Nu203 lab clinical wk 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dont take an oral temp if: | mouth breather, demetia, unconcious or lethargic |
| tympanic | ear good for children |
| slides across forehead | temporal |
| foley probe | urethra |
| swan ganz | into heart |
| tympanic must be held which way | up and back |
| children typanic held which way | pull ear down and back |
| use sheath cover for what kind of thermometer | digital |
| disposable | tempa-dot, used in contact isolation |
| most common for low temp | operator error- go get another thermometer |
| time to count for a irregular pulse | 1 min |
| bp preliminaries | av fistula, picc line, mastectomy |
| why do you have to ask about a mastectomy | bp cannot be taken on that arm |
| both breasts removed? | use leg or forearm |
| wrap bp cuff how many inches above brachial pulse | 1-2 inches |
| pre-hyper tension bp | 121-139 |
| stg 1 hypertension | 140-156 |
| stg 2 hypertension | 160+ |
| normal diastolic range for clinical | 60-89 |
| normal systolic range for clinical | 90-139 |
| any abnormal must be reported within | 15 min |
| mean arterial pressure formula | (2 x DBP) + SBP/ 3 |
| what is the normal for the mean arterial pressure (MAP) | 70- report if under 60 |
| blood flow to organs | perfusion pressure |
| use a doppler when | faint pulses, cant hear, icu patient |
| doppler recorded always as | systolic/ 0 |
| record what when doing the forearm | whether it was taken on right or left |
| use the forearm for what kind of patient | obese, masectomy, doctor okays it |
| vital sign trends | last 3 sets of vital signs |
| always compare abnormals to | adult normal ranges |
| always follow up on.. | abnormals before leaving |
| vital sign trends include what | the lowest and highest from the last 3 sets of vital signs |
| always compare info with what? | the chart you got that morning |
| drop factor | # of drops in 1 ml of fluid |
| drip rate | drops/min |
| 10 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 |
| 20 | 3 |
| micro drip | divide by 1 |
| flow rate | ml/hr |
| always round number to nearest___ when dealing with flow rate | whole number |
| how mfast pump is pumping | flow rate |
| how fast fluid is dripping into the drip chamber | drops/min |
| drop factor | # of drops in 1 ml of fluid |
| you get the drop factor from what | the type of tubing |
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