Med Admin Immobility Urinary Bowel Legal
100
Adolescence
Which age group tends to eat quickly and have overconsumption?
100
Ataxic gait: defective muscle coordination with a staggering and unsteady gait
Looks drunk
Spastic gait: walking that appears stiff and toes appear to catch and drag
Stiff, toes drag, cerebral palsy or stroke, knees in/feet out
Waddling gait: walking feet wide apart in duck-like fashion
Very pregnant women, hips spread, center of gravity gone, really obese
Hemiplagic gait: occurs when one leg is paralyzed and neurologically damaged
One-sided weakness, swinging motion with 1 of the extremities
Festinating gait: walking on the toes as if being pushed
Parkinsons, shuffle on toes
Describe each gait type:
- ataxic
- spastic
- waddling
- hemiplagic
- festinating
100
shorter urethra! (1.5 inch vs 8 inch)
Why are women more prone to UTI's?
100
dark, green/ black, tarry, sticky, odorless
from an infant child
goo goo ga ga


What does meconium mean?
100
FULL CODE - until u can verify or obtain a DNR order

if u don't know the patient's code status - what do u do?
200
False
Only pain medications may be given to patients without a medication order from a licensed practitioner
T/F
200
It is used to measure pressure injuries
A HIGHER score= GOOD, (low score <9 is bad)

What is the Braden scale used for? and what does a HIGH score indicate?
200
30 mL

< 30 mL/hour output can indicate low blood volume or kidney dysfunction
50 mL is normal output for an adult
Output less than 30 may indicate decreased blood flow to the kidneys and should be reported immediately


What is a normal amount of urine to pee pee in an hour?
200
Empty ostomy pouch when 1/3 to 1/2 full


What an important thing to remember with colostomy care?
200
A civil WRONG committed against a person/property. can be intentional or unintentional

What is tort
300
Intradermal
Injection site with longest absorption rate
300
static contraction w/out movements

What is an isometric exercise?
300
Dark amber: dehydration, old blood in the urin
Smell:
- Strong odor indicates certain food intake, dehydration, infection
- Asparagus alters smell of urine
- Glucose in urine has a sweet smell (diabetic patients)


What does dark amber urine indicate?
what if it has a strong odor?
300
aspirin/ anticoagulants: pink/ red/ black
Iron salts: black
Bismuth subsalicylate (pepto bismol) → used to treat diarrhea: black
Antacids: white discoloration or speckling stool
Antibiotics: green- gray color


What is the Effect of medications on stools
aspirin/ anticoagulants?
Iron salts?
Bismuth subsalicylate (pepto bismol) → used to treat diarrhea?
Antacids?
Antibiotics?
300
assault- the THREAT of touching someone
(it precedes battery)
Battery - the WILLFUL touching of a person without their consent
What is the difference between battery and assault?
400
Intramuscular (more specifically - deltoid)
Where are most vaccines administered? (except TB)
400
touch-toe (touch down) weight bearing

What does TTWB mean?
400
brown or black

What color does levodopa turn ur urine?
400
- Cleaning
- Retention: Oil based, Carminative: reduces gas, medicated, anthelmintic (used for parasites/ worms)
- Large volume/ or small volume


What are the types of enemas and how do they work?
400
laws designed to protect heath care providers who provide assistance at the scene of an emergency against claims of malpractice unless it can be shown that there was a gross departure from the normal standard of care or willful wrongdoing


What is the Good Samaritan Act?
500
Medication Cart

What kind of medication supply system do you typically see in nursing homes?
500
Back belts do NOT reduce back injury
Physically fit RN at no less risk of injury

do body back belts reduce the risk of injury?
500
B. False- don’t want to get specimen out of the bag, get it from the port


4. Tell whether the following statement is true or false.
A urine specimen from a patient with an indwelling catheter should be obtained from the collection receptacle.
500
PASTERIZISED fruit juice
none of that fresh stuff


to prevent food poisoning in children, what should specifically give them?
500
aka an "unusual occurrence report" that should be filled out asap after an accident occurs. it is NOT apart of the pmts medical record

What is an incident report?






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