Hospital Competency and Rehab Terminology Review

Comprehensive practice flashcards covering hospital infection control, safety protocols, legal compliance, and inpatient rehabilitation terminology.

Hand Hygiene for C-Diff

Wash hands thoroughly with warm water and soap for at least $20\,seconds$ to kill the spores; hand sanitizer is not sufficient.

MRSA Identification

Checking preadmission packets for specialty units, nursing homes, or prisons in the past year, and swabbing patient nostrils within two hours of admission.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Germs present in the blood, including HIV and Hepatitis B.

Critical Incident (Event)

Any occurrence not consistent with routine operation, causing or potentially causing injury to patients, or a threat to patient safety including near misses.

Near Miss Events

Events that occur but do not directly affect the patient usually due to active recovery efforts made by the staff.

Suicide Precautions at LRH

Immediate notification of attending physician, providing continual $1:1$ supervision, and initiating precautions such as securing belongings.

Types of Abuse

Neglect, physical, sexual, emotional/verbal, and exploitation.

Age Group: Adolescent

Individuals between the ages of $13$ and $18\,years$.

Bed and Chair Alarm Delay Setting

All bed alarms should be set at a delay setting of $3$.

RACE

The fire response acronym standing for Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate.

Red Electrical Receptacles

Outlets connected to the Emergency Generator.

Code Grey

The severe weather response policy for the hospital.

Dr. Armstrong

The code called only when a patient is getting violent or threatening.

Visual Learner

Learns by seeing or watching demonstrations; recognizes words by sight and often doodles in notes.

Kinesthetic Learner

Learns by doing and direct involvement; often a poor speller who writes words to see if they "feel" right.

AFO

Ankle Foot Orthotic—a brace that fits inside the shoe to prevent foot drop.

Aphasia

A language disorder affecting the ability to communicate, classified as expressive (speaking) or receptive (understanding).

CGA

Contact Guard Assist; patient requires contact due to occasional loss of balance but no physical lifting.

Diplopia

Double vision.

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing.

FFWB

Flat Foot Weight Bearing; affected limb may be placed on the floor for balance, but no weight through the limb.

Hemi

Hemiplegia or hemiparesis, indicating weakness on one side of the body.

Hip Precautions

Following hip replacement: no bending at the waist past $90\,degrees$, no crossing legs, and no turning toes in.

Inattention/Neglect

Difficulty recognizing or responding to stimuli on one side of the body or environment, commonly associated with CVA or TBI.

Orthostatic Hypotension

A drop in blood pressure against gravity when changing position, potentially causing dizziness or lightheadedness.

Pusher

A patient who pushes with their strong arm towards the weak side, impairing sitting balance and transfers.

Spinal Precautions

No BLT (Bending, Lifting, Twisting); includes no lifting more than $5-8\,lbs$ and using log roll for bed mobility.

Sternal Precautions

No raising arms above head, reaching arms out to the side or behind back, lifting more than $5-8\,lbs$, or pushing up with arms.

SEG

Stroke Education Group; part of the patient's therapy time on a $5\,day$ cycle.