Basic Clinical Skills Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers.

Basic Clinical Skills Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers. High/Full Fowlers - answeron back, and the bed is adjusted to raise the head at least 80 degrees upwards so the patient is sitting upright semi-fowlers - answeron back, and the bed is adjusted to raise the head 30-45 degrees upwards so the patient is sitting uprigh Trendelenburg - answerlying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet Reverse Trendelenburg - answerthe body is laid flat on the back with the head higher than the feet prone - answerPatient positioned lying down face down supine - answerPatient positioned lying down flat on their back recumbent (left) - answerPatient lies on their left side, resting their head on their elbow Reasons to change patient positions - answercomfort, restore body functions (gastro/respiratory), relieve pressure or strain (muscle atrophy), stimulate circulation, provide treatment use + purpose of restraints - answerprevent patient removal of life support equipment, injuring themselves/others notes on restraints - answerUse restraints when: patient is confused, combative, or disoriented Always tie restraints to bed frame and NOT the side rail use + purpose of call buttons - answerlife threatening emergencies (cardiac/respiratory) Before leaving patient room: - answerbed rails up, bed locked, give them call button Stages of Patient Assessment - answerScene size up, primary assessment, secondary assessment (always continuing to reassess patients) Scene size up - answer1. Is the scene safe? 2. Body Substance Isolation: PPE 3. Number of Patients 4. Extra help: Do I need back up? primary assessment - answer1. General Impression: Is the patient sick or not sick? 2. ABC's 3. Skin: Color, Temp, Circulation 4. Responsiveness (AVPU) Glasgow Coma Scale (eye response,verbal response, motor response) (*lowest score a patient can get is a 3 (no response to pain + non verbalisation + no eye opening)) AVPU - answerAlert (Oriented) Verbal Painful Unresponsive ABC's - answerAirway Breathing Circulation secondary assessment - answer1. Focused Physical (auscultate and palpate indicated body) 2. Vital Signs (HR, RR, lung/heart sounds, BP, B/G level, SKin, GCS, Temp) SAMPLE - answerSigns/Symptoms Allergies Medications