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Ch 2 Vocab Flashcards

Basic Patient Care Skills Vocab

1
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Vital Signs

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Important information about a patient’s cardiovascular system, especially the function of the heart

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Baseline

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Health settings before patients are seen by a doctor

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Objective information

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Signs

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Subjective information

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Symptoms

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Microorganism

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A living thing that is so small it is only visible under a microscope

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Pathogens

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Harmful organisms that invade the body and multiply

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Infection prevention

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Or infection control, the set of practices used to prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms and control the spread of disease

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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(OSHA) sets standards to protect workers, provides safety education, inspects worksites, investigates workplace accidents and set lines for safety violations

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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(CDC) conducts research, promotes public health, investigates disease outbreaks, and makes recommendations for infection prevention and control

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Standard Precautions

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Treat all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, mucous membranes as if they were infected

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Hand Hygiene

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Hand washing, frequent hand washing

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PPE

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Personal Protective Equipment, gloves along with gowns, masks, goggles, and face shields.

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13
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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(MRSA) A disease that spreads by contact, like pink eye

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14
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Pulse

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Beat that is felt at different points in the body called pulse points

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Palpitation

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Feeling with the finger

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Auscultation

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Listening with a stethoscope

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17
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Radial Pulse

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Inside the wrist

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Carotid Pulse

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Side of the neck

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Brachial Pulse

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The inside of the upper arm above the elbow

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Apex

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Tip

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Apical Pulse

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The Apex/tip of the heart lies under here

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Respiration

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The process of inhaling air into and exhaling air out of the lungs

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Apnea

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Absence of breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Orthopnea

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Difficulty breathing when lying down, and relieve maybe by sitting up

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

27
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Cheyne - Stokes

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Alternating period of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, a long with short periods of apnea

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Blood pressure

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Or BP, Indicator of how heart is working (check regularly)

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Hypertension

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High BP

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Systolic

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reading that measures the pressure of the pressure of artery walls when ventricles contracting and pushing blood from heart

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Diastolic

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Reading that measures pressure in the arteries when heart is at rest

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Aneroid Sphygmomanometer

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Device used to electronically measure BP, with help of Stethoscope

33
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Tachycardia

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Rapid heart beat

34
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Pulse oximeter

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Used to measure oxygen saturation

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Oxygen saturation

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Amount of oxygen in blood

36
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Hypoxia

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PT’s blood oxygen dramatically decreased

37
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Supine Position

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Lying flat on back

38
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Fowler’s Position

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PT’s head is elevated 45-60 degrees

39
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What should an EKG technician do before providing any care, including measuring vital signs?

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Wear name tag showing job title/name, inform/introduce oneself before beginning any procedure

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Healthcare-associated infection

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An infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care

41
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Infection

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When pathogens invade and multiply within the body

42
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The most important way for healthcare workers to stop the spread of infection

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hand washing with regular soap and water

43
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List the precautions

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Airborne precaution, Contact precaution, and Droplet precaution

44
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5 sites for measuring body temperature

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Oral, Axillary, Tympanic, Temporal, and Rectal

45
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5 situations in which an oral temperature may be inaccurate

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When the person has recently smoked, ate, chewed gum, drank, or exercised in the last 10 - 20 minutes

46
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Normal temperature range for Oral Method

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97.6F – 99.6F

47
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Can pain affect vital signs

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Yes

48
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Can cultural beliefs and personality affect a person’s reporting of pain

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Yes

49
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Is level of consciousness a vital sign

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No

50
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Normal pulse oximetry reading for adult and pediatric patients is

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95-100%

51
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When a child gets older

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Heart Rate decreases and Blood pressure increases

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