread of infection is by __________?
Handwashing
This is surgical procedure of rerouting the excretion of urine from the body when the bladder has been removed due to cancer, and ureters rerouted.
Urostomy
The medical term for urine with a bloody tinge would be?
Hematuria
Hema= blood
Uria- urine
This number of a blood pressure reading reflects the heart at rest
Diastolic
Mrs. Jones fell, and injured her left pinky finger, causing some swelling. The nursing assistant first aid would include the application of _____to reduce the pain and swelling.
Ice pack, constricts the vessels to reduce swelling.
What articles of equipment are used for PPE?
Gloves
Gown
Mask
Goggles
Bonnet
Shoe protectors
Mrs. Jones has been observed to have sudden onset of a headache, slurred speech, numbness on one arm, facial droop. What are could this medical condition indicate>
Stroke
Mrs. Green is complaining of pain with urination. What is the medical term for this condition?
Dysuria
This is the medical term describing a blood pressure that is below the normal values.
hypotension
When heat is applied to the skin, the blood vessels will________________
Dilate the blood vessels, and increase the circulation to the area.
This is a microbe which normally lives on the skin, but can cause havoc when obtains access to another part of the body where it normally does not live.
opportunistic organism
Mrs. Jansen has TIA's, what does that stand for?
Transient Ischemic Attack- temporary decrease blood flow to the brain lasting a few minutes to hours.
Painful, burning urination and cloudy urine are all symptoms of what medical condition?
U.T.I
Urinary Tract Infection
This is the medical term for a blood pressure that is higher than the normal blood pressure values.
hypertension
How long would the nursing assistant keep the heating pad on the resident?
20 minutes on.
This bloodborne pathogen is often contracted from using IV drug needles, and is the leading cause of chronic viral hepatitis
Hepatitis C
A mental patient has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. What symptoms would be observed?
The person has a problem with what is real to what is imaginary.
The normal color of urine is ?
Clear light yellow