Vital Signs
List the 6 vital signs.
Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, Oxygen Saturation, Temperature, and Pain.
If a bone is protruding from the extremity is it an open or closed fracture?
Open
Set of principles dealing with what is morally right or wrong.
Ethics
This is the right to privacy as defined by the US Constitution & the American Nurses Association.
Confidentiality
This is anything that a patient consumes or receives via IV.
Intake
What is the average/normal adult blood pressure?
120/80
What color is arterial blood? How does it leave the body?
Legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical Rx they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care
Do Not Resuscitate
On average, _____ persons have access to a single patient record.
75
This is anything that a patient excretes via urine, feces, emesis, etc.
Output
Define Tachycardia and Bradycardia.
Tachycardia - rapid heart beat
Bradycardia - slow heart beat
What are the 3 main killers you have to worry about with someone needing first aid?
Airway, Bleeding, Shock
Failure to give care that is normally expected of a particular healthcare worker.
Negligence
What does HIPAA stand for? What does it do?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
It protects a pt’s right to have his or her health information kept private and secure. Pt has the right to control who will see their info.
This is a device used on patients when they are unable to ambulate to the bathroom.
A bedpan
List the 7 pulse sites.
TEMPORAL - side of forehead
CAROTID - neck
BRACHIAL - inner aspect of forearm at crease of elbow, used in infants
RADIAL - inner aspect of wrist, thumb side, most common
FEMORAL - inner aspect of upper thigh
POPLITEAL- behind the knee
DORSALIS PEDIS - top of foot arch
How many classifications of open wounds are there?
6
Abrasion
Incision
Laceration
Puncture
Avulsion
Amputation
Failure of the professional to use degree of skill and learning commonly expected in that profession.
Usually results in injury, loss or death to pt
Malpractice
What are some things that are included in a patient's confidential information?
SS number
Address
Age
All related health information including allergies.
NOTE: Must have written authorization from the pt to release any of the above information.
This is something you would insert in a male or female for various reasons, including urinary retention, ICU, etc.
Foley Catheter
What is an apical pulse?
Pulse count taken at the apex of the heart with a stethoscope
Reasons to take an apical pulse:
Ordered by a MD
Pts on certain meds such as Lanoxin or Digoxin
Pts with irregular heartbeats, hardening of the arteries, heart murmurs & weak or rapid radial pulses
Infants and children because they have rapid radial pulses.
How many types of shock are there?
Shock is inadequate perfusion or (blood flow) leading to inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues.
There are 6 different types of shock:
- Cardiogenic
- Septic
- Neurologic
-Psychogenic
- Anaphylactic
- Hypovolemic
Document that permits a pt to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the pt should become unable to make decisions.
Durable Power of Attorney
Yes - unless the wife signed a form disclosing that it was okay for her medical information to be shared.
This is an opening created in the intestines where bowel movements are excreted.
Ostomy