Vital signs Abbreviations Positioning Vocab Saftey
100
Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
Pain Level
What are the 5 vital signs
100
Stroke
CVA
100
Fowlers
Simi-sitting position
100
What is Fluid balance
taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluids
100
The lowest position
The bed should be in what position when your not giving personal care?
200
High blood pressure and anything over 140/90
What is hypertension
200
Before meals
ac
200
Laying on your stomach or front side of the body
Prone
200
What is GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid reflux
200
20 secondsHow
long do you wash your hands for?
300
60-100 beats per minute
What is a normal pulse?
300
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
300
Sims
Left-side lying, lower arm is behind the back and the upper knew is flexed and raised towards the chest using a pillow as support
300
What is apnea
the absence of breathing
300
Every 2 hours
How often should a resident be reposition?
400
What is a baseline
The first vital signs that are used for future vital signs
400
When necessary
PRN
400
Supine
Laying flat on your back
400
What is sundowning
Become restless at late afternoon, evening or nigh
400
lock the wheels
Before transferring a resident in a wheelchair what should you do?
500
12-20 breaths per minutes
What is a normal respiration?
500
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
500
laying on either side of the body
Lateral
500
What is aspiration
Inhalation of food, drinks or foreign materials into the lungs
500
Within the residents reach
Where should your call light be placed?






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