WHEN DOES SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER BEGIN? correct answers AGE 50
HOW OFTEN ARE COLONOSCOPIES PREFORMED? correct answers EVERY 10 YEARS
AFTER THE AGE OF 50
RISK FACTORS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER correct answers -OLDER THAN 50
-FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS
-FAMILY HX (1ST-DEGREE RELATIVE PRESENTS A HIGH RISK)
-PREVIOUS COLORECTAL POLYPS
-HX OF COLORECTAL CANCER
-HX OF IBD (CROHNS, ULCERATIVE COLITIS)
-HX OF OVARIAN, BREAST, ENDOMETRIAL AND STOMACH CANCERS
PACU PRIORITIES correct answers -IDENTIFY PT
-VITALS
-ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL SITES AND DRAINAGE TUBES
-MONITOR RATE AND PATENCY OF IV FLUIDS AND IV ACCESS
-TREAT PAIN, NAUSEA AND OTHER POST-OPERATIVE SYMPTOMS OF ANESTHESIA
AND ADMINISTERED MEDS AS PRESCRIBED
-ASSESS MENTAL STATUS AND BODY TEMP
-MONITOR FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES
-MONITOR I&O
-MAINTAIN PATIENTS GOOD BODY ALIGNMENT
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU TURN A PATIENT? correct answers EVERY 1-2 HOURS
, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A SOCIAL WORKER? correct answers -ADVOCATOR FOR THE
PATIENT
-FIND SUPPORT GROUPS
-DEALING WITH INSURANCE
-HELPING WITH PATIENT TRANSPORTATION
-HELP IN FINDING AFFORDABLE MEDS
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A PHYSICAL THERAPIST? correct answers -THEY CAN HELP
DETERMINE A PTS ABILITY TO AMBULATE WITH OR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
-RESPONSIBLE FOR PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT
OF PATIENTS
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY? correct answers -THEY HELP
PATIENTS WITH PREFORMING ADLS AND SHOWING PTS DIFFERENT WAYS TO
ADJUST TO THEIR NEW ROLE
-PREFORMS PLANNING GOALS AND IMPLEMENTING THE MEANS TO ACHIEVE
THROUGH STRATEGIES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SPEECH THERAPY? correct answers -COLLABORATE IN THE
CARE OF PTS WITH COMMUNICATION AND SWALLOWING ISSUES (INCLUDING
TRACHEOSTOMIES, STROKES, AND DYSPHAGIA)
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CASE MANAGER? correct answers -THEY ACT AS
GATEKEEPERS OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE TEAM TO ENSURE THAT
ALL PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY EACH TEAM MEMBER
WITHIN THE EXPECTED TIME FRAMES
WHAT IS A CARE CONFERENCE correct answers -NEEDED FOR COMPLEX PTS BEFORE
DISCHARGE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ALL RESOURCES THEY NEED AND ALL
DISCIPLINES ARE ON THE SAME PAGE