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Though emergencies may offer some leeway, before any test or specific procedure patients must sign this form
What is informed consent?
When auscultating the abdomen, the nurse will start listening in this quadrant
What is the right lower quadrant?
The normal/baseline fetal heart rate
What is 120-160bpm?
The normal platelet count range
What is 150-400 x 109/L?
What is 10 seconds?
A patient is encouraged to perform controlled coughing after their partial colectomy. The nurse needs to educate the patient on this technique to practice safe coughing after this type of procedure.
What is splinting?
An abnormal "swishing" sound resulting from a narrowing or occluded artery
What is a bruit?
This condition occurs when the placenta implants in the lower uterine segment
What is placenta previa?
This component found in blood is elevated when hypernatremic
What is sodium?
Intradermal injections should be administered at which degree of angle?
What is 15 degrees?
The loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects through the senses, this condition is caused by organic brain damage
What is agnosia?
When auscultating for bruits, this side of the stethoscope should be utilized
What is the bell?
The "LP" in HELLP syndrome stands for this
What is low platelet count?
A widened QRS complex might be caused by this elevated lab value
What is potassium?
A patient laid supine with their head higher than their feet would be said to be in this position
What is reverse trendelenburg?
This node resides at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium
What is sinoatrial node?
A high pitch, inspiratory, crowing sound that is louder in the neck as compared to the chest wall
The pregnant patient will be treated with antibiotics for this bacterial pathogen during labor to reduce transmission to the newborn
What is group B stretococcus?
The therapeutic range for vancomycin
What is 5-35 mcg/mL?
Bloodborne pathogens are an identified risk for healthcare workers, and as such these types of precautions are put in place
What are standard precautions?
An adult patient is prescribed oral ferrous sulfate. What common OTC does this patient need to be educated to avoid taking at the same time as the ferrous sulfate?
What is antacids?
This type of wheezing has a high-pitched squeaking and musical quality that's produced by airflow passing narrowed airways
What is sibilant wheezes?
The three hallmark indications of eclampsia
What is hypertension, proteinuria, and seizure activity?
Aquamephyton is administered via IM to newborns to replace this blood component that the newborn cannot yet synthesize
What is vitamin K?
What is VII (facial) nerve?