Test Outline Flashcards
What is a care plan
Form of contract b/w the ct and health care team
Provides consistency and continuity of care
What does a psw contribute to a care plan
Discuss and report changes in ct
Only report facts
who is involved in care plans
Health care team and family
Care conference
Identifies needs and preferences, deals with ct issues, establish goals, and provides consistency care
In a conference: physician
Discuss meds and tx plans
In a conference: ct
Raise problems and concerns
In a conference: family
Assists with problem and solving raise concerns
In a conference: nurse
Mediate, organize plan of care, raise issues and problems
In a conference: psw
Rely problems and observations contribute suggestions and help problem solve
Who is in a conference
Psw Nurse Family Ct Physician
Restorative care
Helps a person regain health, strength and independence
Rehabilitation
Process of resorting a person to the highest level of functioning through the use of therapy and exercise begins at the time of injury
Prostheses
Artificial replacement for missing body parts,
Replacement is powered by cts muscles in the stump
Orthoses
An apparatus used to support align, prevent or correct and deformities it can be a brace or a splint
What is vital signs
Measures to assess basic body functions
- body temp
- BP
- respiratory rate
- pulse
- o2 saturation
How to check vital signs
BP , temp , respiratory rate , pulse , o2 saturation
Why do we take vital signs
To detect changes in normal body functions
What to mark when documenting v/s
Date, time, measuremen/numbers
Key things about vital signs
Weigh ct same time everyday Weigh before breakfast Use same scale Ensure scale is balanced Have empty bladder( void ) Avoid weighing with equines like d/c bags
Convert kgs to libs
X 2.2
Convert lbs to kg
% 2.2
Incontinent
Poops or pees anywhere other than toilet
Systolic
Top #, higher! measures the pressure when the heart beats or contracts
Diastolic
Lower #, measures the resting rate of heart, when refilling b/w beats
Blood pressure normal
Between 110 and 130 , 60 and 80
4 places to take temp
Rectal - not psw
Oral -
Axilla arm pit
Tympanic ear
