101 Lab Homework Questions Flashcards
While performing hand hygiene, how long should you wash your hands?
15 seconds minimum
Normal Adult Vital Ranges
HR: 60-100 beats/min
RR: 12-18 beats/min
BP: Systolic 90-140 mmHg/Diastolic 60-90 mmHg
Explain AIDET
A = Acknowledge: Patient and family when entering room
I = Introduction: Introduce yourself when entering a room to patient and family
D = Duration: Communicate to patient and family duration of procedures, or medication use
E = Explanation: Explain how procedures, treatment, or medication will be done to patient and family
T = Thank patient and family for allowing you to do treatment
What is the easiest way to prevent nosocomial infection and prevent the spread of infection?
Hand Hygiene
Purpose of interview conducted by RT to Pt.
- Establish a rapport between RT and Pt.
- Obtain info essential for making a diagnosis
- Help monitor changes in the patient’s symptoms and response to therapy
Define Vesicular
Breath sounds heard over normal lung parenchyma. Characterized by a soft muffled sound quality and intensity. Heard during inhalation
Normal Lung Sounds
Define Adventitious
Abnormal lung sounds. additional sounds or vibrations produced by air movement through diseased airways
Abnormal Lung Sounds
Define Stridor, Crackles, Wheezes
Stridor: A loud, high pitched, continuous type of adventitious lung sound heard from the upper airway
Crackles: A discontinuous type of adventitious lung sound
Wheezes: A high pitched continous type of adventitious lung sound
What are two positive outcomes from using a SVN
- Improvement of lung sounds
- Patient feels better
When would you add a bubbler? When does the “pop off” sound
- Flow rates 4 Lpm or greater
- Patient complains of dryness or irritation “discomfort”
2 mmHg bubbler will pop off if blocked
Most common indication for using a mist tent on a toddler
Croup
Define Environmental Therapy. What are 2 things it provides patients. Give an example of Environmental Environment
Def: Enclosing a patient in a controlled O2 atmosphere
Provides:
1. Concurrent aerosol therapy
2. Temperature control
Mist tents are an example of Environmental environment
How long would an E cylinder last if your patient uses 2 Lpm of oxygen and the pressure is at 1800 psi
Tank PSI X Tank Factor / Flow Rate
1800 * .28 / 2 = 504/2 = 252 252/60min = 4.2
.2 * 60sec = 12 Tank will last 4 hours and 12 minutes
E tank factor = .28 H tank factor = 3.14 Max Tank = 2200 PSI
How do you store cylinders (3 examples)
- Store cylinder in racks or chained to the wall
- Store cylinder away from any combustible or flammable material
- Segregate cylinder by gas types and by full/empty
What are the safety systems for the E and H Tanks
E Tank: (PISS) Pin index safety system. Uses a pin system
H Tank: (ASSS) American standard safety system. Uses a threading system
What are two things you can check to make sure that you are selecting the appropriate cylinder
- Check the printed label
- Check the color of medical gas cylinder
What would you do if O2 analyzer is not indicating as expected and it’s been calibrated?
- Change battery first
- Change fuel cell second
You apply a nasal cannula to a patient. 20 minutes later you come back to check to see if they are better. How would you determine this?
Put a pulse ox on patient and get reading. Verify new reading with initial reading. If there is an improvement then NC is working