Safety
Infection Control
Patient Care
Phlebotomy
EKG
100
What is the term for what a PCT can and cannot do?
Scope of Practice
100
What is the minimal amount of time you should wash your hands
20 seconds
100
Which cardiovascular disorder is a result of the heart not being able to pump adequately?
Heart Failure
100
What is industry standard for angle to draw for venipuncture?
15 to 30 degrees
100
What is normal speed of a EKG machine
25
200
What is the device worn by Med professionals to detect when they have had enough exposure to radiation
Dosimeter
200
Name the 6 links in the chain of infection in order
bacteria-reservoir-portal of exit-transmission-portal of entry-host
200
A type of illness that is quick to come on but short lived is called ?
Acute
200
What is the type of needle used for dermal punctures
lancet
200
What is the are of the heart that is called the natural pacemaker of the heart?
SA node
300
What organization has operational standards that focus on improvement of patient safety and quality of care
Joint Commission
300
Rubella, Mumps and Pertussis are examples of what type of precaution?
Droplet
300
ADL stands for what
Activities of Daily Living
300
What is the lavender top tube used to draw?
HgbA1C
300
What is the term for when you would do a R sided EKG vs the L sided EKG?
Dextocardia
400
What are 3 things you can do to decrease risk of falls
Keep a light on in the room
clear all clutter out of the way of path of walking in the room
socks with the grippers on the bottom
400
What are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd step in getting something clean?
sanitization, disinfection and sterilization
400
When patients cannot get a full bed bath because their health issue wont tolerate one, they get a partial bed bath which consists of which areas?
face, neck, hands, back, armpits, buttocks and perineal area.
400
What is the gray top tube used to draw
Ammonia
400
Pacemaker spikes
500
How often should restraints be removed to do ROM activities?
How often should you check restraints while they are still attached to the patient
Every 2 hours
Every 15 minutes
500
What are 3 ways to sterilize instruments, etc?
Dry heat or steam under pressure from an autoclave, Radiation, and chemicals
500
When giving a bed bath, what do we wash first and what do we wash last?
wash the cleanest area first and dirtiest area last
500
What is the difference in hemolysis vs hemoconcentration?
Hemolysis is destruction of red blood cells and hemoconcentration is too many red blood cells.
500
Atrial Fibrillation