EKG/Cardio
In what position does a person lay for an EKG
Supine
What is the first thing you always do
Wash your hands
What are ADLs
Activities of daily living
STAT
Right away immediately
What additive is in the purple tube
EDTA - prevents the blood from clotting (hematology)
If a patient is Bradycardic they are what?
The patients heart rate is above 100
The patients hear rate is below 60
What is surgical asepsis
complete removal of all microorganisms
What position should a patient be in for eating
Fowlers / High Fowlers 45 - 90degrees
QD
BID
TID
NPO
Once a day or every day
Twice a day or two times per day
Three times a day
Nothing passed orally / Nothing by mouth
Which vein is considered the best vein for venipuncture
Median cubital
What separates the chambers of the heart
Septum
Interventricular
Interatrial
When donning sterile gloves which hand goes first
Dominant hand
What does sublingual mean
under the tongue
What do the following mean
Hemi
Hyper
Hypo
Uni
Pre
Post
Half
Above
Below
One
Before
After
Order of Draw
Cultures
Blue top
Red top
Gold top
Light green
Dark green
Lavender / Pink
Gray
Bipolar Leads -
Unipolar leads -
Bipolar - limb leads I, II, III
Unipolar Leads - V1-V6 / augmented leads aVR, aVL, aVF
Order of Donning PPE (5 steps)
Foot covers (hand sanitize)
Gown
Mask
Face shield
Gloves
When transferring a patient stand on their stronger or weaker side?
Do you have the patient close to your body or farther from it?
Stronger
Closer
The difference between Scope and Scopy
One is for visualization and the other is for examination
Why don't you want to leave the tourniquet on for longer than 1 min
the blood can hemolyze (red blood cells break down)
Blood flow through the heart
Superior & Inferior Vena Cava
Rt Atrium
Tricuspid valve
Rt Ventricle
Pulmonary valve
Lungs
Pulmonary veins
Lt Atrium
Bicuspid/Mitral valve
Lt Ventricle
Aortic valve
Aortic Arch
Body
List 3 diseases you would see for an airborne room and what type of mask do you wear?
Measles, TB, Chicken pox (some will say Covid-19 but SRMC has a special precaution for Covid)
What are the 6 rights of medication safety and administration
Right drug
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right patient
Right documentation
Give me 3 enteral routs of medication
Buccal - cheek
GT = Gastrostomy tube (usually in stomach)
NG - Nasogastric tube (in nose down throat)
Oral - Mouth
Rectal - Bottom
Sublingual - Under tongue
What is a Basic Metabolic panel or a comprehensive metabolic panel evaluating?
Electrolytes and kidney function