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47 Cards in this Set
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THE MOST COMMON ACCIDENTS AMONG PTS ARE:
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FALLS
BURNS CUTS BRUISES |
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METHODS OF MEETING SAFETY GOALS JACHO 2005
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-IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF PT ID
-IMPROVE TEH EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG CAREGIVERS -IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF USING MEDICATION -IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF USING INFUSION PUMPS -REDUCE THE RISK OF HEALTH CARE - ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS -ACCURATELY AND COMPLETELY RECONCILE MEDICATIONS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE -REDUCE THE RISK OF PT HARM RESULING FORM FALLS |
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A PATIENT WHOSE ACTIVITY ORDER IS BED REST W/ BATHROOM PRIVILEDGES WOULD HAVE THE BED MADE WHEN
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WHILE PT IS USING THE BATHROOM
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BED LINENS SHOULD BE NEAT, ORDERLY,AND FREE OF WRINKLES WHY?
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LINENS TAHT ARE RUMPLED MAY INTERFERE W/ MOVEM'T OFR CAUSE THE PT TO FALL WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED
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AN OCCUPIED BED IS ONLY MADE WHEN
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IF THE PT ABSOLUTELY CANNOT GET OUT OF BED
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THE 3 MOST COMMON FACTORS THAT PREDISPOSE A PERSON TO FALLS ARE:
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IMPAIRED PHYSICAL MOBILITY
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS SENSORY AND/OR MOTOR DEFICIT |
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PTS @ RISK FOR FALLS MAY HAVE WHAT
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A LEG OR BED ALARM PLACED
ALERTS THE NS THAT PTS ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF BED OR CHAIR |
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BURN PREVENTION INCLUDE WHAT
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PROTECTING THE PT FROM ACCIDENTAL THERMAL INJURY & THE THREAT OF FIRE
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THERMAL INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY WHAT
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HOT OR COLD MATERIALS
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WHAT TYPE OF PT IS EASILY BURNED THAN A PERSON IN GOOD HEALTH
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-DIABETES
-IMPAIRED CIRCULATION -PARALYZED -ON DRUGS THAT ALTERED MENTAL AWARENESS |
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THERE IS 3 BASIC TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS
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TYPE A
TYPE B TYPE C |
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TYPE A EXTINQUISHER
DEF USED FOR |
-WATER-UNDER-PRESSURE EXTINGUISHER
-PAPER, WOOD, CLOTHES FIRE |
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TYPE B EXTINQUISHER
DEF USED FOR |
-CONTAINS CO2
-GASOLINE, OIL, PAINT, FAT, FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES |
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TYPE C EXTINQUISHER
DEF USED FOR |
-CONTAINS CO2
-ELECTRICAL FIRES |
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MOST COMMONLY SEEN EXTINGUISHER IS
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ABC COMBINATION CAN BE USED ON ANY FIRE
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HOW DO YOU PROTECT A PT WITH POSSIBLE SMOKE INHALATION
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BY PLACING A WET TOWELS ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF CLOSED DOORS & HAVE PT HOLD WET WASHCLOTHS OVER THEIR NOSES & MOUTHS
RATIONALE TRAPS MOST OF THE SMOKE IN THE WASHCLOTH DURING BREATHING |
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OSHA PUBLISHES SPECIFIC BIOHAZARDS GUIDELINES FOR
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LABELING
HANDLING CLEANING SPILLS DISPOSING OF THESE MATERIALS |
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EG OF BIOHAZARD
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MECURY
BLOOD BODY FLUIDS |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)IS USED FOR WHAT
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RECOMMENDED METHOD OF STORAGE, LABELING, HANDLING SPILLS AND DISPOSAL OF BIOHAZARD SUBSTANCES ON EVERY NS UNIT
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TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO CAUSE WHAT
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PANIC
FEAR CHAOS DISRUPT AN AREA'S OF RESCUE MEDICAL SYSTEMS |
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BIOHAZARD: WHAT CAN AFFECT THE FORM OF CHEMICAL AGENTS
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TEMPERATURE
PRESSURE |
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THE SEVERAL TYPES OF CHEMICAL TREATS ARE:
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PULMONARY AGENTS
CYANIDE AGENTS NERVE AGENTS VESICANTS INCAPAITATING AGENTS |
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THERE ARE 3 BASIC WAYS TO PROTECT THE BODY FROM RADIATION
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TIME (DECREASE THE AMT OF TIME NEAR THE SOURCE)
DISTANCE (INCREASE YOUR DISTANCE FROM A SOURCE) SHIELDING (INCREASE THE BARRIER OR SHIELD BETWEEN YOU AND THE SOURCE) |
