Infection control
Standard Precautions includes what two things
Gloves and Hand Hygiene
The most accurate temperature route is
Rectal
ROM
How to communicate with a blind patient
Use the clock
Care given to a person who has 6 months or less to live
Hospice
The precautions we use in addition to standard precautions is called
Transmission based precautions
Time to wait after a person drinks fluid or chews gum before taking their oral temperature
10-20 minutes
Do not resuscitate
Look directly at the patient, speak clearly, lower tone. All of these are methods to communicate with what type of patient
Hearing impaired
A device to help support a limb
Orthotic device
Contact Precautions includes what two types
Direct and indirect
Normal pulse is
60-100
Hour of sleep
Abuse is reported
Immediately
Pillow used between the legs after hip surgery
A- wedge, or abductor pillow
Number one way to break the chain infection
Wash your hands
Normal Respiration is
12-20
HTN
Hypertension
Terms that are not every day used language, making communication difficult
Slan
lying on your spine
Supine
Hand sanitizer can not kill
C-diff
Normal blood pressure is
120/80
S/S
Signs/symptoms
When dealing with a stroke patient you should ask these types of questions
yes/no
Head of bed 45-60 degrees elevated
Fowler's position