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Keeping patient chart secure
What is Hippa?
Indicated by high white blood count, leukocytosis, from a wound
What is an infection?
Putting the patient sitting at 90 degress?
What is high fowlers position?
a patient that is dizzy, weak, taking narcotics, has weakness in legs, uses assistive devices, has vision problems, is confused
Who is someone at risk for a fall?
A normal body temperature
What is afebrile?
Written statement regarding wishes of medical treatment
What is an advanced directive?
Redness, swelling, pus, pain, warmth, fever
What are signs of inflammation?
Patient laying in bed face down
What is prone?
The second step when you locate a fire in a patients room
What is activate alarm?
What is bradycardia?
A person who can make decisions for a patient
What is a medical power of attorney?
Used when performing care on all patients as a protection
What is standard precautions?
Patient is laying on their side
What is lateral?
What is wrist restrains (protective device)
Respiratory rate of 24
What is tachypnea?
When telling another person to do a task within their scope of practice
What is delegation?
caused by unsterile technique or poor handwashing in a health care setting
What is HAI (health-care associated infection)?
Used fro pelvic exams
What is the dorsal lithotomy position?
The nurse is being sued for giving the wrong medication
What is malpractice?
Dyspnea followed by short periods of apnea
What is Cheyne stokes breathing?
removing a patient from life support without declaring patient deceased
What is criminal law
Use this when a patient has Tuberculosis
What is a N95?
Patients head is lower and feet are higher
What is trendelenburg?
Patient is pulling out IV line and is at risk for bleeding and a safety issue.
What is applying restraints?
Another name for PMI (point of maximal impulse)
What is apical pulse?