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What is OPQRST, and what is it used for?
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Used to assess pain:
Onset Provokes Quality Region Severity Timing |
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How do you evaluate a patient's level of consciousness?
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Time
Situation Place Self |
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What is a pulse rate of over 100 BPM called?
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Tachycardia
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A breathing condition where the patient has to sit up to breathe
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Orthopnea
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Cyclic breathing with periods of apnea
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Cheyne-Stokes
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Rapid, deep breathing with apnea
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Biot's
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Rapid, deep breathing without apnea (seen in diabetics)
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Kussmaul
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When the heart rests between contractions
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Diastolic
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The normal systolic BP for the average male
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100+age
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The heart contraction (only one felt by papation)
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Systolic
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What is HIPPA?
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Made it illegal to share patient information without his/her consent
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The definition of professional negligence
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Malpractice
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Failure to act in a reasonable manner
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Negligence
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The best legal defense for an Allied Health professional
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Skillfully rendering the required care
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What does JCAHO stand for, and what does it do?
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations. Accredits hospitals
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Highest level of Maslow's Hierachary of Needs?
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Self-actualization
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What is the importance of both verbal and non-verbal communication?
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Tone of voice, facial expression, position to patient
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Tell about the power of touch.
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Emotional support, emphasis, and help patient.
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Key elements for effective communication.
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Introduce yourself, listen, be aware of non-verbal communication.
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Techniques for lifting patients
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2 people: lift sheets/slide boards
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What are the best body mechanics for lifting a load?
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A wide base of support for balance, move close.
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Proper technique for moving a patient to a wheelchair or gurney.
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Wheels locked, watch corners, go backwards on downgrades and into elevators.
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What are geriatric patients most concerned about when moving them?
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Falling
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When obtaining a history & physical, who is qualified to give the chief complaint?
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The patient
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Observation
Palpation Auscultation |
Looking
Feeling Listening |
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What are these instruments used for?
Percussion hammer Ophthalmoscope Otoscope Nasal speculum |
Reflexes
Eyes Ears Nose |
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Sitting up in bed, knees bent
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Fowler's
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On back, body at downward angle, used for patients in shock
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Trendelenberg
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On back, knees up (stirrups)
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Lithotomy
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Patient on knees, head down, butt up.
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Knee-Chest
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Lying on back, knees bent
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Used for enemas
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Sims
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What is the normal respiratory rate range for a child?
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15-30 breaths per minute
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What is the normal heart rate for the average adult?
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60-80 beats per minute
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When would you measure blood pressure by palpation vs. ausculation?
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When it's too loud to hear.
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What is Medicare Part A?
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Hospitalization, financed by Social Security & patient dudctibles.
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What is Medicare Part B?
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Everything else that Part A doesn't cover.
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What is MSI?
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Medical Services for Indigents, for Orange County residents, for 6 mo. at a time.
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What is Medical?
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Medicaid in California
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What is Medicaid?
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For low-income or indigent patients.
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What is DNR?
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Advanced Directives:
Do Not Resusitate |
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How is the Allied Heath professional's Standard of Care judged?
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By the actions of others similarly trained in your field.
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If the patient refuses treatment what can you have implemented?
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The 5150--a 72 hr. hold, placed on the patient because of their mental status, only removed by a dr.
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What is the Allied Health professional required to report, by law?
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Abuse
Communicable diseases |
