Kettering TMC workbook (patient assessment) Questions & Answers Correctly Answered.

Kettering TMC workbook (patient
assessment)

List 4 critical life functions

- CORRECT ANSWER - Ventilation, Oxygenation, Circulation, Perfusion

What life function is first priority?

- CORRECT ANSWER - Ventilation

What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating?

- CORRECT ANSWER - RR, Vt, Chest Movement, Breath Sounds, PaCO₂, EtCO₂

How would the therapist determine if a patient has a problem with
oxygenation?

- CORRECT ANSWER - HR, Color, Sensorium, PaO₂/SpO₂

What information would help the therapist determine if a patient's
circulation is adequate?

- CORRECT ANSWER - HR and Strength, CO

What changes may indicate if a patient doesn't have adequate perfusion?

- CORRECT ANSWER - HR, BP, Sensorium, Temperature, Urine Output,
Hemodynamics

Signs are

- CORRECT ANSWER - Objective information (things you can see/measure): Color,
Pulse, Edema, Vital Signs

Symptoms are

, - CORRECT ANSWER - Subjective information (things the patient tells you):
Dyspnea, Pain Level, Nausea, Muscle Weakness

5 items important to review in a patient’s medical record

- CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Allergies, 2. Signs/Symptoms, 3. History, 4. Advanced
Directives, 5. HPI

Advanced directive

- CORRECT ANSWER - Instructions documenting what treatment a patient wants if
unable to make medical decisions.

4 types of advanced directives

- CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Living Will, 2. DNI Order, 3. DNR Order, 4. Durable Power
of Attorney (Healthcare Proxy)

Properly written respiratory care order includes

- CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Type of Treatment, 2. Frequency, 3. Medication/Dosage,
4. Physician Signature

Normal urine output

- CORRECT ANSWER - 40 mL/hour (~1 L/day)

Findings indicating fluid intake > urine output

- CORRECT ANSWER - Weight Gain, Electrolyte Imbalance, Increased
Hemodynamic Pressures, Decreased Lung Compliance

Changes indicating hypovolemia

- CORRECT ANSWER - CVP < 2 (needs IV fluids)

Medication reconciliation