RESP 140 Final before midterm

SOAP (know what the acronym stands for)

SBAR (know acronym and how to do one)

Charting

• Golden rule: IF YOU DID NOT CHART IT, IT DID NOT HAPPEN 

Definition of sentinel event (from charting PPT)

HIPAA

AVPU (what is each letter and how do you use it in assessment)

PERRLA (what it stands for)

GCS - know the 3 categories and how to calculate - intubate (often) at 8 or lower

A & O calculation

CICARE (what does each letter stand for)

Patient assessment & vocabulary

How to assess head/neck 

Signs of dyspnea in head, neck, chest

Types of dyspnea: orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, exertional, positional

Accessory muscles used in expiration and inspiration

Modified Borg Scale, 1 - 10 scale, which number is best and worst

mMRC scale, 1 - 4 scale, which number is best and worst

Pyrexia/hyperthermia definition (>38.3C temp)

Definition of hypotension

Why hypotension is a serious problem: Think life threatening

What is pulsus paradoxus and how does it relate to severe asthma exacerbation

Definition of tachypnea

Definition of tachycardia

Definition of hyperventilation

Role of hypoventilation in CO2 production

Abbreviations for charting/taking report - be able to take a report with many details and turn it into a shorter report using abbreviations, eliminating unnecessary information

Standard precautions - what are they when to use

Airborne precautions - what are they when to use

Contact precautions - what are they when to use

Contact plus  precautions - what are they when to use

Droplet precautions - what are they when to use

Reverse precautions - what are they when to use

Bloodborne pathogens

OPIM (what does it stand for)

How Hepatitis B is transferred/transmitted

Symptoms of Hepatitis B 

How Hepatitis C is transferred/transmitted

Symptoms of Hepatitis C

How HIV is transferred

Identify some Sharps

Biohazard labels/signs

What to do if exposed to blood/OPIM