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Patient Care Rad

QuestionAnswer
Drop in blood pressure-stand too quickly Orthostatic hypotension postural hypotension
Respondeat superior employer is responsible for the employee action
HIPPA stand for Hospital insurance portability and acountability act
Subjective, symptom patient sees
Objective sign physician sees
infective microbes begin to multiply incubation period
How many patient bill of rights are there 12
Three criteria for patient consent Legal age Sound mind consent freely adequately informed
Veracity Telling the truth
Fidelity Faithful
Justice Act with fairness
Nonmaleficence Do no harm
Beneficence bringing about good
Fraud intentional misprepresentation of facts -missed diagnosis -Study does not have optimal images -billing issues
Tort patient has been wronged sustained some sort of injury
Ethical guidelines that are enforceable Rules of ethics
Ethical guidelines that are aspirationsal Code of ethics
Res ipsa loquitur the thing speaks for itself Wrong surgery, cropping, changing EI values,
Airborne droplet <5um
Examples of Airborne Requires N95 mask TB, chicken pox, measles, Covid
Negligence Litigation Falls, Pregnencey identification, injuries during positioning
Orthostatic hypotension Drop in blood pressure
Which side should all patient transfers be initiated Strong side toward bed
HIPAA stand for Hospital Insurance Portability and accountability Act
Subjective Symptom-- Patient assessed
Objective Sign-- Physician assessed
Period where infective microbes begin to multiply incubation
False imprisonment and assault intentional tort
Posting information on facebook, negative nature Defamation
Inanimate object has been in contact with an infectious microorganism fomite
Something capable of moving infectious pathogen vehicle
Isolation to protect the patient Reverse isolation.
Who would need reverse isolation Chemo patients, burn victims, HIV
living will AKA advanced directive
Examples of unintentional tort imaging wrong patient patent fall if left alone no side rails imaging wrong anatomical structure
Needs a living host Virus
Surgical asepsis remove all pathogens
Medical asepsis Removing most pathogens
Induced because of a medical intervention iatrogenic infection
what is diastolic pressure relaxation phase of the heart cycle
Most effective method of sterilization of tools Autoclaving
Antiseptic Applied to the body
Disinfectants non-living surfaces
Medical equipment used for blood pressure sphygometer
Where is blood pressure normally taken Brachial Artery
when handwashing is lotion fine? yes
Handwashing Keep hands and forearms lower than elbows
PPE needed for MRSA Gown and Gloves, no mask unless pneumonia
What does MRSA stand for Methicillin Resistant Stapholyccocus Aureus
Normal microorganisms in the human body Normal Flora
If normal flora moves to somewhere else in the body result in infection called opportunistic
Normal pulse rate for males 68-75 beats per minute
Normal adult respirations 12-20 breath/minute
Normal adult systolic pressure 100-140mmHg
Normal adult diastolic pressure 60-90 mm Hg
Pale cool skin, clammy, sweaty Diaphoresis (Due to an underlying medical condition)
Where is the popliteal vein Behind the knee
Where is the radial vein Radius side of the wrist
Brachial vein On a child. inner upper arm
Carotid Vein Neck (where CPR) sid you are on
Walking Ambulatory
Example of vector mosquito, tick, rabid animal
Keep patient safe because of compromised immune system Protective isolation/ Reverse isolation
Most common HAI UTI
Standard precautions Act as though every patient has an illness, along with BBP
how many compressions a minute CPR 100-120
Adult CPR 30 compressions, 2 breaths
Chemical substances that are used to kill pathogenic bacteria Germicides and disinfectants
Antiseptics stop the spread of pathogenics
Sterilization Term refers to killing of microorganisms and spores
Normal creatinine range 0.6-1.5 mg/100mL
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