Patient Care
body system consists of the hair, skin, nails, and sweat/oil glands
What is the integumentary system?
range of functions or job description
what it scope of practice?
washing hands, cleaning surfaces, discarding of used/contaminated supplies
what is medical asepsis?
carries freshly oxigenated blood to the body
what are arteries?
heart valve that separates the right atrium and the right ventricle
what is tricuspid valve?
Start by moving all the weights to the left, make sure the pointer is in the middle of the balance bar. Then move the largest weight to the patients estimated weight without exceeding it, then move the small weight until the pointer is floating in the center of the balance bar.
What is how to use a mechanical scale?
ensures safe and healthful work conditions by setting and enforcing standards, providing training, and outreach
what is OSHA?
needles are disposed in a---
What is a sharps container?
two identifiers for patients
What is name and DOB?
3-lead right shoulder/clavicle
what is white lead?
Advising, disapproving, agreeing/disagreeing, defending, giving approval, stereotypical comments, minimizing feelings, probing, and reassuring
What is ineffective communication?
-patients wearing nonslip socks/shoes
-adequate lighting
what is preventing falls?
-using PPE when handling bodily fluids, non intact skin, or mucous membranes
-hand hygiene before/after coming in contact with every patient
-disposing of equipment, needles, and other sharps
What are standard precautions?
finger used for an adult dermal puncture
what is third/middle finger?
12 lead, right side fourth intercostal space
what is V1 red lead?
Surgically created opening from the intestines to the outside of the body
What is an Ostomy?
privacy, confidentiality, information, respect
what are patients rights?
reduces number of microbes on equipment
what is sanitization?
blood test that identifies bacteria/micro organisms in the blood
What is blood culture collection?
direstion of normal p wave
What is positive?
Grabbing the front of the neck
what is the universal sign of choking?
root word for blood vessel
what is angi?
infectious agent,reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
what is chain of infection?
First color tube used when collecting blood (besides blood culture)
what is lavander?
artifact caused by movement
What is somatic tremor?