End of life
Oxygen
Hospice this and that
Codes
Communication
Eligibility
100
The last of the senses to decrease
What is hearing?
100
This is completed on admission, recertification, and when ordered.
What is an oxygen assessment?
100
This person is available 24/7
What is a hospice nurse?
100
Fire alert
What is a code red?
100
This is a way you communicate without speaking
Who is non-verbal?
100
When a patient is referred to hospice, their physician believes they have this amount of time live if their disease follows it's normal course
What is 6 months?
200
Absent pulse of the radial artery, "fish out of water" breathing, nonresponsive
What are the last few hours of life?
200
How this is ordered.
What is liter flow?
200
Scale that measures five functional domains: ambulation, activity level and evidence of disease, self-care, oral intake, and level of consciousness
What is a Palliative Performance Scale?
200
Utility outage
What is a code white?
200
This is the first thing you should do when you communicate with a new person
What is introduce yourself?
200
Name 3 things a patient must have to be eligible for Alzheimer's
What is a FAST of 7A or lower, 10% weight loss in 6 months or albumin <2.5, infections, stage 3 or 4 wounds, rapid decline?
300
Typically pear or butterfly shaped discoloration that may develop during the dying process
What is a Kennedy ulcer?
300
This can be nasal canula or mask
What is the route?
300
People responsible for a patient's pain
What is the entire hospice team?
300
Child abduction
What is a code Adam?
300
A look of surprise, disgust, unbelief, or appearance that you are not listening
What is a facial expression?
300
Patient has dyspnea at rest, O2 sat less than 88% and has been admitted to hospital x 2 for pneumonia. Hospice diagnosis
What is COPD?
400
What is mottling?
400
Continuous or PRN
Who is how often to use it?
400
Scale used to measure pain in a nonverbal patient
What is a FLACC scale?
400
Pediatric medical emergency
What is a code pink?
400
You introduce yourself, sit at eye level with eye contact in close proximity to the person you are speaking to
What is proper communication?
400
An ejection fraction <20% and angina or dyspnea qualifies a patient for this hospice diagnosis
What is heart disease?
500
Betty Joe has been sleeping peacefully for a few days. She suddenly wakes up, and demands to have a cheeseburger. She also wants to go outside and see the pretty flowers.
What is the final rally?
500
This is required when oxygen is started
What is an order?
500
A reliable measure commonly used to assess functional status in patients with dementia.
What is a functional assessment staging tool (FAST)?
500
Missing adult person
What is a code brown?
500
During conversation you repeat back what the patient or caregiver is saying at key times
What is active listening?
500
A patient is admitted with cancer, they must exhibit a functional decline with a PPS score of
What is less than 70%?
600
Person we should offer to call when the patient is actively dying.
Who is the chaplain?
600
Oxygen at 3 liters nasal canula continuously for dyspnea
What is a COMPLETE oxygen order?
600
It is what the patient says it is
What is pain?
600
Tornado warning
What is a code grey?
600
You should never give this to a patient for communication
What is personal cell number?
600
INR of 3.0 unmedicated, albumin of 1.8, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and weight loss qualifies a patient for this hospice diagnosis
What is liver disease?
700
Side to turn the patient on when they have terminal secretions
What is the left side?
700
This is what can cause an explosion when done with oxygen on
What is smoking?
700
Private homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals.
What are the places hospice serves patients?
700
Violent/combative situation
What is a code violet?
700
This is the departments goal for Communication on our CAHPS
What is an A?
700
Serum creatinine > 8.0mg/dl qualifies them for this hospice diagnosis
What is renal failure?