Resource
I can find a policy here
What is the PEL?
The patient has had antibiotic therapy in the last 90 days and had a previous C.diff positive result. They will be placed on this type of isolation.
What is Contact-D isolation?
Can help run a code until the MD arrives
Who is the House Supervisor?
The patient might have three potential barriers when completing a mobility assessment.
What are cognitive, language, hearing loss?
My patient is in Malignant Hyperthermia crisis because they where given this medication during intubation in the emergency room.
What is succinylcholine?
I can review how to insert or remove an NGT here
What is ClinicalSkills for Nursing?
This type of hand hygiene is required with C.diff
What is soap and water?
Can obtain the capillary blood glucose in a code
Who is the Nurse Tech?
This "Fall" assessment tool is used for Pediatric patients.
What is the Humpty Dumpty?
The patient presents with flushed skin, temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, confused, and hypotensive. They are experiencing this disease process.
What is Sepsis?
I can go here to look up the side effects of medications I need to administer
What is Lexicomp?
An employee should practice these five moments of hand hygiene.
What is before the patient contact, immediately before aseptic tasks, immediately after exposure risk to bodily fluids, after contact with patient or immediate surroundings, and after contact with patient's furniture or immediate surroundings when leaving?
Assigns roles to team members in a code
Who is the team leader/MD?
I use this equipment when getting a patient out of bed, it's single use only, and is used when walking with a patient.
What is a gait belt?
During blood product administration, I want to make sure to hang this maintenance fluid on the Y tubing with the blood product.
What is Normal Saline?
This is a prerequisite for attending ACLS
What is BCA-Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia?
No flowers, no pets, no plants with this type of isolation precautions.
What is Neutropenic Precautions?
This is where all codes/rapid responses should be documented.
What is the code blue narrator?
When lifting a patient up from a chair or bed, I need to use this technique.
What is good body mechanics?
This number is called for a Stroke Alert.
What is 55?
You must cancel the registration of a life support class within ___ days of the class.
What is 7?
The potential causes of diarrhea other than C.diff include what medications and interventions.
Oral contrast, kayexalate, tube feeds, laxatives, bowel prep, lactulose, and stool softners.
After a patient is deceased, the post mortem checklist is completed. Name the two organizations that are mandatory to call.
New Mexico Donor Services and OMI
I am completing the fall risk assessment during my shift. My patient is a 76 year old male, wears hearing aids, and takes Eliquis. I want to make sure his score is this number.
What is 8?
What are the names of my fabulous ESC educators?
Who are Deb Wallace and Julia Mangini-Kennedy?