12/6 kahoot Flashcards
pt w strep throat is actively coughing, what PPE should be worn with droplet microorganisms?
gloves
gown
mask if working within 3 ft
which pulse is being palpated when taking a UE blood pressure?
brachial
t/f: universal precautions are only necessary for healthcare workers?
false
which is a BP hypertensive crisis?
184/122 mmHG
what is the most common method of transmission?
contact - most common way (d/t physically)
you have 3 items to take off, which is the 1st to remove?
gloves
pts bP reading is 105/74mmHg. what is this considered
normal/healthy
which actions are techniques to maintain medical asepsis?
refraining from contact w soiled dressings
caregiver wearing a mask when visiting a pt w TB
isolating pt w TB
all of the following are infectious agents that require airborne precautions except
flu
chicken pox (vARICELLA)
mycobacterium tuberculosis
SARS-Co-V
flu
What’s considered the most important activity that hospital visitors should perform?
wash hands
T/F: contact precautions should be used for airborne diseases?
false
coughing/sneezing is an ex of which part of the infection cycle?
transmission
- actual cough/sneeze is the mode
which activity is a part of respiratory hygiene & cough etiquette?
use a tissue & dispose in a no-touch receptive
what pt condition requires contact precautions
infectious disease
What’s the last PPE item you put on?
gloves