Healthstream 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

All of the following are good response practices in an active shooter event except for: - Answer- Running up to responding law enforcement and asking for help In an active shooter situation, you must quickly determine the most reasonable way to protect your own life. The first possibility to consider is: - Answer- If safely able to evacuate, run to a safe area When an active shooter situation is in progress, what is usually required to stop the shooter and mitigate harm to victims? - Answe...

What is the role of the Joint Information System? - CORRECT ANSWER Ensure that the public is informed of events What is the role of the incident command system? - CORRECT ANSWER Develop 12-hour incident action plans The best example of a "technological disaster" is: - CORRECT ANSWER I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse in 2007 A team made up of hospital staff and administration coordinates a hospital's disaster response. This team is the: - CORRECT ANSWER Incident co...

Intracranial hemorrhage's goal for treatment? Stop bleeding. Decrease icp. Subdural hematoma? bleeding between covering of brain (dura) and surface of brain. Compress brain tissue , leadin to brain dead. Most pt do not recover. Epidural hematoma? covering of the brain (dura) peel away from skull (from skull fracture). Wake up and die. Changes in vital signs are late signs. SubArachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? aneurysm of artery in brain, causing rupture. This is a type of hem...

HEALTHSTREAM TELEMETRY EXAM 2023/2024 Pace Maker of the Heart - CORRECT ANSWER-The Sino Atrial node is also known as the 100/60 -138/89 - CORRECT ANSWER-Normal BP range is -0.1 eV for each box in the vertical direction -typically there are 10 boxes in the vertical direction for QRS complexes, adding up to 1.0 eV - CORRECT ANSWER-The vertical lines in each of the boxes indicate: Coreg and epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-What medication can change Atrial fibrillation to a sinus rhythm? 1...

CARDIAC HEALTHSTREAM TELEMETRY EXAM Q & A 2023/2024 Normal Conduction System - CORRECT ANSWER--SA Node = Primary Pacemaker of the Heart, rate of 60-100 bpm -Internodal Pathways = Pathways connecting SA Node and AV Node -AV Node = Backup pacemaker, rate of 40-60 bpm -Bundle of His = splits nerve fibers down Left & Right Sides, His-Purkinje is conduction system of heart -L & R Bundle Brancehs = lead to left & right of the myocardium -Purkinje Fibers / Network = ends of the muscle, last...

CARDIAC- HEALTHSTREAM TELEMETRY TEST EXAM 2023 along what axis is time measured in an EKG paper? - CORRECT ANSWER-across a horizontal axis what does each small square on an EKG strip represent? - CORRECT ANSWER-1 mm in length 0.04 seconds what does each large square on an EKG strip represent? - CORRECT ANSWER-5 mm in length 0.2 seconds how can a regular rhythm be calculated on an EKG strip? - CORRECT ANSWER-when the rhythm is regular, the heart rate is 250 divided by the number o...

HEALTHSTREAM TEST EXAM 2023 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Self reported thoughts of engaging in suicide related behaviors is called _____________. These may be transient or ruminative, active or passive, acute or ongoing. Suicidal Ideation According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one American completes suicide every 16 minutes. True According to the Joint Commission (JC), suicidal thoughts or behaviors are the most common reason for inpatient psychiatric admission. true The top 5 root causes of inpatient suicide inclu...

HealthStream Corporate Compliance Exam with 100% Correct Answers 2023