Final Exam Flashcards
List the activity orders from most confined to least restrained
- CBR
- BR with commode
- BR w BRP
- Dangle
- Up in chair
- Walk with assistance
- Ambulate
- AAT
What is a therapeutic diet
Diet with modifications or restrictions
What is the BP of an adult
120/80
Why is bowel prep ordered
Prevent contamination and prevent blocking the surgeons view of the abdominal organs
What is an OR Slate ?
List of surgeries being done the following day
What is a gluten free diet?
For celiac disease
What is intravenous PCA?
Small tube in your arm - pain mess are delivered to your body though your veins
What is the normal range of human body temperature
97-99 F
What is a full fluid diet
Liquified food at room temp
What are examples of wound/skin treatment orders
- Remove staples
- Change dressing
- Saline soaked dressings to leg ulcer
Mr. Green is on the OR slate for surgery today, what are our duties
- File diagnostic reports
- Get old/thinned chart
- Have chart andMAR ready
- Double check chart
- OR porter will come get pt.
NUA duties when pt is being discharged with a prescription:
- print off discharge RX
- fax it to where it needs to go
- fax it for patient
- indicate on every sheet RX was faxed and time/where it was faxed to
- inform RN when RX has been faxed
if the patient is to go home the next day what can the NUA do?
- kardex
2. symbolize
NUA duties w/ patient discharges w/ home care:
- enter HCC referral
2. record order in discharge section of kardex
NUA duties for Social Work referrals:
- enter into medi-tech
- kardex
- symbolize
NUA duties for Pt. discharges w. F/U apt:
- phone drs. office to book apt.
- complete apt card
- RN will read note w/ patient
- card if pt will be leaving following day
NUA responsibilities for discharge orders:
- record pt name/room on ADT sheet
- make arrangements that are necessary
- record time pt left
- enter discharge into comp
- recycle kardex
- inform housekeeping
- pull MAR/nursing notes and place with chart
- dismantle chart
what is the purpose of physio
- improve circulation
- strengthen muscles
- restore motion
- correct deformities
- relieves pain
- speeds up recovery
if a doctor orders “MME” what doe this mean?
(mini mental exam) put OT referral in the write MME in comments
what is an adults usual pulse/heart rate:
70-82 BPM
the doctor has ordered “NVS q30minx6hs” what are NUA duties ?
- kardex
- symbolize
- NVS sheet
define administrative dietitian
director of the dietary department
what does the administrative dietitian do?
- oversees operation of department
- purchases food
- admin duties
define therapeutic dietitian and his role
- prepares menus for pts.
- visits patients
- teaching of diets for pts and families
what are the functions of the FNS department
- plan diets for pts. and employees
- prepare and serve food
- prepare diets as per BC diet manual
what are the staff members of the FNS department
- dietitian
- food service supervisor
- food service worker
- cooks
- dishwasher
what are the 4 types of “methods of feeding patients”
- ingestion
- NG tube
- gastostomy tube
- TPN
what are the 2 main categories for diet orders
- standard/DAT
2. therapeutic diet
what are 4 textures of diets
- normal
- digestive light
- clear fluids
- full fluids
what are examples of therapeutic diets (9)
- 1000 calorie diet
- 1400 calorie diabetic
- hi fiber diet
- gluten free diet
- bland diet
- digestive soft
- tube feedings
- health heart diet
- paediatric diet
common categories found on admission orders:
- diet
- activity
- diagnostic
- vital signs
- meds
NUA duties for Surgical admission
- greet pt
- admit routine
- check pre-op tests are complete
- put sticker on chart, kardex and enter if pt has allergies
- put pre-op checklist on clipboard for nurse
- leave labels and MAR in front of chart
- have old chart
- OR will call for patient when ready
- OR will call porter
- double check chart
define CBR
patient remains in bed at all times
define BR w. Commode
patient may use the commode at bedside