QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ standard precautions. Answer: applies to blood, all bodily fluids,
non-intact skin, mucous membranes
◉ Airborne precautions. Answer: used for patients known or
suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne
droplet nuclei
-TB = N95 mask
-Room w Negative Air Pressure
-Respirator mask for rubeola (measles) or varicella (chicken pox)
-Surgical mask on PT when transporting out of room
◉ How to remove a face mask. Answer: 1. Remove mask at doorway
of patient room, UNLESS wearing a respirator mask...then remove it
AFTER leaving room and closing door.
2. If using a mask with strings, untie lower strings first. This
prevents top part of mask from falling onto chest.
3. Untie top strings and remove from face. DO NOT touch front of
mask b/c it is contaminated.
4. Discard mask in waste container.
,5. Perform hand hygiene.
◉ When do you remove a respirator mask?. Answer: After leaving
client room and closing door.
◉ Which strings on face mask do you untie first and why?. Answer:
Lower so that it doesn't fall onto your chest.
◉ Normal BP. Answer: Systolic <120
Diastolic <80
◉ Hypertension Stage 1. Answer: Systolic: 140-159
Diastolic: 90-99
◉ Hypertension Stage 2. Answer: >160/>100
◉ If you find that a PT has hypertension, what should you do?.
Answer: Evaluate PT to figure out why they have an abnormal BP
◉ Prehypertension. Answer: Systolic: 120-139
Diastolic: 80-89
, ◉ How age affects body temperature: infants. Answer: Temp is
greatly influenced by temperature of environment. Must be
protected from extreme changes.
◉ How age affects body temp: children. Answer: children's temp
varies more than adults until puberty
◉ Older adult's temp is affected by what factors? (4). Answer: -
inadequate diet
-loss of subcutaneous fat
-lack of activity
-reduced thermoregulatory efficiency (susceptible to extreme
changes in environmental temp)
◉ Which tasks cannot be delegated to a UAP? (4). Answer: -
assessment
-education
-teaching
-medication
◉ Hearing aids. Answer: Give PT the freedom to perform task if
possible!