Patient Care
Can deliver an electrical shock to patient
What is AED
Established operational standards specifically for laboratory testing
What is the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute?
technique for setroying pathogens and their spores on inanimate objects, using heat, water, chemicals, or gases
What is sterilization?
identify bacteria or other micro-organisms in blood sample
What is purpose of blood-culture?
wavelike up-and-down movements throughout tracing
What is wandering baseline?
Move roller clamp on tubing to closed position
What is the 1st step when removing an IV catheter?
set standards that focus on continual improvement of patient safety and quality of care
What is the Joint Commission?
relating to a micro-organism, usually a pathogenic micro-organism
What is microbial?
Delivery method most often found in inpatient setting
What is pneumatic tube systems?
Leaving trace of lotion, oils, or gels on the skin
What is improper skin preparation?
minimizes pain of dislocations, fracures, soft tissue injuries and postoperative pain
What is purpose of immobility splints?
Are at greater risk for accidents
What is older adults and younger patients?
reduces spread of infection by limiting microbial activity
What is disinfection?
samples for bilirubin and folate must be
What is wrapping in foil?
muscle movement on an EKG tarcing
What is somatic tremor?
Patient's affected leg can't touch the floor
What is non-weight-bearing?
checking on patients to make sure restraints are not impending blood circulation
What is every 15 minutes?
Gets equipment ready for sterilization
What is sanitization?
For a blood-culture procedure, if patient is allrgic to shellfish use
What is chlorhexidine gluconate?
Represents ventricular depolarization
What is QRS complex or interval?
Face the curb and put front wheels onto curb first, followed with the large rear wheels
What is taking wheelchair up a curb?
Failure to deliver care that individuals need to maintain health and safety and meet basic human needs
What is neglect?
Nontoxic to humans, easy to use, odorless, stable, fast-acting
What are properties of ideal disinfectant?
used second when cleansing the skin for a blood-cultre draw
What is povidone-iodine?
Produces a normal EKG tracing, but heart rate is <60/ min
What is sinus bradycardia?