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| What is the position for giving enemas? |
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| What are enemas usually giving for? |
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| How long does transitional subacute care usually last? |
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| How long does progressive neurological disease usually last? |
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| What does invasive equipment include? |
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| I.V.'s, ventilators, feeding tubes, drainage tubes |
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| What two exercises are used after surgery? |
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| What is a pt's first walk after surgery called? |
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| What are the 4 vital signs? |
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| Pulse, temperature, respiration, and blood pressure |
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| Another name for a microorganism that causes diseases. |
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| List the chain of infection |
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1.causative agent
2.resevoir of the agent
3.porttal of exit
4.route of transmission
5.portal of entry
6.susceptible host |
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| what is an object not contaminated by pathogens? |
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| what is a contaminated object? |
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| What is an object free from all microorganisms? |
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| what is the best prevention method for spreading diseases? |
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| What is the furniture in a pt's unit? |
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| bed, overbed table, bedside stand,chairs |
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| is the call button furniture? |
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Definition
open (new pt),
closed (after pt is discharged),
occupied,
surgical (for surgery pt) |
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| List the 4 types of baths. |
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Definition
| complete, partial, tub, shower |
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| list care for hearing aids |
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Definition
watch for earwax build up,
send to dealer for cleaning,
keep away from moisture and heat,
store in container |
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| what pts are at risk for decubitus ulcers? |
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Definition
| elderly, very thin, obese, unable to move, incontinent |
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| Where do D. ulcers occur most frequently? |
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| where bone lies close to skin surface |
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| toes, heels, ankles, knees, elbows, shoulder blade, spine, back of head, tail bone |
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| List stages of D. ulcers. |
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Stage 1:
skin red and hot but not broken
Stage 2:
skin is red with blister-like lesions
Stage 3:
skin is destroyed with deep craters
Stage 4:
ulcer eroded. skin and tissue showing |
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| what is a semisolid waste product eliminated through the anus? |
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| name ways to maintain normal elimination |
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adequate fluid intake
be active as possible |
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| what is the passage of hard and dry stool |
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Definition
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| what is the passage of liquid stool? |
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| what does perineal care involve? |
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| washing pt's genital and anal areas |
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| what pts need frequent perineal care? |
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Definition
incontinent
diarrhea
females after childbirth
pt going into surgery |
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| what is a thin clear liquid produce by salivary glands? |
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| what is expectorated or coughed up from lungs? |
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| what is the body's most important barrier of protection? |
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| What are the temperatures for cold treatment? |
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cool-80-65
cold-65-59
very cold-59 and under |
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| what is a piece of gause, washcloth, or small towel? |
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What is used to inspect
ears
eyes |
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Definition
ears-otoscope
eyes-ophthalmoscope |
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| what is an infection acquired while in a health care facility? |
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| what are practices and procedures to maintain a clean environment by removing and destroying disease causing organisms. (clean technique) |
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| What does RACE represent? |
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R-remove pt to a safe zone
A-activate alarm
C-contain fire
E-extinguish fire |
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| what are the most common accidents in healthcare? |
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Definition
| falls, slips, burns, and collisions |
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| What are the general safety rules? |
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Definition
identify pt
take care in halls/stairs
use equipment safely
maintain equipment
check linens
follow instructions and ask '?'
report dangers |
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| what are isolation precautions used when caring for pts having a contagious disease caused by unidentified pathogen? |
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Definition
| transmission-based precautions |
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Term
| when is standard precaution(protects against transmission of pathogens through body fluid) used? |
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Definition
| when providing care to all pts, no matter their state of health or disease |
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Term
| what are the 4 basic levels of body structure? |
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Definition
| cells, tissues, organs, systems |
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| what refers to physical changes? |
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Definition
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Term
| what refers to intellectual, emotional,and social changes? |
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Term
| what std is transmitted though exchange of blood or semen |
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Term
| what is an abnormal change in an organ or system that produces a set of symptoms? |
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| what is an uncontrolled growth of abnormals cells in body's tissues and organs? |
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