What do you call it?
Potpourri
Behavioral Health
Patient Care
Terms and Abbreviations
100

Indwelling Urinary Cather 

What is a Foley

100

This can be prevented by doing oral care at a minimum of BID (ideally PC and HS)  

What is a NVHAP?

100

Autism

Traumatic Brain Injury

Cerebral Palsy

Down's Syndrome

What are Developmental Disabilities?

100

Gloves

Mask

Gown

Face Shield 

What is PPE?

100

A patient swallows something and it enters the trachea and lungs

What is Aspiration?

200
Usually left in after surgery to drain fluid into a bulb device

What is a JP drain

200

This helps prevent pressure injuries 

What is turning every 2 hours

200

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Addictive Behaviors 

OCD

PTSD


What are Behavioral Disorders?

200

Condom Catheter

Pure Wick

Quick Wrap

What are external devices that help with incontinence? 

200
A clot that may form in the leg and travel to the lung if a patient does not ambulate and/or have SCDs in place

What is a DVT? 

300

This drains contents from the stomach

What is NG tube (nasogastric)?

300

Not just one set of vital signs 

What is a trend?

300

Reduced Effectiveness at Work

Depersonalization and Cynicism

Emotional and Physical Exhaustion 

What are signs of Burn Out?

300

This should occur daily

This should occur if a patient has a central line catheter or an indwelling catheter 

What is a CHG Bath?

300

A patient can have this as needed or when indicated 

What is PRN?

400
This is placed on the patients thigh to help prevent tugging on the foley catheter

What is a Stat Lock 

400

Greater than 95%

What is normal Oxygen Saturation?

400

Line of Sight

1:1 Sitter

What are Types of Observation?

400

Occurs when skin looses blood flow and becomes starved of oxygen and nutrients

Localized damage to skin and underlying tissue

What is a Pressure Injury?

400

When something occurs twice a day 

What is BID?

500

A clot that may form in the leg if the patient isn't ambulatory 

What is a DVT

500

70-99 

What is normal blood sugar? 

500

Maintain a healthy work/life balance

Obtain 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep

Utilize the EAP 

Connect with a Trusted Friend 

Ways to prevent burnout? 

500

Yellow socks

Yellow Arm Band

Bed Alarms

Sitter

What should be used for Fall Risk Patients 

500

Below a normal value

What is Hypo?