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How do you prevent hospital acquired infections? - ANSWER: ➡ -consider the possible
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routes of transmission
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-use standard precautions
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-proper hand-washing before and after each patient
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What are the principles of restraint use? - ANSWER: ➡ -last possible resource
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-only use when there is an order for the physician
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-start from least invasive to most invasive
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-4 side-rails up is considered a restraint
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WBC - ANSWER: ➡ 4,500-10,000
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Platelets - ANSWER: ➡ 100,000-450,000 m m mm m
RBC - ANSWER: ➡ Male: 4.5-5.5, Female: 4.0-4.9
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Hgb - ANSWER: ➡ Male: 13.5-16.5, Female: 12.0-15.0
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Hct - ANSWER: ➡ Male: 41%-50%, Female: 36-44%
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Glucose - ANSWER: ➡ 60-110 m m mm m
, Potassium - ANSWER: ➡ 3.5-5.0 m m mm m
Sodium - ANSWER: ➡ 135-145
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Chloride - ANSWER: ➡ 95-100
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Magnesium - ANSWER: ➡ 1.5-2.5 m m mm m
Phosphate - ANSWER: ➡ 2.4-4.1 m m mm m
BUN - ANSWER: ➡ 7-20
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Creatinine - ANSWER: ➡ 0.6-1.35 m m mm m
Troponin - ANSWER: ➡ >0.01 m m mm m
PT/INR - ANSWER: ➡ 11.0-13.5
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PTT - ANSWER: ➡ <33 seconds
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What labs are affected by bleeding? - ANSWER: ➡ decrease in CBC (complete blood count)
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What labs are affected by renal failure? - ANSWER: ➡ -decrease in Hgb, Hct, WBC, platelet
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adhesives, calcium, PO2, PCO2, and AST
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-increase in eosinophils, potassium, phosphorus, amylase, and CK
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