Medications
A medication in the penicillin family
Amoxicillin, Ampicillin
Patients with low sodium should be put on these precautions.
What are seizure precautions.
A client reports crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm, unrelieved by rest. The nurse's priority is a 12-lead ECG within 10 minutes.
What is a myocardial infarction (STEMI)?
1. A client being treated for lymphoma with a potassium level of 5.4 mEq/dL.
2. A client with sickle cell anemia with pain on a 6.
3. A client with ovarian cancer waiting for discharge orders.
4. A client with COPD on room air and currently satting 96%.
Check on 1. They got too much potassium, no bueno
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What is Chihuahua?
This coritcosteroid is used to combat brain inflamation
Dexamethasone
This condition presents with fruity breath, Kussmaul respirations, and blood glucose over 300.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
A client with this condition has an oxygen saturation goal of 88–92%, since high-flow oxygen can suppress the drive to breathe.
What is COPD?
1. A patient with osteoarthritis reporting chronic knee pain rated 6/10
2. A patient with pneumonia who has a temperature of 100.4°F (38°C)
3. A patient with asthma who is suddenly unable to speak in complete sentences
4. A patient with hypertension whose blood pressure is 148/88 mm Hg
What is 3? ABCs, bro
The gender of our currently pregnant friend's baby
What is a girl?
This medication is given to preeclamptic patients, as long as they have calcium gluconate at the bedside.
What is magnesium sulfate?
A client reports leg cramps and generalized weakness. The ECG shows flattened T waves and a U wave.
What is hypokalemia?
A client on this medication reports nausea and visual halos, with a potassium level of 3.1. The nurse should hold the dose and notify the provider.
What is digoxin toxicity?
1. A patient receiving a blood transfusion who reports mild itching
2. A patient with a femur fracture reporting pain of 8/10
3. A patient with diabetes who is hungry and has a blood glucose of 68 mg/dL
4. A patient with a new colostomy who has questions about diet
What is 1? They are having an allergic reaction to the transfusion, gotta stop it and assess
The name of our favorite Vietnamese friends' daughter.
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What is Ava?
DJ: Ocho
A client reports chest pain and takes one sublingual dose of this medication with no relief after 5 minutes. The nurse should instruct the client to call 911, and up to 2 more doses may be given 5 minutes apart while awaiting EMS
What is nitroglycerin?
The expected pH for blood is in this range.
What is 7.35 to 7.45?
A client's ECG shows an irregularly irregular rhythm with no discernible P waves. The nurse's priority is assessing for signs of stroke and reviewing anticoagulation status.
What is atrial fibrillation?
1. A patient with cirrhosis who has increasing abdominal distention
2. A patient with a head injury who is increasingly restless and has one pupil larger than the other
3. A patient with chronic kidney disease whose potassium is 5.4 mEq/L
4. A patient with a urinary tract infection whose temperature is 101.2°F (38.4°C)
What is 2? They are having neurological changes that could be trouble
What are Emmy's Aunt and Uncle called?
Carlos and Mary
A client on this antipsychotic develops a sore throat and fever. The nurse should hold the dose and obtain an ANC, since this drug carries a risk of agranulocytosis.
What is clozapine?
A patient has varying potassium levels and a prescription for furosemide and spironolactone, you should hold this one.
What is furosemide?
A client post chest trauma has tracheal deviation, absent breath sounds on one side, and hypotension. The nurse should prepare for immediate needle decompression.
What is a tension pneumothorax?
1. A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis whose blood glucose decreased from 520 to 280 mg/dL after receiving IV insulin
2. A patient with sepsis who received antibiotics 30 minutes ago and now has a blood pressure of 82/48 mmHg
3. A patient with a bowel obstruction who has persistent vomiting despite receiving an antiemetic
4. A patient with acute pancreatitis reporting severe abdominal pain despite opioid administration
What is 2? Sudden hypotension with sepsis could indicate next levels with permanent damage.
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