Module 9 Flashcards

Flashcards reviewing patient care procedures, including specimen collection, tubing care, fluid balance, bed making, enemas, admissions, bandages, and skin care.

Specimens

Samples collected and tested to prevent, detect, and treat disease, ordered by doctors.

Random Urine Specimen

Used for a routine urinalysis and collected any time during a 24-hour period.

Midstream Specimen (Clean-Voided Specimen)

Perineal area is cleaned before collecting the specimen, and the person starts and stops voiding into a sterile container.

24-Hour Urine Specimen

All urine voided during a 24-hour period is collected, chilled, and sometimes a preservative is added. Any discarded voiding restarts the test.

Testing for pH

Measures if urine is acidic or alkaline, requiring a random urine specimen.

Hematuria

Indicates blood in the urine, can be visible or unseen (occult).

Straining Urine

Device used to strain all of the person's urine to collect stones (calculi) for lab analysis.

Sputum

Respiratory mucus that is expelled through the mouth and studied for blood, microbes, and abnormal cells.

Nasogastric Tube

Inserted through the nose into the stomach or intestine to drain the GI tract, diagnose, wash out stomach content, or provide feeding.

Gastrostomy Tube/PEG

Surgically inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach for feeding purposes.

Edema

Occurs when fluid intake exceeds fluid output, causing tissues to swell with water.

Dehydration

Occurs when fluid output exceeds fluid intake, resulting in a decrease in fluid in tissues.

Force Fluids

The doctor orders to have the resident drink an increased amount of fluid to maintain fluid balance.

Restrict Fluids

The doctor orders to restrict fluids to a specific amount.

Nothing by Mouth (NPO)

The resident is ordered to have nothing by mouth before and after surgery, before lab tests, and in the treatment of some illnesses.

Intake and Output (I&O) Measurement

Measures a resident’s fluid intake and output to evaluate fluid balance, kidney function, and response to medical treatment.

Closed Bed

A bed not in use, ready for a new patient or resident, or made for a resident up during the day.

Open Bed

A bed in use with top linens fanfolded back for easy access.

Occupied Bed

Bed made with the person in it.

Surgical Bed

Bed made to transfer a person from a stretcher or for persons arriving by ambulance.

Drawsheet

A small sheet placed over the middle of the bottom sheet to keep the mattress clean or assist with moving the person.

Enema

Introduction of fluids into the rectum and lower colon to stimulate a bowel movement, relieve constipation, cleanse the bowel, or remove gas.

Rectal Suppository

Used to stimulate bowel emptying or lubricate stool to ease evacuation.

Admission

Official entry of a person into a health care setting.

Transfer

Moving a person to another health care setting or a new room within the agency.

Discharge

Official departure of a person from a health care setting.

Bandages and Binders

Used to apply pressure, immobilize an injury, hold dressings, protect wounds, apply warmth, or aid venous circulation.

Anti-Embolic Hose/Elastic Stockings

Used to increase circulation by improving venous return from the legs to the heart, applied before getting out of bed and removed every 8 hours.