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Ch 2 Vocab Flashcards

Basic Patient Care Skills Vocab

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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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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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

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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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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
Difficulty breathing when lying down, and relieve maybe by sitting up
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Tachypnea
Rapid breathing
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Cheyne - Stokes
Alternating period of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, a long with short periods of apnea
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Blood pressure
Or BP, Indicator of how heart is working (check regularly)
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Hypertension
High BP
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Systolic
reading that measures the pressure of the pressure of artery walls when ventricles contracting and pushing blood from heart
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Diastolic
Reading that measures pressure in the arteries when heart is at rest
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Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
Device used to electronically measure BP, with help of Stethoscope
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Tachycardia
Rapid heart beat
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Pulse oximeter
Used to measure oxygen saturation
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Oxygen saturation
Amount of oxygen in blood
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Hypoxia
PT's blood oxygen dramatically decreased
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Supine Position
Lying flat on back
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Fowler's Position
PT's head is elevated 45-60 degrees
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What should an EKG technician do before providing any care, including measuring vital signs?
Wear name tag showing job title/name, inform/introduce oneself before beginning any procedure
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Healthcare-associated infection
An infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care
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Infection
When pathogens invade and multiply within the body
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The most important way for healthcare workers to stop the spread of infection
hand washing with regular soap and water
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List the precautions
Airborne precaution, Contact precaution, and Droplet precaution
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5 sites for measuring body temperature
Oral, Axillary, Tympanic, Temporal, and Rectal
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5 situations in which an oral temperature may be inaccurate
When the person has recently smoked, ate, chewed gum, drank, or exercised in the last 10 - 20 minutes
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Normal temperature range for Oral Method
97.6F -- 99.6F
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Can pain affect vital signs
Yes
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Can cultural beliefs and personality affect a person's reporting of pain
Yes
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Is level of consciousness a vital sign
No
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Normal pulse oximetry reading for adult and pediatric patients is
95-100%
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When a child gets older
Heart Rate decreases and Blood pressure increases

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