Nutrition
What percentage of patients are malnourished?
What is more than 50%
What is a CAUTI
What is Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection. A CAUTI can kill a patient.
True or False:
Patients with a tracheostomy always lose the ability to breathe through their nose
What is False
What is maximum number a team member should be lifting?
What is 35 pounds.
The most effective way to prevent falls is:
What is frequent rounding.
What is the MOST aspirated liquid?
SALIVA
What is the role of a PCT in catheter insertion?
What is observing for breaks in sterile technique.
What is the best position for a patient to sit who has respiratory issues?
What is with the HOB 30 degrees or higher.
What patient weight would you INFLATE the hovermatt?
What is 200 pounds?
How long do you need to hold pressure after removing a peripheral IV if the patient is on Warfarin?
What is up to 5 minutes.
Your patient has a pressure ulcer on their heel. What food would you give to help promote healing?
Why is it so important to document and report the time that you removed the indwelling urinary catheter?
What is to monitor how long it is until the patient voids
What two vital signs are an early warning sign of a patient decompensating?
What is respirations and temperature.
Where is the minimal lift equipment stored?
What is North Depo
True or False:
A PCT and independently decide to place Interdry to a patient's moist fold areas.
What is True
You get a blood glucose reading of 40. What should you do FIRST?
What is grab the patient juice
What is 3 wipes.
True or False
In an emergency a PCT is allowed to remove the inner cannula of a tracheostomy.
What is True
What is your role as a smart move coach?
What is provide in-services on your unit, help train new staff regarding the equipment, and being a resource on your unit for transfers and falls.
True or False:
A patients wound vac can be off for 3 hours if they are off of the unit.
What is False.
What type of meal tray should a diabetic patient receive?
What is consistent carbohydrates
What are the reasons a patient may require an indwelling urinary catheter?
What is surgery, urine retention, comfort care, protection of severe sacral wounds, spinal injuries preventing a patient from moving.
You checked Mrs. Jones respirations and they were 12. You come back shortly after and record her respirations again and they are 20 even though she is sound asleep. What would you do?
What is recheck her respirations again and alert the nurse that they have increased.
Your patient has fallen out of the chair and the RN thinks there could be a spinal injury. What should you do next?
What is call the MET team and DO NOT move the patient until they evaluate.
What might happen if you cut the ostomy appliance bag too large?
What is the skin may break down around the stoma.