BC-HCA-PCA

Official entry of a client into a hospital or other health care facility

The loss of feeling or sensation, produced by a medication that blocks pain impulses to the brain

Official departure of a client from a hospital or other health care facility

Surgery that is scheduled but nonurgent

An air bubble, blood clot (thrombus), or fat clot that travels through the vascular system until it lodges in a distant vessel.

Surgery that must be done immediately to save a client's life or prevent permanent disability

Unconsciousness and the loss of feeling or sensation produced by a medication

An instrument used to examine the mouth, teeth, and throat

A back-lying position in which the hips are brought down to the edge of the examination table, the knees are flexed, the hips are externally rotated, and the feet are supported in stirrups

The loss of sensation in a small area, produced by a medication injected at the specific site or by a topical application

An instrument used to examine the inside of the nose

A lighted instrument used to examine the internal structures of the eye

A lighted instrument used to examine the external ear and the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

An instrument used to tap body parts to test reflexes. Also known as reflex hammerx

After surgery

Before surgery

The loss of sensation or feeling in a large area of the body, produced by the injection of a medication

A blood clot that forms in a blood vessel, which has the potential to become an embolus

An instrument used to test hearing

Surgery that must be done soon to prevent further damage, disability, or disease

An instrument used to open the vagina so that it and the cervix can be examined

You can promote clients' emotional well-being during transitions when

you help them with the

The otoscope is used to

Mrs. Janz is lying on her back. Her hips are flexed and externally rotated. Her feet are supported in stirrups. She is in the:

Postoperatively, Mr. Long's position is changed

A waterproof plastic or rubber pad that can be applied to areas of muscle sprain, edema, or mild inflammation in the place of a heating pad or cold pack

Warming cabinets designed to heat bed linens

A commercial or homemade cold application; may be moist or dry

A soft pad that is moistened and applied over a body area

A bandage designed to provide pressure to a particular area. Also known as a tensor bandage

To squeeze or make narrow

To expand or open wider

A medical condition in which skin and other tissues are damaged by extreme cold

A commercially produced hot-and-cold pack designed to keep its temperature over a period

RICE

A shallow plastic bathtub, filled with warm water, designed to keep the buttocks and hips immersed while the person is in the sitting position

A type of heating bag that provides dry heat and is heated in a microwave

what type of application do you use when you have muscle cramps, arthritis, and joint stiffness?

what type of application do you use for swelling, pain, slows bruising, and itching

For hot and cold application, how often do you check the client's skin?

how many minutes do you apply cold application?

complication for misuse of heat application?

Complications from misuse of cold application

Very hot temperature range?

Hot Temperature Range?

Warm Temperature Range?

Tepid Temperature Range

Cool Temperature Range

Cold Temperature starts from

increases blood flow by dilating blood vessels in the area

slows blood flow by constricting blood vessels

The cleaning and organizing of a home

Symbols on garment tags that indicate how to launder or care for specific garments

The black discoloration caused by mould

A microscopic fungal parasite.

The lack or absence of breathing

slow breathing

A hollow plastic tube surgically inserted into the chest cavity, which allows for the removal of trapped air and the drainage of blood or fluid

Respirations that gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop for 10 to 20 seconds.

An abnormal condition, evidenced by bluish colour in the skin, lips, mucous membranes, and nail beds caused by a lack of oxygenated blood in the visible tissues.

Sterile and pure water that has been boiled and allowed to cool and condense

Normal breathing

A mask used to deliver oxygen that covers the client's nose and mouth

A device that regulates the flow of oxygen to the nasal cannula or face mask

A device that regulates the flow of oxygen to the nasal cannula or face mask

The volume of a substance, such as oxygen or fluids, administered over a prescribed period

Bloody sputum

Oxygen that contains water vapour

Respirations that are more rapid and deeper than normal

Respirations that are slow, shallow, and sometimes irregular

A deficiency of oxygen in the cells

The process of inserting an artificial airway

Deep, rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic acidosis or other conditions causing acidosis.

The use of a ventilator to move air into and out of the lungs.

A flexible tube inserted into the nares of the nose to deliver oxygen

Shortness of breath when lying in a flat or supine position; ability to breathe comfortably only when sitting or standing

Sitting up and leaning over a table to breathe.

Devices that help reduce oxygen wastage

A harmful chemical or substance in air or water

Stoppage of breathing

Slow, weak respirations at a rate of fewer than 12 per minute; respirations are not deep enough to bring enough air into the lungs

Mucus from the respiratory system that is expectorated (expelled) through the mouth

The process of withdrawing or sucking up fluid (secretions)

rapid breathing

A surgically created opening through the neck into the trachea

A machine used to provide airflow into and out of the lungs.

When a client is confined to bed for long periods, it is important that the person changes positions frequently, at least every

inserted through the mouth and into the pharynx

inserted through a nostril and into the pharynx

inserted through the mouth or nose and into the trachea

inserted through a surgical incision into the trachea

useful for deep breathing

An early sign of hypoxia is:

The best time to collect sputum is:

Chest tubes:

Mr. Long requires mechanical ventilation.

A client has a pneumothorax, which is the collection of:

The client can eat and talk with the cannula in place. what type of cannula is used?

The mask has small holes on the sides through which room air enters during inhalation and CO₂ escapes during exhalation.

a bag is added to the simple face mask to collect exhaled air.