EKG
What does a electrocardiogram do?
Take a picture of the electrical signals of the heart.
What is the correct order of draw
Yellow SPS
Light Blue
Green
Red
Gold SST
Lavender
Gray
What is the abbreviation for droplet
gtt
What causes Pressure ulcer/ Bed sore
Not moving the Pt enough
What vital signs are taken?
BP
Pulse
Respirations
Temperature
Oxygen saturation
What does the P wave represent
Atrial depolarization
What are the preferred veins for phlebotomy
cephalic, AC (antecubital)
What does NSR stand for
Normal sinus rhythm
what does pyogenic mean
puss producing
What location offers the most accurate temp reading
The rectal temperature
What rhythm has wide funny QRS's
ventricular rhythms
What color tube goes to coagulation
Light blue
What does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act.
What are some types of wound observations to report to a nurse
Redness, foul swelling, heat, pain/tender, edema, bleeding, pyogenic, drainage
Normal respiration rate
12- 20 breaths per minute
What are the normal characteristics does NSR include
P waves upright, regular, Round
PR interval: 0.12-. 0.20
QRS: <0.12
ST segment: on baseline
What tests are transported on an ice slurry
Ammonia, Lactic acid
What are the abbreviations for eyes and ears
Eyes: OU, OS, OD
Ears: AU, AS, AD
What movement do you use to clean a wound?
From dirty to clean. Inside to out. Concentric circles
The BP is 130/90 is considered what
hypertension
What is the heart's electrical pathway
SA node to AV node to Bundle of His to Perkinje fibers
What tests are protected from light
vitamins, Bilirubin,
What is the abbreviation for twice a day
what are some factors that effect wound healing
Systemic factors: age, nutritional factors, sleep
Localized factors: edema, moist wound environment, necrotic tissue, trauma, foreign object,
The patient enters the ER with A pulse of 85 a respiration of 15 and a 38 C along with 125/80 BP. Which should be reported to the nurse
Temperature