U & Me
Arteries used to check blood pressure and pulse
What is the brachial and radial artery?
An hour before and/or an hour after the scheduled time
What is the time frame a procedure should be completed?
qod
What is every other day?
Grains that retain only the endosperms
What are refined grains?
Patients' primary mode to communicate their needs
What is a call light?
Prepare the room, introduce self, explain daily operations, secure personal belongings
What the Guidelines for admissions?
Lack of this vital body function can cause decreased immunity and decreased mental function
What is sleep?
During rounding patient complains of pain and burning in the perineum, PCT observes leakage, and no drainage
What is a dislodge urinary catheter?
Technique used to change a dry dressing
What is non-sterile technique?
Special diet that includes counting calories and carbohydrates
What is a Diabetic diet?
Improves the ability to control fluids in the mouth and throat.
What is thickening?
Name and date of birth
What are the 2 patient identifiers?
Covering of the brain
What are the Meninges?
use as a measure to compare and determine a patient vital signs
What are baseline vital sign?
As necessary
What is PRN?
A textured-modified diet without lumps and eaten with a spoon
What is a Pureed diet?
Canes and walkers
Devices used for rehabilitive and restorative care?
Sets the required number of training and annual hours?
Who is OBRA?
60 - 100 bpm
What is the normal heart rate?
Temperature, Pulse, Blood Pressure and Respirations
What are Vital Signs?
age, illness, stress, environment, exercise, and circadium rhythm
Body Temperature
Food that provides vitamins and fiber
What are Fruits and Vitamins?
This thermometer is placed 1/4in to 1/2in
What is the Tympanic Thermometer?
Planning, prioritizing, making a schedule, combining activities, and asking for help
What are the 5 basic strategies for managing time?
Considered to be the 5th Vital sign
What is pain?
When taking a blood pressure the palm of the hand should be in ______position
What is supine?
Using medical terms only name the 5 areas of the body used to obtain a temperature
What is oral, tympanic, temporal, axillary and rectal?
A textured-modified diet without lumps and eaten with a spoon
What is a Pureed diet?
Swelling of extremeties, increased heart rate, and shortness of breath
What is Fluid overload?
Telling myself how good I am
What are repeating Affirmations?
140/90
What is Hypertension (HTN)
Upper and Lower terms in fraction form
What is systolic and diastolic?
Medical term for a blood pressure cuff
What is a sphygmomanometer?
Used by the USDA to encourage proper nutrition
What is "My Plate"?
Holds dressings in place, secures splints and supports body parts
What are elastic bandages?
PCT is the abbreviation for
What is a Patient Care Technician?
The medical terms to describe the frontal and medial planes of the body
What is Anterior and Medial?
The cliche used by health care providers when checking to see if a task is completed
What is "if you didn't document it you didn't do it"?
OOB, TID, Assist x 2
What is Out of bed three times a day 2 person assist?
The metric terms used to measure intake and output
What is centimeters (cc) or milliliters (ml)
Insert, irrigate or remove catheters
What things a PCT 1 cannot do?
A person who's job is to care for persons who are sick or injured
What is a Nurse?