206 exam 1 definitions

universal precautions

established to protect health care worker from infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency syndrome and Hep B virus

universal precautions are now called?

standard precautions

isolation

systems are designed to protect a person or object from becoming contaminated or infected by transmissible pathogens

protective isolation

persons entering the patient’s room may need to wear protective clothes garments are more important than the sequence used to remove them

acidosis

can lead to a diabetic coma and eventual death if not treated

fowler position

when upper portion of bed is raised slightly

ventilator (respirator)

moves gas or air into the patient’s lungs and maintains adequate air exchange when normal respiration is decreased.

Endotracheal tube (ETT)

Gas from ventilator is usually delivered to the patient through an ETT

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Monitors the patients heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate.

Pulmonary artery catheter (PAC)

Is a long plastic IV tube inserted into the internal jugular or the femoral vein and passed through to the pulmonary artery to provide accurate and continuous measurement of pulmonary artery pressures and detect subtle changes in the patients cardiovascular system

Intracranial pressure monitor (ICP)

Measures the pressure exerted against the Skull by brain, tissue, blood or cerebral spinal fluid

Arterial monitoring line (A line)

Is a catheter inserted into an artery to measure blood pressure continuously or to obtain blood samples without repeated needle punctures

Nasal gastric tube (NG)

Gastric tube (G)

Intravenous feeding (IV)

These are Feeding devices that may be necessary to provide nutrition for clients who were unable to choose swallow or ingest food

Total parental nutrition (TPN)

This is an IV feeding and hyper fermentation device used to infuse the total calories or nutrients

Infusion pump

Which administer fluids and nutrition at a pre-selected consistent flow rate

Urinary catheter

Is used to remove urine from the bladder when the patient is unable to control its retention or release