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ccms - clean catch midstream QMA scope of practice - may perform hemoccult testing on stool specimens as ordered by a physician hemoccult testing - A screen for fecal occult blood Hemoccult test slide (quaiac paper) - assess for expiration date hypovalemia - state of decreased blood volume. May cause a high false oximetry reading. QMA's may not apply oxygen to a resident in an emergency without a physicians order. - However there is often a PRN order for oxygen when the resident falls short of breath/oxygen saturation levels are low. QMA's may initiate a nasal cannula only in an emergency situation. - QMA's may initiate nonsealing mask per emergency or PRN situation. oxygen dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth and respiratory system. - The physician may order humidity to be placed on the oxygen source. Physician ordered humidity along w/ oxygen. (distilled water) - This means gas passes through the water and water vapor is picked up before going to the resident. When applying sterile/distilled water to residents oxygen remember to. - discard the sterile/distilled water after 2 weeks. Portable oxygen tanks - have a few lbs of oxygen, they can last up to 8 hrs.Oxygen concentrator weighs approximately 35 lbs. It must be plugged in to an electrical outlet. - Concentrator's extract oxygen from the room air and circulates it back to the resident. Do not use petroleum (vasoline) to resident's nares during administration of oxygen. - Example: dry lips, chap-stick should not be applied if it has vasoline in it. Signs/symptoms of respiratory distress - rapid pulse, rapid,shallow, flaring nostrils, restlessness respirations, cyanosis. Position the resident in a Semi-Fowler's or Fowler's to maintain an open airway. - Apply ordered oxygen administration device. Nasal cannula 1/2 inch prongs should be placed? - in a downward direction. A reading on the oximetry of 90% may indicate? - Resident need to be given oxygen' Instilling a Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema. - Solution into the rectum and sigmoid colon. Removes feces/flatus. QMA's may only instill a commercially prepared enema which contains approximately - 120ml (4oz.) of fluid. Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema's increases water absorption in the small intestine by osmotic action. - A laxative effect that occurs due to increased peristalsis and water retention. Sodium bi-phosphate (fleet enema) - is a saline laxative commonly ordered to be administered. Record color, consistency and amount after resident has had a - bowl movement from a prepared disposable enemaA localized collection of puss in any part of the body which is the result of disintegration or displacement of tissue. - Abscess Chemical present in many organs and tissues of the body that has important physiological functions, ex: transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse i.e. neurotransmitters. - Acetylcholine Naturally acquired immunity obtained by contracting a disease or by the injection the infectious organism. - Active Immunity An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity - Adverse effect Psychotic reaction in which a person exhibits wide swing in emotional feeling. - Affective psychosis Acquired immune deficiency syndrome effect the body's ability to fight infections - (AIDS) Spread through body fluids Motor restlessness continuous movement of mouth, hands, picking at self and rocking in a chair - Akathisia Complete or partial loss of muscle movement - Akinesia A substance that causes a hypersensitive reaction (an allegy) - Allergen Sensitivity to any substance contacted by touch, inhalation, ingestion or injections ( such as poison ivy, pollen, insect bites, foods or meds); causes sneezing, itching, swelling, difficulty in breathing - Allergic Effect Medications that relieve muscle, joint and bone pain - Analgesics Life threatening allergic reaction caused by an allergen. Characterized by respiratory difficulty, fainting, itching, and welts on the skin. - Anaphylactic ReactionSubstance producing or stimulating the development of male characteristics (masculinization) such as hormones and testosterone and androsterone. - Androgens A reduction in the number of circulating red blood cells. - Anemia Detoxes or metabolizes meds - Liver