Name six members of the health care team

Physicians, Nurses, Rad Techs

Sonographers, Physical Therapy,

Dietary Aides, Social Workers

Respiratory Therapists

What is the goal of a health team

when caring for their patients?

Name 3 things we should

check to be sure

we have identified the correct patient

Armband

Patient name

Date of birth

Who is your doctor

Your patient does not speak English, name three things

you can do

Ask a family member to assist

Use an interpreter

Use MARTI

What type of medication would be given

to a patient having a barium

enema or other bowel exam?

a laxative

ex. Go Lightly

Mag Citrate

Ducolax

An illegal restraint of

a patient would be termed:

List the 5 stages a terminally ill patient

may undergo

Denial, Anger

Bargaining

Depression

Acceptance

What should you do when

charting in a patient

chart

Use Ink

Include the date and time

Sign all entries with name and title

Be direct and concise

Remember:  If you didn't chart it it wasn't done!!

Which of the following healthcare

teams are designed to

help with terminally ill

patients?

Case Management, Hospice

Physical Therapy

Respiratory Therapy

Field of medicine related to the care of the

elderly

Doing the right thing at

the right time

and in the

right way

You have completed an exam on a friend and discovered

they have a tumor.

You share this with a family member.

What law have you infringed upon and what may you

be found guilty of?

HIPPA

Invasion of privacy

the illegal restraint of another

person

Which is a normal blood pressure for an

adult?

158 / 94

85 / 40

126 / 78

210 / 110

When taking a blood pressure, which area

is best, and what should you feel

for before applying

the cuff?

The bare upper arm, and feel for the brachial

pulse to align the cuff

Where should you hold a heavy

object while carrying it?

Close to your body and center

of gravity

When moving patients, what type of

base is best to stand upon?

What type of tube is placed in the

stomach area?

You are transporting a patient from their room.

They have a foley catheter in place.

Where should the bag be placed?

Below the area of access.

Also true for chest tubes!!!!!

What is the difference between

Supine and prone?

Supine: the patient is on their back

Prone:  the patient is on their stomach

A patient reports to registration for a

follow up chest x-ray.  She is sent to the radiology

department to check in.

What type of patient is this?

What is the significance of obtaining a

good clinical history prior to an exam?

It will focus the radiologists attention on

a specific area.

The primary medical problem as defined

by a patient is what?

What is the single most important method

of preventing the

spread of disease or infection?

What term best describes absolute

removal of all life forms?

Early symptoms of shock

include what?

Increased heart rate

Increased respiratory rate

The pressure on the arterial vessels

when the heart is relaxed

Your patient has just gone into shock.

What is your first priority?

A patient is hypoglycemic, what should they be

given?

Right drug

Right amount

Right patient

Right time

Right route

When a drug becomes commercially

available it is termed a :

A legal prescription must contain

what 5 pieces of information

Patient name

Name of drug

Dosage

Route of Administration

Name of physician

A patient is under respiratory precautions.

Who needs to wear a mask during transport?

Removal of air or fluid from the

chest cavity

Which temperature reading would be

considered least accurate?

Oral

Axillary

Rectal

Temporal