Foundations Flashcards
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What are the components of PPE?
Scrub suits, masks, eye protection, gowns, gloves, caps, beard covers, shoe covers.
What is the order for donning PPE?
From the bottom up: Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves.
What is the order for doffing PPE?
Alphabetically: Gloves, Goggles, Gown, Mask.
What are the normative ranges for adult heart rate?
60-100 bpm.
What is the normal temperature range?
96.8-99.3 degrees F.
What factors affect heart rate?
Age, sex, environmental temperature, infection, physical activity, emotional status, medications, cardiopulmonary disease, physical conditioning.
What is the normal respiratory rate for adults?
12-18 breaths/min.
What is medical asepsis?
Practices that help reduce the number and spread of microorganisms.
What is surgical asepsis?
Practices that render and keep objects and areas free of all microorganisms.
What is a nosocomial infection?
An infection originating in a hospital.
What is dependent or total assist?
Requires total physical assistance from one or more persons to accomplish the activity safely (0-24% of activity).
What is maximal assist?
Patient performs 25-49% of activity, assistance required to complete activity.
What is moderate assist?
Patient performs 50-74% of activity, assistance required to complete activity.
What is minimal assist?
Patient performs 75% or more of activity, assistance required to complete activity.
How do you measure seat height for a wheelchair?
Measure from the heel to the popliteal fold and add 2 inches for footrest clearance.
How do you measure seat depth for a wheelchair?
Measure from the posterior buttock to the posterior lower leg and subtract 2 inches.
What is the purpose of wheelchair cushions?
Improves pelvic position and relieves pressure.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
Making modifications at the job site/workplace that enable a person with disabilities to perform a specific job.
What are the minimum requirements for a ramp?
36 inches wide, with 1 inch of rise per 12 inches of run.
What is the minimum door width for wheelchair access?
32 inches minimum, 36 inches preferred.
How should a cane be fitted?
The top should align with the greater trochanter or ulnar styloid, and the elbow should be slightly flexed.
How do you fit axillary crutches?
2 inches below the axilla, 2 inches lateral, and 4-6 inches anterior to the foot.
What is the primary role of acute care settings?
Inpatient services to clients with unstable medical conditions, providing 24-hour/day highly skilled medical service.
What is an inpatient rehab facility?
Inpatient care to residents who are relatively medically stable, providing 24-hour nursing care and a minimum of weekly physician visits.
What are the primary functions of the integumentary system?
Temperature regulation, protection, sensation, excretion, immunity, blood reservoir, and vitamin D synthesis.
What are the general observations of the skin?
Color, condition, temperature, scars, hair loss, lesions.
What is a superficial burn?
A burn affecting only the epidermis, without blisters, and characterized by redness and pain.
What is a full-thickness burn?
A burn extending to the subcutaneous fat layer, often resulting in minimal pain and high susceptibility to infection.
What are the core vital signs?
Heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and edema.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
A significant drop in blood pressure due to pooling of blood in peripheral vessels.
What are the posterior hip precautions?
No hip flexion greater than 90 degrees, no adduction past midline, and no internal rotation.
What are the anterior hip precautions?
No hip extension past neutral, no active hip abduction, and no external rotation past neutral.
What is the normal range for white blood cells?
5,000-10,000 cells/microliter.
What is the normal range for hemoglobin in males?
14-18 g/dL.
What is the normal range for hemoglobin in females?
12-16 g/dL.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment.