COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS ACTUAL TEST

COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS (ACTUAL / ) TEST

when can PHI be disclosed without patient authorization - ---- Answers---TPO

T: treatment

P: payment (health care services)

O: operations (administrative, legal)

vital signs - ----Answers---temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, pain level

most accurate temp measurement - ----Answers---rectal

least accurate temp measurement - ----Answers---axillary (under arm)

temp measure typically used on kids - ----Answers--- tympanic (ear drum)

normal body temp - ----Answers---98.6 degrees F

what can increase temp - ----Answers---exercise, food digestion, warm beverages, sickness, stress, high levels of progesterone after ovulatoin 1 / 4

what can decrease temp - ----Answers---fainting, illness, dehydration, cold drinks, sleep/rest

where can pulse be taken place - ----Answers---carotid (neck), brachial (arm), femoral (groin), popilleral (behind knees) dorsal pedisal (feet), posterior tibial (behind ankle), radial (wrist)

where do we take pulse if unconscious adult - ----Answers-- -carotid because its closest to heart

where do we take pulse for infant - ----Answers---brachial

normal resting heart rate for adults - ----Answers---12+, 60- 100 bpm

normal resting heart rate for children - ----Answers---3-12,

80-100

normal resting heart rate for toddlers - ----Answers---1-3,

100-120

normal resting heart rate for infants - ----Answers---ages 0- 1, 120-160 bpm

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what is blood pressure - ----Answers---the force exerted on the walls of the arteries by the blood

systolic pressure - ----Answers---greatest force exerted against walls (top number for blood pressure)

diastolic pressure - ----Answers---smallest amount of force exerted against walls (bottom number in bp)

oxygen saturation - ----Answers---a measurement of how much oxygen the blood is carrying as a percentage of the maximum that it could carry (normal range is 95-99)

why do most people come to the hospital - ----Answers--- feeling pain

what number (1-10) should you report to a nurse about someone pain level - ----Answers---8+

acute pain - ----Answers---less than 6 months, caused by injury/illness/surgery, responds well to pain meds

chronic pain - ----Answers---more than 6 months,

DNR means - ----Answers---do not resuscitate

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advanced directive - ----Answers---a signed health care directive for staff to determine if s/he will live or die

what is a stroke - ----Answers---sudden loss of oxygen to brain due to the inability to deliver oxygen to brain via blood through brain vessels

what causes a stroke - ----Answers---clot (ischemic) or a hemorrhage (bleeding in brain)

risk factors for stroke - ----Answers---hypertension, overweight, heart disease, high cholesterol, smoking, age, diabetes, physical inactivity, alcohol/drugs

stroke warning signs - ----Answers---sudden numbness of face/arm/leg especially on one side of the body, confusion/trouble speaking, trouble walking, changes in vision, loss of balance, severe headache for no reason

F.A.S.T - ----Answers---checking for stroke

f: face (ask them to smile, does one side droop)

a: arms (have them raise both arms)

s: speech (try to get them to talk)

t: time (note the time and call 911)

call code for stroke at hoag - ----Answers---20

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