PCA exam

PCA exam What are the pca's tasks vital signs, blood sugars, specimens What tasks should a pca not do? start an IV, put in catheters, access patients What should you ask when doing a service or treatment? Ask patients name and date of birth SBAR communication tool Situation- state patient's name Background- report any background info Assessment-report observations/findings Recommendation-report how you feel follow up should occur AC before meals ad lib as desired Amb ambulate, walk brady slow bid twice a day brp bathroom privileges cv cardiovascular dx diagnosis fbs fasting blood sugar ff force fluids fsbs finger stick blood sugar- accucheck hyper excessive hypo under I&O intake and output LLE left lower extremity (left leg) LUE left upper extremity (arm) LUQ left upper quadrant (abdomen) OOB out of bed pc after meals q every q4h every 4 hours qhs every night at bedtime qid four times a day RLE right lower extremity (leg) rue right upper extremity (right arm) SCDs sequential compression devices; devices that are wrapped around the legs and inflate and deflate to prevent blood clots in the legs tachy- fast tid three times a day TPN total parenteral nutrition (IV feeding) U/A urine analysis; urinalysis U/A C/S Urine analysis with culture uri upper respiratory infection microbe An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease Pathogen An organism that causes disease MDRO Multidrug-resistant organism Hand Hygiene (Hand Washing) Lathers all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers producing friction, for at least 20 (twenty) seconds, keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down. Rinse all surfaces of wrists, hands, and fingers, keeping hands lower than the elbows and the fingertips down. Droplet Isolation- influenza