Infection-Don't pass it on!
These are used to create barriers that protect skin, clothing, mucous membranes, and the respiratory tract from infectious agents.
What is PPE, Personal Protective Equipment?
This is one inhalation and one exhalation.
What is one respiration?
This is the common method for validating patient identification.
What is your name and date of birth?
This is the abbreviation for diagnosis.
What is Dx?
This provides guidelines to ensure the protection and safety of patients
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights?
This is used to reduce the number of microorganisms on the skin by destroying pathogens.
What is aseptic handwashing?
This is the artery used when taking blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
This clinical section of the patient's health record includes caffeine intake, amount of weekly exercise, smoking and use of alcohol or recreational drugs
This is sometimes referred to as a "silent killer" because it often is not associated with very many symptoms.
What is hypertension?
This is the correct angle to administer a subcutaneous injection.
What is 45 degrees?
These provide information on the hazards and actions necessary when working with specific chemicals.
What are Safety Data Sheets?
95% or higher.
What is the expected reading for pulse oximetry?
This is a rating of 1 to 10.
What is your pain level on the numerical rating scale?
This is how you abbreviate "shortness of breath" in a patient's chart.
What is SOB?
These are a collection of safety checks that everyone who administers medications to patients much perform to avoid medication errors.
What are the "Rights of Medication Administration"?
This is a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin and mucous membranes.
What are Standard Precautions?
This is the dial used to measure blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This is the position used when the patient is having difficulty breathing.
What is Semi-Fowler's position?
This root word means "heart".
This is a legal directive that designates specific individuals to act on the patient's behalf.
What is a "Durable Power of Attorney"?
This is the complete destruction of all microorganisms through a specific means.
What is sterilization?
Anxiety, smoking, pain, age and illness
What are some factors that can affect vital signs?
A medical assistant would place a patient in this position when the doctor is going to do a pelvic exam.
What is Lithotomy position?
This abbreviation means "nothing by mouth".
What is NPO?
5 to 15 degrees
What is the appropriate angle for a tuberculin skin test?