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NAME THE CHEMICAL WEAPON ASSOCIATIONED WITH ODOR OF BITTER ALMONDS ON TEH BREATH
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CYANIDE AGENTS
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NAME THE CHEMICAL WEAPON ASSOCIATIONED WITH CONVULSIONS, PARALYSIS, AND DEATH
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NERVE AGENTS
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NAME THE CHEMICAL WEAPON THAT IS DEADLY THAN THE OTHERS
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VESCIANTS
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WHICH NERVE AGENT OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DOES NOT CAUSE IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS BUT WILL CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE WITHIN SEVERAL MINS W/O BURNING OR REDNESS
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SULFUR MUSTARD
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WHICH CHEMICAL AGENT IS DESIGNED TO IMPAIR AND NOT KILL PT
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INCAPACITATING AGENTS
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COMMON DISEASES SPREAD THRU BIOTERRISM
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ANTHRAX
BOTULISM EBOLA VIRUS (FILOVIRUS) LASSA FEVER ( ARENAVIRUS) PLAGUE SMALLPOX TULAREMIA |
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PATIENT ARE TRIAGED AS THEY ENTER THE ED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
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IMMEIDATE
DELAYED MINIMAL EXPECTANT |
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TIRAGE "IMMEDIATE" REFERS
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LIFE SAVINGCARE
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TIRAGE "DELAYED" REFERS
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NEED OF MAJOR OR PROLONGED CARE
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TIRAGE "EXPECTANT" REFERS
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SEVERE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES
PROBABLY WILL NOT SURVIVE INSPITE OF MEDICAL CARE |
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TIRAGE "MIMIMAL" REFERS
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MINOR INJURIES
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TRIAGE; TX IS BASED ON
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TYPE OF AGENT TO WHICH PT WAS EXPOSED
DEGREE OF EXPOSURE |
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TRIAGE; SOME BIOLOGIC AGENTS ARE TREATED WITH
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ANTIBIOTICS
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TRIAGE; CHEMICAL AND POISONOUS GASES ARE TREATED WITH
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ANTITDOTES
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RESTRICTING MOVEM'T ON A LONG TERM BASIS CAUSED PROBLEMS SUCH AS
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MUSCLE WEAKNESS
ATROPHY LOSS OF BONE MASS JOINT CONTRACTURES CONSTIPATION INCONTINENCE PRESSURE ULCERS DEPRESSION COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT |
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WHY DO YOU NOT TIE THE PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO THE SIDE RAILS
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MAY CAUSE THE DEVICE TO BE PULLED TOO TIGHTLY AROUND THE PT OR CAUSE A STRAIN ON A JOINT OF AN IMMOBILIZED EXTREMITY
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IN A WHEELCHAIR YOU PLACES TIES WHERE
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UNDER THE ARMRESTS OF A CHAIR AND SECURE AT THE BACK TO PREVENT THE PT FROM SLIDING
ALSO PREVENTS THE PT FROM BEING ABLE TO SLIDE THE TIE UP & OFF THE BACK OF THE CHAIR |
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WHAT TYPE OF KNOT DO YOU USE TO SECURE TO BED OR CHAIR
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HALF KNOT
SIMILAR TO A TYING A SHOE EXCEPT ONLY ONE LOOP IS MADE |
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WHAT PREVENTS COMPLICATIONS FROM A PROTECTIVE DEVICE
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MOVING JOINTS
EXERCISING MUSCLES CHANGING POSITIONS FREQUENTLY |
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WHAT DO YOU USE TO MAINTAIN POSITION WHEN USING PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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SUPPORTIVE PILLOWS AND PADS
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SIGNS THAT THE CIRCULATIONS OR NERVE FUNCTION HAS BEEN IMPARIED INCLUDE WHAT
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COOLNESS OF THE SKIN (BLUISH, PALLOR)
CHANGE IN COLOR NUMBNESS PAIN EDEMA LOSS OF SENSTION LOSS OF MOVEMENT |
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HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHECK THE PROTECTIVE DEVICE
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15 TO 30 MINS
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IF YOU SEE SIGNS OF CIRCULATION OR NERVE FUNCTION IMPAIRED; WHAT IS YOUR COURSE OF ACTION
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REMOVE DEVICE IMMEDIATELY
AND CONTACT PHYSICIAM |
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USE OF PROTECTIVE DEVICE: WHEN DOCUMENTING YOU NEED TO DESCRIBED WHAT
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BEHAVIORS YOU OBSERVED (REASON) THAT PUT THE PT @ RISK FOR INJURY
ALTERNATIVE METHODS AND ACTION THAT WERE USED BEFORE USING THE PROTECTIVE DEVICE TEACHING PT & FAMILY OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT DOCUMENT PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS RECORD TIME WHEN DISCONTINUED YOUR NAME |
