Caring for Patients & Families
This patient safety practice involves checking on patient to improve satisfaction and reduce falls.
What is hourly rounding.
These 5 measurements make up the basic vital signs.
What are temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation?
This is the largest muscle in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This device should always be used when assisting patients with mobility.
What is a gait belt?
Most surgical patients are placed on this dietary restriction beginning at midnight before surgery.
What is NPO (nothing by mouth)?
What valuable lessons did the 'Patch Adams' movie clip teach us?
What is: knowing the patient's name and calling them by name is important.
When taking an oral temperature, patients who recently drank, smoked, or vaped should wait this amount of time first.
What is 10 minutes?
Immobility can cause this painful gastrointestinal problem involving difficulty passing stool.
What is constipation?
Hospital policy requires this level of assistance the first time a postoperative orthopedic patient ambulates.
What is a 2-person assist?
This type of surgical drain is compressed to create suction and collect fluid after surgery.
What is a Jackson-Pratt (JP) or hemovac drain?
According to the presentation, this question should always be asked before leaving a patient's room.
What is, "Is there anything else I can do for you while I'm here? I have the time."
If a blood pressure cuff is too small or narrow, it can cause this type of reading.
What is a false high blood pressure reading?
This mobility complication can begin in as little as four days in elderly patients and may result in permanent shortening of muscles or tendons.
What are contractures?
Name the 3 weight bearing statuses that can be ordered for a patient.
What are WBAT, NWB, Partial weight bearing?
When preparing a patient for surgery, name 3 items you need to remove from the patient.
What are nail polish, contact lens/glasses, dentures/partials, hearing aid(s), hair pins, jewelry.
Name 3 ways you can promote comfort & rest for your patient.
What are: back rub, white noise/fan, sleep kit, uninterrupted sleep time, extra pillows, warm items, music, book/magazine, dim lights/close door, deep breathing exercises, emotional support, change of position or scenery.
When measuring your patient's oxygen saturation, name 2 things that can affect the reading.
What is: site is cold, edematous or if nail polish is present.
This nurse driven protocol encourages intentional mobility at least three times daily to improve patient outcomes.
What is the Progressive Mobility Protocol?
Name 2 important care guidelines when caring for a total knee patient?
What are avoiding pillows under the knee, locking foot of bed control, promotion of extension of the surgical leg.
When a patient returns from surgical, this is the frequency in which post op vitals should be taken.
What is every 15 minutes x 4, then every 30 minutes x 2, then every hour x 2.
Name 4 of the 5 Ps of intentional rounding.
What are: position, potty, plug ins, personal & periphery.
Name 4 of the 8 pulse sites where pulse can be assessed and show where that site is located.
What are carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsal pedis, apical.
During mobility activities, PCA staff should stop or modify activity if the patient shows these signs of intolerance to the activity (name 3).
What are change in vital signs, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pain, or shortness of breath.
Name 3 posterior hip precautions you need to implement when caring for your patient.
What are no bending past 90 degrees, do not cross legs, do not rotate foot/hip, leg immobilizer on at rest
Name 3 interventions we use to help prevent post operative complications.
What are turning the patient every 2 hours, encourage TCDB, use of incentive spirometer, use of TED hose & SCDs, and AMBULATE?