Vital Signs
12-20
What is a normal range for respirations?
A substance that should not be used to clean dentures
What is toothpaste?
The container in which all sharp objects must be disposed?
What is a sharps container?
A potentially life-threatening emergency associated with antipsychotic use that is characterized by fever, rigid muscles, change in level of consciousness, and autonomic instability
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)?
The law that sets standards for ensuring privacy of protected health information
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
When an individual stops breathing
What is apnea?
A substance that should be used to clean a bath basin after use
What is UH-approved disinfectant?
What health care workers must do before and after removing gloves
What is hand hygiene?
Motor side effects associated with antipsychotic use
What are extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
A type of advance directive that specifies which types of patient care a patient wants if he is unable to speak for himself
What is a living will?
A critically low blood sugar
What is 40 mg/dL?
Disposable clothes pre-moistened with antiseptic which can be used for bed baths in place of soap and water
What are chlorhexidine wipes?
What must be used for hand hygiene after caring for a patient with C-Diff
What is soap and water?
A potentially permanent motor side effect associated with antipsychotic use, usually in the long-term
What is tardive dyskinesia?
An injury to the skin and underlying tissue, primarily caused by prolonged pressure on the skin
What is temporal?
Difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
An approach in which all human blood is treated as if it were infectious
What is Universal Precautions?
A potentially life-threatening syndrome associated with increased serotonergic activity in the nervous system, such as can occur with antidepressants
What is serotonin syndrome?
A blood clot that travels through the bloodstream to the lungs
What is pulmonary embolism?
The pressure of blood pushing against artery walls when the heart beats
What is systolic?
The term for when a solution or drug leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue
What is infiltration or extravasation?
A microscopic organism in blood or other body fluids that can cause disease
What is a pathogen?
A life-threatening allergic reaction to medications such as Lamictal that usually presents with a severe, painful rash
What is Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
What should be used before restraints can be considered?
De-escalation techniques