Lab

Question 0

Removing protective gear order

Answer 0

Take off gloves 
Wash hands 
Take off gown 
Wash hands 
Take off eye protection 
Take off face mask 
Wash hands 
Leave room

Question 1

Order for putting on protective gear

Answer 1

Wash hands
Gown 
Face mask 
Eye protections 
Gloves
Enter rooms

Question 2

Signs of hypoxemia

Answer 2

Decrease arterial oxygen tension in blood

Signs: change in mental status, dyspnea, changes in hr,dysrthymnia, cyanosis, cool and clammy

Question 3

COPD patients

Answer 3

Are CO2 retainers, so put them on low flow of oxygen

Question 4

Oxymizer

Answer 4

Continuous flow of oxygen that are normally wasted during exhalation

Question 5

Nasal cannula

Answer 5

Up to 6L

Question 6

Oxymizer

Answer 6

Continuous flow of oxygen that is normally wasted during exhalation

Question 7

Non-rebreather

Answer 7

Values close during expiration so that exhaled air does not enter reservoir to be re breathed

6-15L

Question 8

Nebulizer

Answer 8

Changes meds from liquid to mist

Dirty because it’s humid and bacterial to grow

Question 9

Different types of wound healing

Answer 9

Primary- closed by wound margins and placement of a great or flap

Secondary- wound left open and allow to close by epithelium and contraction

Tertiary- wound left open for a few days and then delayed primary closure

Question 10

Wound healing phases

Answer 10

Inflammatory- (2-5), bleeding stops, scab, inflammation and cleansing wound

Proliferative- granulation, contraction, epithelialization

Maturation- collagen forms and increase tensile strength in the wounds, however it’s only 80% strong

Question 11

Wound drainage

Answer 11

Serous- clear, yellow, and thin

Sanguineus- red with thin fresh blood

Purulent: creamy yellow, green, white, thick and opaque

Question 12

IM injections

Answer 12

3mL syringe

21-23 G

1-1/2 needle

90 degree

Question 13

Subcutaneous injection

Answer 13

45 or 90 degrees

Pinch the skin

1/2-1 inch needle

25G

Question 14

Interdermal injections

Answer 14

15 degrees

1mL syringe

25-27 G

3/8-1/2 needle

0.01-0.1 mL

Question 15

Staple removal and steri-strips

Answer 15

Staples: clean incision with normal saline first, remove alternative staples first

Ster-strips: apply directly, pull one side, and then stick,

Question 16

Signs of hypoglycemia

Answer 16

Below 4
Severe is below 2.8

Fatigue, sleepiness, decrease bp, blurry vision, cranky!!

Fat and muscle is compensated due to low oxygen and glucose

Treatment is 15-20g glucose tablet. Give carbs and protein
Unconscious patient should be laid down and given D5oW

Question 17

Insulin needle size

Answer 17

28.5-29 G

Question 18

IV therapy values for different population

Answer 18

Adult: 3mL and larger muscle

Children, older adults, thin patients: 2mL

Deltoid, small infants: 1mL

Question 19

Catheter occlusion

Answer 19

Inability to aspirate blood, flush or infuse
Sluggish flow
Check to be sure clamp and tubing is working

Question 20

Air embolism

Answer 20

Light-headed, dyspnea, wheeze and cough.

Introduction of air into the IV system which then gets into the circulatory system

Place patient on left side head down

Question 21

Sodium

Answer 21

Abundant in ECF osmotic concentration and water balance

48-144 mmol/L

Question 22

Potassium

Answer 22

Intracellular compartment, regulates metabolic activities and cardiac functions

3.5-5 mmol

Question 23

Calcium

Answer 23

Bone, teeth, blood clotting

2.25-2-74 mmol

Question 24

Magnesium

Answer 24

Enzyme reactions, skeletal muscle excitability 1.4-2.1 mmol

Question 25

Chloride

Answer 25

Major anion in ECF 97-107mmol