Pharm
A nurse is monitoring a client who is 2 hr postop and has a prescription for opoid analgesics. What provides the nurse with the priority data to determine the client's need for analgesia?
Ask the client to rate their pain level. *Pain Scale*
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
Which antipsychotic side effect causes involuntary repetitive movements?
Tardive dyskinesia
This hormone stimulates uterine contractions during labor.
Oxytocin
This electrolyte imbalance causes Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.
Hypocalcemia
The antidote for the Drug Digoxin is?
Digibind or DigiFab
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
Which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with depression?
Serotonin
This maneuver is performed to relieve a shoulder dystocia.
McRoberts maneuver
his complication is characterized by hypotension, jugular venous distention, and muffled heart sounds
Cardiac tamponade
Which electrolyte imbalance increases the risk of digoxin toxicity?
Hypokalemia
Which heart valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle?
Tricuspid
Which medication requires patients to avoid tyramine-rich foods?
MAOIs
This medication is used to mature fetal lungs when preterm birth is anticipated.
Betamethasone
This laboratory test is the most specific biomarker for myocardial injury.
Troponin
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdose.
Naloxone - Narcan
Which part of the brain controls balance?
Cerebellum
This potentially life-threatening condition is characterized by agitation, confusion, fever, muscle rigidity, hyperreflexia, and tremors after taking serotonergic medications.
Serotonin syndrome
What are the steps to intrauterine resuscitation (IUR)
1- Position the mother on the left lateral side
2- Apply oxygen at 10 L/min via nonrebreather mask
3- Increase IV fluids
4- Stop oxytocin (Pitocin)
5 Observe and notify provider
This emergency occurs when air enters the pleural space and shifts the mediastinum.
Tension pneumothorax
What is the antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity?
Calcium gluconate
Which chamber of the heart contains the sinoatrial (SA) node?
Right atrium
This disorder is characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive compulsive behaviors.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
This painful condition involves premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.
Placental abruption
A patient with a spinal cord injury has hypotension and bradycardia. What type of shock is this?
Neurogenic shock