Mixed Category
Spine1
What is a smart phrase?
BG check must be completed within 30 minutes of insulin administration.
What is the glycemic management protocol?
Loss of bowel and bladder function and/or sensation in lower extremities
What is cauda equinae syndrome?
Requirement for sending patient to discharge clinic.
What is sending the chart with the patient to the discharge clinic?
A patient has been admitted with TB, you will need to wear gloves, gown, and an N95.
What is airborne precaution?
RN's, LPN's, and PCT's are responsible for documenting this at a minimum every 8 hours.
What is I/O documentation?
This many leads are placed on a patient for a 12 Lead EKG.
What are 10 leads?
Oxygen saturation, sedation level using RASS, patient's pain level, patient's pain goal, Q4Hr dose delivered
What are the documentation elements for assessment and monitoring of a PCA pump?
Completed within 24 hours from MD order.
What is a consult?
Steps for completion of ECG after rhythm interpretation from machine.
What is save, transmit, label printed ecg and give the ECG to the patient's nurse or charge nurse
To ensure patients do not disrupt their fusion or internal hardware, spine patients are told not to __, ___, ___.
What is bend, lift, or twist
HAPI Prevention Documentation Requirements per EPIC
What is the Skin and Wound Management Panel
*Will receive bonus points for naming the panels and what is required in each
Patient Name, Patient Account Number, Date/Time, Wound location with laterality, and Nurse Initials
What is required for documentation of wounds and skin breakdown?
Active Listening, Patience, Respect, and Being aware of triggers
What are de-escalation techniques?
ARJO Mobility Equipment
What is the sara steady, sara plus, Maxi Move, maxi tubes, and maxi slides?
Suspected or documented source of clinical infection AND 2 or more SIRS criteria
What is sepsis?
Pain, Pallor, Pulses, Paresthesia, Paralysis, Polar, and perfusion (7 P's + edema)
What are the parts of a neurovascular assessment?
What is the assessment frequency for a patient on a PCA pump?
When there is a mismatch between the telemetry order and the accommodation code.
What is the peach background over the telemetry heart symbol?
Not asking, but assisting patients to the bathroom.
What is proactive toileting?
BLAST
What are blood cultures, lactic acid, antibiotics, saline bolus, and time?
Temperature >38.3⁰C (100.9⁰F) or <36⁰C (96.8⁰F)
Heart Rate >90
Respiratory Rate >20
White Blood Count (WBC) > 12,000, <4,000, or >10 bands.
What is SIRS criteria?
Patients are sized prior to surgery, braces are delivered ASAP, and patients may ambulate without a brace while maintaining precautions
What is Dr. Sadramelli's new custom brace and orderset?
Sent to CMU with the shift assignment.
What is the telemetry report?
This method of measurement cannot be stated.
What is a weight on admission to the unit?