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what can kill a patient according to Maslow's Hierarchy needs?
oxygen, fluids, nutrion, body temperature, elimination, shelter, sex
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a patients who’s blood pressure is okay lying down but not when they get up (they get dizzy)
postural hypertension
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yellow means
an at risk fall patient
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can cause serious injury or death to a patient, and should never happen in a hospital
never event
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hourly rounding
check patient every hour
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what are the 4 P's in fall prevention
potty, are their personal possessions in reach, are they comfortable, privacy
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how to identify a patient?
name and DOB
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how not to identify a person
their room number or bed number
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what drug is sensitive that will kill it (normal results is negative— no growth)
* Sensitive
* Intermediate
* Resistant
culture and sensitivity
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how to prevent needle stick injury
- * Never recap
- * Safety needles and needless systems
- * Always dispose of a needle correctly (sharps disposal)
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infection not present on admission
* Patient stay
* Discomfort
* Cost
Health care associated infection (HAI)
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where you collect the specimen; tells you what grew, how much is there
culture
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