Basic Patient Care
What is the recommended bed elevation with a patient with a feeding tube?
30 degrees
What describes the purpose of an incident report
Document accidents
What supports an incision and reduces pain during coughing after surgery?
Splinting with a pillow
HCAHPS stands for this
What is Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
Absence of breathing
Apnea
What is the purpose of a patient performing ROM exercises?
To prevent contractures and muscle atrophy
Name an example of when you use implied consent
What is an emergency
What is the recommended frequency for a patient to take deep breaths and cough
Every hour
What is the Patient Care Partnership
Outlines patient's rights and responsibilities
Rapid, shallow breathing
Tachypnea
What movement involve turning the forearm so the palm is facing downward, and then upward?
Supination and pronation
The first step in handling a needle stick
What is handwashing
The purpose of incentive spirometry
Encourage deep breathing and prevent pneumonia
What does the acronym stand for in RACE
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
Listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
Auscultation
What is the purpose of measuring and documenting a patients fluid intake and output?
Monitor fluid balance and homeostasis
Which agencies provides guidelines for preventing workplace injuries
What is OSHA
What is the correct procedure for oropharyngeal suctioning
No more than 15 seconds
What is the purpose of mandated reporting
To ensure abuse is reported and addressed
What does PASS stand for
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
This device prevents blood clots in immobile patients through sequential compression
SCD-Sequential compression device
The Joint Commission's requirement for patient identification
Two patient identifiers
Name a position a patient with respiratory distress could get in
Orthopneic position
What does HIPPA primarily safeguard
PHI-Patient Health Information
What abbreviation does The Joint Commission not allow that may be used caring for a diabetic patient
U (for units)