Normal Anatomy
This chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the body
What is the Right Ventricle?
This defect involves a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart, allowing oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix
What is Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)?
Your patient should be wearing one of these at all times
What is a patient armband?
The amount of time you scrub the hub for, as well as the amount of time to allow drying after scrubbing
What is 5 seconds?
The frequency in which a patient should be turned/repositioned
What is every 2 hours?
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body
What is the Left Ventricle?
This defect involves an abnormal opening between the upper chambers of the heart, allowing oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix
What is Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)?
The 3 types of suction you may need for your patient
What is Oral, NG/OG, and chest tube suction?
This are the instances when you empty a foley drainage bag
What is at the end of the shift, when full, and prior to transport?
The frequency in which patients receive a bath and have their linens changed
What is daily?
The vessels that deliver oxygenated blood to the Left Atrium
What are the Pulmonary Veins?
This defect involves a persistent connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery that normally closes shortly after birth
What is Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)?
This needs to be reprinted when the patient's dosing weight is updated
What is the Code Dosing Sheet?
This is how often you should assess your patient's PIV that has an infusion running through it
What is every hour?
The frequency in which chest tube dressings are changed
What is every 3 days or when soiled or non-occlusive?
This valve is located on the right side of the heart
In this defect, a single blood vessel comes out of the heart instead of two separate ones, causing mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood
What is Truncus Arteriosus?
The intervals in which safety checks must be done
What is at the start of every shift, with every transfer/travel, and at admission?
Ensure this item is within reach and the patient is wearing these when walking to prevent falls
What is a call light and yellow socks?
This action should be performed and a new pair of these should be applied before performing patient care
What is hand hygiene and gloves?
These vessels are perfused during diastole
What are the coronary arteries?
This defect involves a hole in the center of the heart and malformed valves, often seen in patients with Down Syndrome
What is Atrioventricular Septal Defect?
These 3 airway-related items should be in a bag together at the head of the patient's bed
What is a Jackson-Rees bag, a mask, and an oral airway?
This process is performed on all continuous infusions and on all high alert medications in the PCICU
What is the Independent Double Check Process
The age in which patients receive CHG application on Wednesdays and Saturdays but do not receive a CHG dressing
What is >37 weeks corrected gestational age + 72 hours?