Fundamentals of Nursing Flashcards
Refresher Course (Day 1) Sir Daclis (142 cards)
Types of fire extinguisher: Class A
Ordinary Combustible: Paper, plastic, wood, cloth
Types of fire extinguisher: Class B
Flammable Liquids: Gasoline, Oil, Grease, Paints
Types of fire extinguisher: Class C
Electrical fires: Office equipments
Types of fire extinguisher: Class D
Metal fires: Sodium, Aluminum, Mg, K
Extinguisher how to use:
“RACE PASS”
Remove
Activate the alarm
Confine
Extinguish
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep side to side
Intrinsic factors in fall
Dizziness, Disorientation, Low LOC
Morse fall scale if more than
50 high risk
History of fall
25 pts
Ambulatory aids
15 pts
IV contraptions
20 pts
Gait
Weak 10
Impaired 20
Mental status impaired
15
Preventions of falls side rails
3 sides only
4 sides may indicate false imprisonment
Physical assessment standard
IPaPeA
massess, tenderness, organ enlargment
Palpation
Dull sound
Soft tissue
Resonant
LUng
Hyperressonance
High air (COPD)
Tympanu
Fluids (Stomach)
High pithc
Diaphgram
Bell
Low pitched
Abdominal:
IAPePa
Auscultation of bowel sounds pattern
RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ
Each area 5 mins
Normal bowel sounds:
5-20 per min