Patient Care
Describe the use of non-prescription creams
What is prevents skin breakdown?
What is protects skin from incontinence episode?
The visual abnormalities of urine
What is the unexplained/unusual color or oder and unusual volume of urine?
This organizational structure creates a clear line of responsibility from bottom to top.
What is chain of command?
Angle to perform a stick with a butterfly needle
What is 10 to 15 degree angle?
Describe what AVR, AVL, and AVF mean
The purpose of the Integumentary System
what is the protection of foreign bodies and chemicals
Describe what ways you can clean by aseptic technique.
What does medical clean technique in a clinicals setting remove microorganisms and reduce the number of microorganisms?
These organizations established operational standards for many standards of patient care (ie. infection control, PPE, and medical examinations)
What is CDC?
What is OSHA?
The first area to search for a vein in the arm
What is the median cubital vein?
Describe how to adjust height of EKG waveform
What is gain control that adjusts it can cause it to increase or decrease the height of waveform to make the EKG easier to read, but if it's adjusted then you must record it into EKG Report?
Describe the blood pressure ranges for elevated blood pressure
What is the systolic pressure of 120-129
What is the diastolic pressure of less than 80
Describe the use of standard and transmission order
What is the the order of transmission pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transport, portal of entry, and susceptible host?
Name at least 5 patient's rights towards their care
What is privacy; confidential information of care; info about care options; receives of copy of medical records; advance directives; respectful care; decision of own care; refuse meds; receives info of diagnosis/treatment plan?
The correct order of draw: pink top, blood culture, lavender, light blue, green
Describe abnormalities associated with Large U Waves on EKG
What is decreased potassium levels?
Name 3 different types of drainages
What is serous?
What is sanguineous?
What is serosanguineous?
What is purulent?
Describe the types of isolations and PPE
What is contact precautions(direct contact) wear gloves and masks with C-Diff, airborne precautions(droplet smaller than 5 microns) wear mask with measles, droplet precautions(droplet larger than 5 microns) wear mask for influenza?
The root word "hem"
Handling a bilirubin sample
What is wrapping the sample in foil?
Describe where the leads go in a 12 lead EKG and what color they are.
What is white(right arm), black(left arm), red(left leg), green(right leg), and V1(red, right of sternum in 4th intercostal space), V2(yellow, left of sternum, across of V1 in 4 intercostal space),V3(green, left chest midway of V2 and V4), V4(blue, left chest, 5th intercostal midaxillary), V5(orange, left chest 5th intercostal anterior axillary), and V6(purple, left chest, 5th intercostal midaxillary).
The fasting blood sugar of a 60-90 year old
What is 82 to 115 mg/dL?
Describe how to disinfect different common items
What is solution of detergent and water for tourniquet, solution of stethoscope with ethyl/isopropyl alcohol(70-90%), solution for commodes is 1:10 bleach solution, hard surface solution is detergent and water followed by ethyl/isopropyl alcohol(70-90%) and same for mattress and pillow, and lastly thermometers is clean with solution of ethyl/isopropyl alcohol(70-90%)?
The root word "stomat"
What is mouth?
Additives in light blue, green, lavender, and red tubes
Describe the life-threatening dysrhythmias
What is ventricular fibrillation(VF- no waves, heart stops, no rhythm), ventricular tachycardia(VT-3 or more PVC, ventricular rate greater than 100 min, mo p wave/ QRS wide/bizarre, t wave deflected), asystole(no electrical activity if breathing/pulse check), complete heart block( QRS going at own rate, independent p wave, 3rd degree AVB), bradycardia and tachycardia(not significant unless there is cardiovascular/respiratory compromise), premature ventricular complex(PVC-no p wave, wide/bizarre QRS,palpitation/fluttering).