Patient Care
Disease processes with a short recovery time
What are acute diseases?
Organization charged with improving the safety of patients
What is The Joint Commission?
Most important infection prevention measure
What is hand hygiene?
Vessels which carry freshly oxygenated blood to the body
What are arteries?
the fluid-filled sac surrounding the heart
What is the pericardium?
finger ROM when you fold the hand into a fist
What is flexion?
A in RACE
What is activate or alarm?
microorganism capable of causing an infection
What is a pathogen?
Vessels which carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
What are veins?
Valve which lies between the left ventricle and the aorta?
What is aortic valve?
Device which helps patients breathe deeply to prevent atelectasis and pneumonia after surgery
What is incentive spirometry?
Two patient identifiers
What are full name and date of birth?
Process of destroying pathogens on surfaces but may not destroy all spores
What is disinfection?
Maximum time before a tourniquet is removed
What is one minute (but preferably sooner)?
Standard speed on an EKG machine
What is 25mm/sec?
Motion to treat chocking in an adult or child
What is the Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrust?
Device used to prevent patient falls when ambulating
What are non-slick socks?
1st step cleaning equipment to ensure it is as clean as possible
What is sanitation?
Vessels which are permeable and function as exchange vessels?
What are capillaries?
Number of leads on a 12-lead
What is 10?
Pulse inside the upper arm most commonly used with children
What is brachial?
Federal law to protect patient healthcare data
What is HIPAA?
Technique of destroying pathogens and their spores
What is sterilization?
needle with a winged appearance
What is the butterfly needle?
Lead which is positioned on the right side of the sternum at the 4th intercostal space
What is V1?