Fundamentals of Care
The exact five steps of the nursing process, performed in order.
Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate? (ADPIE)
The type of isolation precautions required for a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis or measles.
What are Airborne Precautions?
The normal clinical range for a human platelet count, which helps determine clotting ability.
What is 150,000 to 450,000 cells/mm³?
The standard assessment scale used at 1 and 5 minutes after birth to evaluate a newborn's transition to extrauterine life.
What is the APGAR score?
The standard expected pulse and respiration ranges for a resting, healthy adult.
What is a pulse of 60–100 beats per minute and respirations of 12–20 breaths per minute?
The normal clinical range for a human platelet count, which helps determine clotting ability.
What is 150,000 to 450,000 cells/mm³?
The clinical sign characterized by bulging or protruding eyeballs, frequently seen in patients with Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism).
What is exophthalmos?
The serious condition during pregnancy marked by high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
What is preeclampsia?
Data that consists of a patient's verbal descriptions of their health problems, such as pain or nausea.
What is subjective data (or symptoms)?
he clinical sign characterized by bulging or protruding eyeballs, frequently seen in patients with Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism).
What is exophthalmos?
The immediate nursing action required to prevent aspiration when a post-operative patient suddenly complains of severe nausea.
What is turning the patient onto their side (lateral recumbent position)?
The primary clinical concern when a postpartum patient presents with a soft, uncontracted (boggy) uterus.
What is postpartum hemorrhage?
The most effective and basic intervention a nurse can perform to break the chain of infection.
What is hand hygiene (or handwashing)?
The life-threatening side effect characterized by muscle rigidity, high fever, and autonomic instability that can occur with antipsychotic medications.
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)?
The cardiac arrhythmia characterized by a chaotic, wavy baseline and no discernible P waves, which significantly increases a patient's stroke risk.
What is Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib)?
The continuous fetal heart rate pattern caused by uteroplacental insufficiency that requires immediate nursing intervention.
What are late decelerations?
The type of isolation precautions required for a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis or measles.
What are Airborne Precautions?
The class of antibiotics that is contraindicated in pediatric patients due to the risk of teeth discoloration and bone growth suppression.
What are Tetracyclines?
The triad of symptoms—bradycardia, bradypnea, and widening pulse pressure—that indicates a critical increase in intracranial pressure.
What is Cushing’s Triad?
The pediatric emergency characterized by a barking cough, inspiratory stridor, and a "steeple sign" on an X-ray.
What is Croup?