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A medical error is an __________ document, therefore we DO NOT put it in the
patient's chart.
- answer-Internal document
A patient has irregular bowel movements, what can be done to regulate it?
- answer-Increase fiber intake
Administering medications to a patient with diabetes may experience problems
with __________?
- answer-Excretion; because of kidneys!
Another term for an incident report is a....?
- answer-Variance report
Before mixing medication, what are you supposed to check for?
- answer-Compatibility
Blood sugar __________ when sick or under stress
- answer-Increases; this is why we administer insulin
Clean the skin _____ to _____
- answer-Cleanest to dirtiest (wound first, since sterile)
Define asepsis
- answer-Absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Define core temperature
- answer-Constant temperature of deep tissue (rectal/tympanic)
Define dehiscence
- answer-Separation of the incisional edges; wound bursting
Define evisceration
- answer-Protrusion of abdominal contents through a dehiscence
, Define orthostatic hypotension
- answer-Drop in SBP of >20 mmhg when standing up, and increase in heart rate
>15-20
Define peristalsis
- answer-Wavelike, rhythmic contraction that propels the food through the
digestive system
Define pharmacokinetics
- answer-The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action,
metabolize, and exit the body
Define pulse pressure
- answer-Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Define pyrexia
- answer-Fever
Define synergistic and antagonistic effects of medications?
- answer-Synergistic: when the combination of a medication is GREATER THAN
& STRONGER if the medications were given separately
Antagonistic: when a medication is given to COUNTERACT the effects of another
Define ventilation, perfusion, and diffusion
- answer-Ventilation: gas moving in/out of lungs
Perfusion: heart pumping blood to tissue and lungs
Diffusion: exchange of gases in alveoli and capillaries
Describe a DTI
- answer-Deep tissue injury
Describe the 4 stages of pressure injuries
- answer-Stage 1: INTACT skin, nonblanchable
Stage 2: partial-thickness skin loss, EPIDERMIS & DERMIS
Stage 3: full-thickness skin loss, ADIPOSE visible; undermining/lipping