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A patient has a gastrostomy tube. Which part of their has a tube?
What is the stomach?
Someone with tachycardia would have a heart rate greater than ____ bpm.
What is 100?
Code Blue - used when a patient isn’t breathing, has no pulse, or is unresponsive - is one of several color-based hospital emergency codes. What color is the code used when a fire or smoke has been discovered?
What is a code red?
The patient was brought to the emergency room with a dangerously low temperature. What is their diagnosis?
What is hypothermia?
Someone with this cause of confusion and dementia in the elderly may suffer from forgetfulness, memory loss, and unusual behaviors.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
A pediatric patient is diagnosed with otitis media. What part of their body is infected/inflamed?
What is the middle ear?
Someone with bradycardia would have a heart rate less than ____ bpm.
What is 60?
Someone not receiving enough oxygen may appear cyanotic. What color are they?
What is blue?
The patient presents to the ER with an acute myocardial infarction. What is the medical word for the pain they are experiencing associated with this condition?
What is angina?
Post-mortem care includes caring for the body after what has occurred?
What is death?
Someone having a cerebrovascular accident has an obstruction of blood flow to which part of their body?
What is their brain?
The patient drank 4 ounces of apple juice. How many cc's did they drink?
What is 120cc?
A code blue signifies that a patient is in cardiac arrest. What other color code signifies a neonatal/pediatric emergency or child abduction?
What is code pink?
A patient presents to the ER with hemiplegia, and the healthcare team is concerned for a possible cerebrovascular accident. What sign is the patient displaying?
CAUTI is an acronym of ______-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, which can happen to patients who have which kind of medical device in place to help drain urine?
What is a catheter?
As far as we can tell, Michael Jordan, Gene Simmons, and Miley Cyrus all have very active hypoglossal nerves. The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the movement of what muscular organ?
What is the tongue?
The patient is considered hyperthermic when their oral temperature is higher than _____ degrees F
What is 99.6?
The nursing assistant noted erythema on the patient's skin, which they promptly reported to the nurse. What color was the patient's skin?
What is red?
The nursing assistant reported that the patient was experiencing hematemesis meaning that the patient was...
What is vomiting blood?
After surgery, patients are sent off to recover in the PACU—the post-______ care unit—where they’ll be watched over and tended to until they wake up.
What is anesthesia?
The patient has septicemia from an infected pressure ulcer. The infection has spread to which part of their body?
What is their blood?
Someone who is eupneic would have a respiratory rate falling within what specific range?
What is 12-20 breaths per minute?
Tissue necrosis is the death of cells is body tissues. What color is often seen in necrotic tissue?
What is black?
The patient presents with a chief complaint of hematuria. What are they suffering from?
What is blood in the urine?
A nursing assistant is caring for a patient with a MRSA infection. What PPE would they need to don before entering the room?
What is a gown and gloves?