INFECTION CONTROL
VITAL SIGNS
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
PAIN ASSESSMENT
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The most effective way to prevent spread of disease
Hand washing
100
Vital signs consist of...?
- Temperature
- Respiratory rate
- Pulse
- Blood pressure
- SPO2
100
What is the different between blunt-force trauma and penetration trauma?
BFT: Caused by a blow NOT go through skin
PT: Go through skin
100
Who has the most common endocrine emergency?
Diabetic patient
100
Definition of Acute
Short and sudden pain
200
Nosocomial infection
Health Care Associated Infections (HAIs)
200
What is the different between thready pulse and bounding pulse?
Thready pulse: Weak and rapid pulse
Bounding pulse: Unusually strong pulse
200
Difference between signs and symptom?
Signs: Patient's condition that you can SEE
Symptoms: Patients conditions that patients TELL you
200
OLDCARTS
Onset
Location
Duration
Character
Aggravating/Associated factors
Relieving factors
Temporal factors
Severity of symptoms
200
Pain characteristics
Onset
Quality
Intensity
Location
Associated symptoms
What causes the pain
Effect on activities
Effect on psyche
Pain control measures
300
What are the links in the chain of infection?
1. Infectious Agent (pathogen)
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Port of enter
6. Susceptible Host
300
What may hypotension cause?
Insufficient perfusion of internal organs
300
Difference between Objective and Subjective?
O: Information from direct observations using 5 senses
S: Information that patients tell you
300
6 parts of primary assessment
- General impression
- Mental status
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Patient's priority
300
Errors in pain assessment
1. Bias
2. Vague or unclear questioning
3. Patient not providing accurate pain information
400
What are the 4 rules of surgical asepsis?
1. Know what sterile
2. Know what is not sterile
3. Separate sterile from unsterile
4. Remedy contamination immediately
400
What may hypertension cause?
Rupture of the arteries and destruction of organs
400
2 main elements in nervous system examination
1. MENTAL STATUS obtained during PRIMARY assessment
2. Examination of the body for signs of DYSFUNCTION
400
Technique of physical examination
Inspect: Abnormalities in symmetry, color, shape, movement
Palpation: Press on injured area to determine abnormalities in shape, temperature, texture, sensation
Auscultation: Listen to patient's chest for abnormalities such as decreased or absent breath sounds
400
What is SF 558 form?
Emergency Treatment Record
500
What are the purposes of Surgical Asepsis (Sterile Technique)?
- To prevent contamination of open wound
- To isolate the operative area
- To maintain a sterile field for surgery
500
7 locations of pulse
1. Radial
2. Brachial
3. Carotid
4. Femoral
5. Popliteal
6. Dorsalis pedis
7. Posterior tibial
500
Elements of the musculoskeletal system history
- Prior injury in that area
- Blood-thinning medications or medications that may delay clotting
- Use history to determine if a medical problem caused the traumatic injury
500
Abrasion
500
Types of pain
- Nociceptive pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Cancer pain
- Psychogenic pain
- Chronic pain
- Idiopathic pain