NHA CPCT/A

dorsal recumbent position

the back-lying or supine position

Fowler's position

sitting position 30 to 90 degrees

lateral position

the person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position

prone position

lying face down with the head turned to one side

semi-prone side position

another name for Sims' position

Sims position

the patient is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm placed along the back

supine position

The back lying or dorsal recumbent position

MSD

Musculoskeletal disorder

Good body mechanics involve

Having an upright posture

Good alignment means

Having the head, trunk, arms, and legs aligned with one another

Leaning over a raised bed rail to give care shows

Poor body mechanics

You need to move a large chair in a resident's room. You should

Push or slide the chair

The purpose of ergonomics is to

Reduce stress on the worker's body

Risk of MSDs (musculoskeletal disorder) decreases with

Bending your hips and knees to lift

Pain when assuming normal posture is a symptom of

A back injury

Re-positioning prevents

Pressure ulcers and contractures

You position a resident in the lateral position. Where do you place the call light?

On the side of the bed facing the person's front side

Patients and residents are re-positioned at least every

2 hours

The back lying position is called

The supine position

For Fowler's position

head of bed is raised 45-60 degrees

A pillow is placed against the person's back in

Lateral position

When in a chair the person's feet

Must be on the floor

aspiration

Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs

diaphoresis

excessive sweating

early morning care (AM care)

Routine care given before breakfast

evening care

Care given in the evening at bedtime; PM care

morning care

Care given after breakfast; hygiene measures are more thorough at this time

C

Centigrade

F

Fahrenheit

The patients hands and feet are washed by placing

In a wash basin on the bed

Complete bed baths are done for

Unconscious

Paralyzed

Weak from illness or surgery

In cast or traction

The patients back and arms are washed with

Long firm strockes

partial bath

The face, hands, underarms, back, buttocks and perineal area are washed

Wipe the eye

From the inner to the outer

Sits bath

The perineal and rectal areas are immersed in warm water or hot water.

Are common for hemorrhoids after rectal or female pelvic surgeries and after childbirth

Sitz baths are used to

Clean perineal and anal wounds

Promote healing

Relieve pain and soreness

Increase circulation

Stimulate voiding

Water temperature for a complete bath is between

110 to 115

Water temperature for perineal care is between

105 to 109

When shaving a person's face with a safety razor

Hold the skin taut

A person is nicked during shaving. Your first action is to

Apply direct pressure

Fingernails are cut with

nail clippers

Fingernails are filed

After soaking

Garments are applied

weak side first

When changing the gown on a person with an IV

Have a nurse check the flow rate afterward

A closed bed

Is not in use. Is ready for a new patient or resident. Made for residents who are up during the day

An open bed

In use; the top linens are folded back so that the person can get into bed

An occupied bed

Is made with the person in it.

A surgical bed

Is made to transfer a person from a stretcher to bed. This includes an ambulance stretcher

Electric beds

Controls are on side panel, bed rail or foot board

Some controls are hand held.

Manual beds

Have cranks at the foot of the bed.

Cranks are pulled up for use. Keep them down at all times.

Beds are raised horizontally to

prevent bending and reaching when giving care

The head of the bed is raised 30 degrees. This is called

Semi-Fowler's position

Bed safety involves

monitoring older and confused persons closely for entrapment

The over bed table is not used

For the urinal

The bedpan is stored

bedside stand

Call lights are answered

promptly

You will transfer a person from a stretcher to the bed. Which bed should you make?

surgical bed

When handling linens

Hold linens away from your body and uniform

A resident is out of the bed most of the day. Which bed should you make?

closed bed

A complete linen change is done when

The bed is made for a new person

When making an occupied bed

explain that the person will roll over a "bump" of linens

A surgical bed is kept

In the highest position

The information recorded on the EKG represents

The hearts electrical activity

Contraction of the myocardium

Heart's rate and rhythm

What leads are unipolar.

aVR, aVL, aVF

V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6

What are bipolar leads?

Limb leads 1, 2 & 3

What leads record electricity activity in the frontal plane of the heart?

The standard limb leads and the augmented leads

What are the standard leads?

Limb leads

What leads are positive and record the heart's electricity in the horizontal plane?

Precordial chest leads

The left arm (LA) is positive and the right arm (RA) is negative

Lead 1

The left leg (LL) is positive and the right arm (RA) is negative

Lead 2

The left leg (LL) is positive and the left arm (LA) is positive

Lead 3

The right leg electrode is used a a

Ground

These leads (magnify) the voltage up to 50% compared to standard leads

Augmented leads (AV)

AV stands for

Augmented voltage

The right arm (RA) is positive and all other limbs are negative

aVR

The left arm (LA) is positive and all other limbs are negative

aVL

The left leg (LL) or foot is positive and all other limbs are negative

aVF

V1

4th intercostal space to the right of the sternum

V2

4th intercostal space to the left of the sternum

V3

Equidistant between V2 and V4.

V4

5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line

V5

5th intercostal space, left anterior axillary line

V6

5th intercostal space, left mid-axillary line

AVR, AVL, AVF are the augmented (or unipolar) ___________ leads

Limb

Leads 1 and AVL are called the lateral leads (left lateral) because each has a _____________ electrode positioned laterally on the left arm.

Positive

Leads 2, 3, aVF are called inferior leads because each of these leads has a positive electrode positioned inferiorly on the

Left foot

Lead 1, aVL each has a positive electrode positioned on the left arm

Lateral leads

Lead 1, 2 & AVF each has a positive electrode positioned on the left foot

Inferior leads

A positive left arm electrode is used to record:

"LATERAL LEADS"

>> I & AVL

A positive left foot electrode is used to record:

Inferior leads, II, III, and AVF

What standard bipolar limb lead has no negative waves (no Q &S)

Lead 1

What standard bipolar limb lead has the longest R wave.

Lead 2

What standard bipolar limb lead has the smallest R wave.

Lead 3

The imaginary line that shows the direction of electrical pulses ( head is always (+) and tail is always (-))

Vector

What leads make up the triangle of Eindhoven.

The standard bipolar limb leads

plane of chest leads

Horizontal

If leads V1 through V6 are imagined to be the spokes of a wheel, the center of the wheel is the ____.

AV node

In lead ______ the patient's back is considered negative

V2 it describes a straight line directly from the front to the back of the pt.

Leads V1 and V2 are called

The right chest leads

Leads V5 and V6 are called

The left chest leads