| A | B |
|---|
| Best way to take respirations | Leave hand on pulse site |
| Decubitus ulcer | Objective |
| Strep test | Diagnostic |
| Hypothermia | Below normal temp (96.2 R) |
| Explaining order | Plan |
| Hyperthermia | Above normal temp (can have HA) |
| Aural thermometer | Ear |
| Oral thermometer | Mouth |
| Rectal thermometer | Rectum |
| Drugs' effect on pulse | Can increase or decrease |
| Weight guidelines | Same scale, same time of day, patient safety, same type of clothing |
| Causes of inaccurate oral temp | Eating or drinking or smoking prior to taking |
| How to document | Only facts (2cm red spot on right arm) |
| Position for someone hypotensive | Trendelenburg |
| Posision for rectal temp | Left side-lying (Sims) |
| Position for labor and delivery | Lithotomy |
| Position for someone with dyspnea | Fowlers |
| Alternative apnea/dyspnea spells | Cheyne-Stokes Respirations |
| Effeurage | Massage technique for relaxation |
| Petrissage | Deep tissue massage (can be painful) |
| Nurse carries out orders | Implement patient care |
| Why are VS important | sign of changes |
| Otoscope | Used to examine ears |
| Ophthalmoscope | Used to examine eyes |
| Penlight | Used to examine pupils |
| Tonometer | Measure intraocular pressure |
| Crutch | Strong, broken leg |
| Walker | Maximum support |
| Starting to exercise joint | Implement |
| Myopia | Can't see far-off |
| Hyperopia | Can't see close-up |
| Normal BP | 120/80 |
| Exploring patient response to medication | Evaluation |
| Patient presents with RUQ pain | Chief complaint |
| Information about previous illnesses | Medical history |
| Sister with diabetes | Family history |
| Smoking, drug and alcohol use | Social history |
| Adding weights to patient care plan | Plan |
| Sound to access patient conditoin | stethoscope |
| Dorsalis pedis | Pulse in lower leg |
| Brachial pulse | Pulse at elbow |
| Radial pulse | Thumb side of hand |
| Carotid | Side of neck |
| Systolic BP | Top number, contracting |
| Diastolic BP | Lower number, relaxing |
| Objective | Can be seen, heard, felt, tasted (asses using senses) |
| Subjective | What patient says (you can't see) |
| Snellen chart | Used to check distance vision |
| Ishihara chart | Color-blindness |
| Ambulating with crutches | Theapeutic |
| Inserting labs into chart | Recording data |
| Calling a physician about labs | Reporting |
