terms
difficulty breathing.
What is dysphagia?
examples of objective information.
What are vital signs, and things the NA can observe?
Patient lying on their stomach is said to be in this position.
What is prone?
what do we make sure is in reach for a patient before leaving their room?
What is a call light?
this vital signs normal range is 12-20 bpm.
What is respirations?
term for difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
acute care is usually provided in less than how many hours.
What is 24 or less?
a patient in bed should be repositioned this often.
What is every 2 hours?
this is required before applying a restraint.
What is a doctor's order?
This is the first beat heard while taking a blood pressure reading.
What is systolic?
doff and don mean this.
What is take off and put on?
5:00 p.m. in military time.
What is 1700 hours?
This position is ideal for eating.
What is High-Fowlers?
these 2 things should be applied before walking a patient
What is a gait belt and non- skid socks?
this is the color of a rectal thermometer.
What is red?
the term for throwing up or vomiting.
What is Emesis?
important information about chemicals and how to use them are contained in these.
What are the SDS (safety data sheets)?
A person would be in this position for an enema.
What is left sims?
when moving a resident out of bed or a wheelchair we should lock these.
What are the wheels?
The least invasive but most accurate way to take a temperature.
What is Temporal?
medical term for a nose bleed.
What is epistaxis?
8oz of apple juice, 2oz of milk and 4 oz of water in ML.
what is 420 ml?
The amount of times a ROM exercise needs to be performed
What is 3?
this medication is flammable and requires special care when using.
What is oxygen?
the location we check a pulse while taking vital signs.
What is radial pulse?