Patient Prep
#1 WAY TO BREAK THE CHAIN OF INFECTION
HAND WASHING/ HYGEINE
NORMAL B/P
120/80
IF THE PATIENT AND TECHNICIAN HAVE A LANGUAGE BARRIER, WHAT DO YOU DO?
PROVIDE A TRAINED INTERPRETER
CAN THE PATIENT SHOWER OR BATHE WHILE WEARING A HOLTER MONITOR?
NO
WHEN YOU A PATIENT STOP SMOKING PRIOR TO A STRESS TEST?
3 HRS
PROTECTING PRIVACY
NORMAL RESPIRATIONS
12-19 RPM
LIST TWO PATIENT IDENTIFIERS
NAME, DOB, ECT.
CAN A PATIENT CONTINUE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WHILE WEARING A HOLTER MONITOR?
YES
WHEN SHOULD A PATIENT STOP EATING PRIOR TO A STRESS TEST?
2 HRS
LATEX/RUBBER ALLERGY
NORMAL PULSE OX
95% OR HIGHER
WHAT ARE 3 THINGS THAT MAKE SURE THE PATIENT HAS AN UNDERSTANDING?
EYE CONTACT, FACE THE PATIENT, REPEAT/CLARIFY
HOW LONG IS A HOLTER MONITOR TYPICALLY WORN FOR?
24-48 HRS
WHAT IS A STRESS TEST?
USED TO DETERMINE HOW THE HEART FUNCTIONS UNDER AN INCREASED WORKLOAD.
WHAT IS TYPICALLY A FEAR WHEN THE PATIENT IS ABOUT TO GET AN EKG?
THAT THEY WILL BE SHOCKED
NORMAL TEMP AND THE MOST ACCURATE METHOD
98.6 AND TEMPORAL
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN GREET A PATIENT?
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
WHAT CLOTHES DOES A PATIENT NEED TO WEAR WHILE WEARING A HOLTER MONITOR?
LOOSE FITTING, COMFORTABLE
WHAT SHOULD A PATIENT WEAR DURING A STRESS TEST?
LOOSE FITTING, COMFORTABLE, WALKING SHOES
MEDICATION, SURGICAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC
HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTED, HEART MUSCLE RELAXED
5 THINGS FOR COMMUNTICATION WITH A PATIENT
PROFESSIONALISM, LISTENING SKILLS, INTERVIEWING, EMPATHY, COLLABORATION, TECHNOLOGY
WHY DOES A PATIENT KEEP A JOURNAL AND WHAT ARE THE 4 THINGS THEY SHOULD PUT IN THE JOURNAL?
TO RECORD SYMPTOMS, DATE, TIME, DURATION, WHAT THEY WERE DOING DURING
LIST 5 REASONS TO STOP A STRESS TEST
LIGHTHEADEDNESS, DIZZINESS, CHEST PAIN, FATIGUE, SOB