Patient Care
which disease processes has a short recovery time?
what is acute disease
What organization is improving the safety of patients?
what is the joint commission
what is the number one thing to prevent infection?
what is hand hygiene
what carries freshly oxygenated blood to the body?
what is arteries
what layer of the heart is the double sac?
what is pericardium
which ROM in the fingers do you fold the hand into a fist?
what is flexion
what does A in RACE mean?
what is activate
what is called when an infectious is present?
what is a pathogen
what carries deoxygenated blood to the heart?
what is veins
which valve lies between the left ventricle and the aorta?
what is aortic valve
what device helps patients deeply to raise the ball in the chamber?
what is spirometry
what two identifiers can you use when identifing a patient?
what is date of birth and full name
what destroys pathogens but not their spores?
what is disinfection
after how long is a tourniquet supposed to be released?
what is after a minute
what is the standard speed on an EKG machine?
what is 25mm/sec
what motion helps a person from choking?
what is heimlich maneuver
what device can be used to prevent patients from falling?
what is non-slick socks
what is the first step that ensuring that a piece of medical equipment is as clean as possible called?
what is sanitation
what are permeable and function as exchange vessels?
what is capillaries
what is 10
which pulse is inside the upper and is the most common site for measuring childrens pulses
what is brachial
what federal law rules protect data relating to treatment?
what kills pathogens and their spores?
what needle looks like wings?
what is the butterfly needle
what lead goes to the right side of the sternum at the fourth intercostal space?
what is 12- lead electrode V1