pt care
Which of the following cardiovascular disorders results in the heart being unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to meet the needs of the body?
heart failure
Which of the following safety precautions should you take when serving hot beverages
verify the lid is placed correctly
in which of the following situations is hand sanitizer most effective?(
after rubbing hands with the sanitizer until dry
what carries freshly oxygenated blood
arteries
what controls the direction of blood flow through the heart
valves
You are performing a complete bed bath for a patient who is immobile. Which of the following actions should you take during the bath?
wash the cleanest area first and the dirtiest area last
How often should you check on patients who have restraints
every 15 minutes
while assisting a nurse with a urinary catheter insertion,you create a sterile field between the patients legs,but the patient moves their legs onto the sterile field,touching verifying,which of the following actions should occur next?
remove the sterile field,obtain a new catheter set,and start the procedure over.
what function as exchange vessels
capillaries
which of the following heart valves separates the right atrium from the right ventricle?
tricuspid
You are taking the hospital gown off a patient who has an IV line in the right arm. Which arm should you take out of the gown first?
left arm
A PCT is discarding a used disposable needle and syringe. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
drop the needle and syringe into a sharps container
.a pct is preparing for a venipuncture and accidentally sticks themselves with a needle what should the pct do first?
clean site with antibacterial soap
what carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart
veins
what is the natural pacemaker of the heart
SA node
The PCT should measure the Patients apical pulse at
5th intercostal space
A PCT is experiencing an ethical dilemma concerning a pt. Which organization website should the technician visit to find information about codes of ethics?
The joint Commission
what container do you put a used needle stick in?
sharps conatiner
What mandates using two identifiers to verify the patients identity
The Joint Commision
what is the standard paper speed
25mm/second
When a patient is receiving continuous external feedings, at what degree of elevation should you keep the head of the bed?
45 degree angle
The temperature of a bath and shower should be between
105-110 degrees F or 40.5-43.3 degrees C
what do you do when a sterile package is passed its due date?
prepare a new sterile package
What are you charged with if you collect blood without consent?
battery
which of the following parts of the EKG machine regulates the height of the waveforms on the tracing?
gain control