What's Your Sign?

Can you interpret these signs?

The following questions are to introduce you to a few signs you may see at EvergreenHealth. There are many more, so make sure to review with your Preceptor the signs that are used on your unit.

Multiple Choice

Only Nutritional Services complete this form

• True

• False,

Multiple Choice

The patient can bend their hip at 90 degrees

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does this sign indicate?

• It's Discharge Day!

• Urine Specimen needed

• Fall Risk

• STAT clean to room

Multiple Choice

This patient has the same FIRST name as another patient

• True, it is used for patients with the same FIRST name

• False, it is used for patients with the same LAST name

Multiple Choice

How would you store this specimen?

• In a syringe

• Kept on ice

Multiple Choice

When would you use this sign?

• Children, neonates, and severe anemia

• Specimens that are drawn from the foot

• RN draw only

• Severe malnutrition

Multiple Choice

Double gloving is required

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When is this sign used?

• 2 person lift only

• EvergreenHealth VIP

• Spiritual Services Patient

• Patient on comfort care or patient death

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• Complete rest for affected limb

• Affected limb must be in a sling

• This limb may not drink fluid

• No BP, IVs, or blood draws on affected limb

Multiple Choice

The patient should be turned every _____ hours.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

When is this sign posted?

• Spiritual Services patient

• Fetal or neonate demise

• Discharge orders are in

• Sky lift required to move the patient

Multiple Choice

The patient needs a CHG bath daily because it helps prevent

• A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)

• A hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI)

• the patient having body odor

• A central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI

Multiple Choice

This sign indicates you can draw multiple samples routinely

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In reading the sign, the nurse will provide how much of the remaining amount of fluid to the the patient?

• 250mL

• 500mL

• 1000mL

• 750mL

Multiple Choice

What type of patient is this sign for?

• Retainer of C02

• Retainer of 02

• Bariatric surgery

• Ventilated patient

Multiple Choice

This sign is posted with rooms that have ONLY Covid-19 patients

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This sign is saying that

• Only the RN can draw the blood

• Anyone can draw the blood

• Only the Phlebotomist can draw the blood

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct about Neutropenia precautions?

• Patients can have flowers in their room

• When entering, wash hands with hand soap and water

• Patients must wear a mask outside the room

• The door may be left slightly open

Multiple Choice

The total fluid nurse will provide in 24 hours is

• 1000mL

• 250mL

• 1500mL

• 500mL

Multiple Choice

Who completes this form?

• The Speech Pathologist

• The Unit Tech

• The ordering Provider

• The RN

Multiple Choice

This sign means strict monitoring of all intake and output, recorded in volume

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which precaution does this patient have?

• Swallow

• Seizure

• Aspiration

Multiple Choice

You will take the blood pressure every shift with the patient

• Sitting and then standing

• Lying and then sitting

• Standing then laying down

• Lying and then standing

Multiple Choice

If there is a potential the person is pregnant, should they go into a room with this sign?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

This patient ...

• can bend over to put their shoes on

• can self transfer to a stretcher

• needs to be log rolled to transfer to a stretcher

• Can pick-up their 3 y.o. child