INTAKE & OUTPUT
Upon admission, I should always be placed in a toilet. The name of the apparel that covers the cranial region.
“What is a hat?”
When doffing PPE, place reusable gowns in the blue linen bags located here.
“What is the patient’s room?”
Never heat up a gel pack for a patient. If a patient requests a heating pad, obtain a doctor’s order for this.
“What is a K-pad?”
Addressed with each intentional rounding, What all 5 Ps stand for.
“What is Pain, Positioning, Proximity, Potty, & Pathway clear?”
Every nurse should check for this allergy prior to inserting a foley catheter.
“What is latex?”
The time an IV pump should be cleared. It is this time somewhere.
“What is 0500 or 1700?”
For safety, this must be present in each patient’s room. Covered with a plastic bag when clean.
“What is a suction cannister?”
The doctor has ordered for the patient to use their own insulin pump. Staff is still responsible to ________.
“What is check their blood sugar?”
Assessment completed on admission for each patient. If abnormalities noted with this system, they are documented on the LDA Avatar.
“What is skin assessment?”
You are transferring a patient on telemetry from 4 Med/Surg to 5 Med/Surg. Please call this staff member.
“Who is the tele tech?”
The first button you press in order to clear your PCA pump.
“What is channel select?”
Your oxygen dependent patient is discharged and you see a “green Christmas tree” adapter. This needs to be ______.
“What is thrown away?”
When a diabetic patient is changed from NPO to a regular diet, a physician should be notified to change this.
“What is blood sugar frequency?”
And/or
“What is insulin order frequency?”
Your patient is in dialysis. We are still responsible for ____.
“What is intentional rounding?”
*Will accept any answer related to patient care.
Wet to dry time for purple cap wipes.
“What is 2 minutes?”
The location to discard gastric content in a suction cannister from an NG. An excellent name for a bunny or a police chief in Hawkins, Indiana.
“What is hopper?”
When caring for a patient with a chest tube, always do bedside report and _______ . Johnny Cash would also recommend it.
“What is walk the line?”
After treating your patient for a hypoglycemic event, you notice you have their scheduled dose of Lantus due. The next step before administering the med.
“What is notify the provider?”
Must document “Marked as Reviewed” when the patient is physically on the unit A promoting interoperability requirement.
“What is patient history, allergies and medications?”
When answering a call on Vocera, always greet the person and ________.
“What is state where you are?”