I've got
your back!
your back!
Brain Matters
Germs
and Terms
and Terms
Where's the
dinamap??
dinamap??
Mix-a-lot
100
Name the regions of the spine.
100
This lobe of the brain controls behavior.
Frontal Lobe
100
Frequency of pericare
AT LEAST twice a day and with every invol
100
How do you know if equipment is clean?
1. Dynamap- Green "Clean" Sign
2. Equipment- If it's the storage room, it's assumed to be clean it. *So clean prior to putting back*
100
TWO numbers to call an Emergency STAT.
555 or 604
200
Damage to which region of the spinal cord results in tetraplegia.
Cervical (C1 through C8)
200
Name THREE safety devices.
1. Lock Belt
2. Mitts
3. Specialty bed: Posey or Safekeeper
4. Code Alert
5. Bed Alarm
200
The #1 way to prevent hospital acquired infections.
Hand Hygiene
200
Process for broken medical equipment (Dinamaps, IV pumps, TF pumps)
1. Place in soiled utility.
2. Place PINK sticker with DETAILED information about what is wrong with the equipment.
Pro Tip: There is no need to put in a track-it for broken medical equipment placed in soiled utility.
200
Paperwork that must accompany patient for an XRay
Copy of the order and ticket-to-ride
300
Risks for pressure injuries (6 components of the Braden Scale)
1. Mobility
2. Moisture
3. Sensory Perseption
4. Nutrition
5. Activity
6. Friction and Sheer
300
How to call a Code Green and who responds
555 or 604
Any one who has completed SafetyCares Part 2
300
Name THREE components of the CAUTI bundle.
1. Pericare (at least) twice a day
2. Drainage bag below the bladder.
3. Less than 2/3 full
4. Date and label urinary supplies
5. Anchor catheter 24/7
6. Tubing is free of kinks and off the ground
300
Trached patients should never be left alone without...
Call light and continuous pulse ox
300
Frequency of patient weights and why we do them.
Frequency: Weekly or per order
Why: Monitor fluid and nutrition status
400
Name TWO differences between upper and lower motor neuron.
Upper Motor Neuron:
Intact Spinal Reflex Arc, Spastic Paralysis, Spastic Bowel Tone, Spastic Rectal Tone, Retention.
Lower Motor Neuro:
Damanged Reflex Arc, Flaccid Paralysis, Flaccied Bowel Tone, Flaccid Rectal Tone, Incontinence
400
THREE Signs of Neuro Storming
1. Fever over 101
2. Tachycardia: Pulse > 130
3. Tachypnea
4. Sweating
5. Rigid arms and legs
6. High blood pressure
400
Your patient has a known CAUTI, new onset BP 90/50, Pulse 140, experiencing fever, chills. What is happening?
What is... SEPSIS
400
Process for washing soiled clothing.
1. Hooper the clothes
2. Laundry
3. Bleach Bomb
400
Who do you call before and after ITB test dose (on the day of testing)
Provider, ITB Therapy PT and OT
500
Name THREE symptoms and THREE interventions for Autonomic Dysreflexia
Symptoms:
Sudden significant blood pressure increase, pounding headache, sweating and blotching above the level of injury, feeling of anxiety, blurred vision, nasal congestion, goosebumps.
Interventions:
Sit patient up, loosen any restrictive clothing (binder/dermafit/etc.), check urine drainage bag for kinks, fullness, obstructions, check for invol or rectal impaction, NitroBid paste
500
The two emergency medications used at Craig to arrest seizures.
Midazolam (Versed)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
500
FOUR diseases that require precautions
C. Diff, CRE, COVID, Influenza, Shingles
500
TWO methods for testing a bed alarm prior to leaving the patients room.
What is...
1. Set the alarm while the patient is in bed and then move the patient. Alarm should go off.
2. Set the alarm while the patient is in bed, sit on the edge of the bed and stand up. Alarm should go off.
3. Without patient in bed, sit on the bed, set the alarm and stand up.
500
The Best Nursing Unit at Craig Hospital
2 East