The Right Levels
Normal BP?
90/60-120/80 mm Hg
Often referred to as the fifth vital sign?
Pain
What precautions for rubeola?
Airborne
Vitamin that will help with wound healing?
Vitamin C
Pimples heal by what intention?
Secondary
Normal Pulse?
60-100 bpm
What level should the blood pressure cuff arm be placed at?
At the level of the heart
Two procedures that drastically increase the risk of infection?
Central Catheter Line
Foley Catheter
Term for small pink bumps on the wound bed that is part of normal wound healing?
Granulation tissue
Spilling out of internal organs, particularly from a surgical wound
Evisceration
Normal Respirations?
12-20 bpm
After checking the radial pulse and noting that it has an irregular beat, what is next?
Check apical pulse for 1 full minute.
Per standard precautions, if there is a risk of splashing and the patient has open wounds, what PPEs will you wear?
Gloves, Gown, Faceshield
Best type of dressing that helps with pressure ulcer healing?
Hydrocolloid Dressing
The pressure ulcer stage where you can't see the ulcer
Unstageable
Normal SpO2?
95-100%
How to pull the pinna in adults and children >3 years old?
Up and Back
What mask used for airborne precautions?
N-95
Type of tissue debridement that involves the use of maggots?
Biologic debridement
In case of evisceration, what will be your immediate intervention?
Normal Temperature?
97.6-99.5°F
Parameters to diagnose orthostatic hypotension?
20 mmHg SBP decrease
10 mmHg DBP decrease
20 bpm HR increase
Steps for Donning?
Wash Hands, Gown, Mask, Goggles/Faceshield, Gloves
Braden Scale Categories?
Sensory perception
Moisture
Activity
Mobility
Nutrition
Friction and shear
Give 2 risk factors for dehiscence/evisceration.
Obesity
Smoking
Infection
Malnutrition