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CMS is a regulating agency for healthcare. What do the letters CMS stand for? ANS - Centers for
medicare and medicaid services
For a clean catch sample, the following supplies are given ANS - Specimen cup, soap towelettes
when to hand hygiene is not possible, gloves should be worn instead ANS - False
When placing a blood pressure cuff on the patient arm, the ARTERY marker on the cuff should be placed
where? ANS - Over the brachial artery, at the antecubital fossa
How do you know how much blood goes in each tube? ANS - Each tube has this listed on the side
On ECG graph paper how many large boxes equal one second of time ANS - 5 boxes
Bradycardia is defines as ? ANS - Low heart rate
Shower chairs can be ——— or ——— ANS - Stationary or mobile
The patient has order to ambulate 3 x per day. What is to occur? ANS - Assist the patient with walking in
the hallways three times per day
If the blood pressure cuff is to small to Velcro tightly around the arm, then it is okay to attach two blood
pressure cuffs together ANS - False
A vacutainer is sued to transfer blood from the inserted needle to the blood collection tubes ANS - True
, What landmark on the body indicate pressure points that are prone to pressure injury ANS - Bony
prominences
A patient has a history of VT. This means? ANS - Ventricular tachycardia
For a female to obtain a clean, catch urine sample, she should wipe with the towellet from back to front
ANS - True
Where can you find your faculties emergency preparedness plan and fire extinguisher instructions ANS -
Policies and procedures
When a patient is using the bedside commode. The PCT should do the following. ANS - Provide privacy
and leave the call light within reach
You notice a thick clear liquid on the floor outside the medicine room you decide to clean it with the
usual floor cleaning solution. What should you have done instead? ANS - This could be a chemical spill
and should be handled with a chemical spill kit
Bedsores, or decubitus ulcers are more commonly called ANS - Pressure injury
Some examples of assessment data for the PCT shift report are ANS - Vital sign, dietary restrictions
One blood vessels are narrowed from muscular contractions of the vessel walls. This is called. ANS -
Vasoconstriction
Patients who have Adema should be weighed each morning ANS - True
If you're faculty has an active shooter in the building, what should you do first ANS - Leave, and do not
take any of your belongings
To inflate the manual blood pressure cuff, the PCT will squeeze the ANS - Inflation bulb
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