2020 CV Review of Session 1&2

What does the "D" stand for in AIDET+?

• The Duties that you need to complete with the patient

• Determining how much time you will be spending with the patient

• Deciding what your high priority are vs low priority tasks

• The Duration of time you will need to spend with the patient

When you admit a patient into the hospital, you need to get a weight. What is the purpose of the weight?

• We use it as a baseline during their stay to monitor for any changes

• To determine the size of hospital gown

• The nurse told me to

• I'm not sure, we weigh all our new patients

True/False: You can use your thumb to manually check a pulse

• False: Your thumb has it's own pulse and could be mistaken for the patient's pulse

• True: It's obvious which pulse belongs to the patient

• True: You can't feel the pulse in your thumb

• False: Your thumb could hurt the patient

You counted 9 respirations on Mr. Smith over 30 seconds. What are Mr. Smith's respirations per minute?

• 9

• 16

• 18

• 19

The nurse asks you to check pt Suzi's pulse manually. This means:

• You will check the radial pulse (Inside of the wrist on the patient's pinky side)

• You will check the radial pulse (Inside of the wrist on the patient's thumb side)

• You will check the brachial pulse (inside of the elbow)

• You will check the carotid pulse (side of the neck)

When preparing to take a manual BP, it is best to palpate the brachial pulse before placing the diaphragm of the stethoscope down because:

• You need to hear the brachial pulse before you take a BP

• The BP can be heard the best when the diaphragm is directly over the brachial artery

• If the brachial pulse is too weak, you won't be able to hear the BP either

It's currently 1300. The nurse asks you to get vital signs at 1600. What time of day do you need to get the vital signs?

• 4:00 PM

• 9:00 PM

• 3:00 PM

• 6:00 PM

What do the abbreviations in the following report mean?

The pt is BR until PT sees them. I expect they will be a ModA OOB. They are on 2L O2 via NC and their HOB needs to remain elevated.

• Patient, Bed Rest, Physical Therapy, Moderate Assist, Out of Bed, Oxygen, Nasal Cannula, Head of Bed

• Physical Therapy, Bed Ridden, Patient, Moderate Assist, Off of Baseline, Oxygen, Not Conscious, Heavy oxygen barometer

HIPAA Stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. What does this mean?

• That health insurance is accountable to keep health insurance portable

• HIPAA is only for people who want their information to be private

• HIPAA Protects the privacy and security of certain health information

What is the purpose of SCD's?

• To give a great leg massage

• To prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis

• To get a stronger pulse from the patient

• Because the patient requested them