What kind of water is poured into the chamber?
Distilled water
How should the prongs of the nasal cannula be facing?
Down
What do you do to the inhaler before you give it?
Shake the inhaler
Name 3 common signs and symptoms of respiratory illness?
Dyspnea (SOB-shortness of breath)
Orthopnea (SOB when laying on your back)
Apnea
Wheezing
Hypoxemia
Sneezing
coughing
nasal drainage
What do you do before you start any procedure?
Readjust the face mask and tighten the straps.
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How many hours of oxygen can the oxygen tanks hold?
2 to 3 hours of oxygen
How often do you change the nebulizer mask?
Every month and as needed
Name 2 Diagnostic tests to evaluate for respiratory illness/diseases?
Auscultate lungs (listen)
Chest x-ray
sputum culture
tissue biospy
bronchoscopy
ABG
Pulmonary Function Tests
What do you add to the suction machine canister before you start suctioning?
Water
Where is distilled water stored at?
Fridge with date opened
What do you do if the nasal cannula falls on the ground?
Cleanse nasal cannula with alcohol wipe
How do you clean the nebulizer mask after each treatment?
With warm soapy water and let air dry until dry.
Name a device that can help exercise the lungs?
Incentive spirometer
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What is this?
Yankauer
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What does CPAP stand for?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
When moving a concentrator, how do you disconnect the concentrator?
Gently disconnecting from the wall outlet. DO NOT PULL THE CORD to disconnect.
What do you do after client is given their nebulizer/breathing treatment or inhaler?
rinse their mouth out
Name 3 Respiratory diseases?
TB
Influenza
COPD
Atelectasis
PNA
Pulmonary Abscess
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
SARS (Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
What kind of solution do you use to clean the inner cannula with?
Hydrogen Peroxide
What is the disorder associated with CPAP?
Sleep Apnea
If a client has a humidifier on their oxygen, what do you want to see the water doing in the canister?
bubbling
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Name 1 kind of Nebulizer Treatment Medication?
DuoNeb
Albuterol
Budesonide
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When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out what?
Carbon Dioxide
Should you remove the old trach ties before you put the new ones one?
No