Policy
How many hours of regular call off do you have?
36
What medications can you override in the acidoses as long as the order is in?
Emergency medications
impulsivity, insomnia, and grandiose are all symptoms of what diagnosis
Bipolar
For moderate and low risk suicide levels, how many times do you have to assess the patient?
Once a shift
Prior to arriving to your shift and you are wondering where you are working what is the correct answer?
1710 Barton Rd ( the unit is up to the charge lol)
The amount of Kincares one has is based off what?
Amount of years worked
What medications represent 10/2/50
haldol 10mg Ativan 2mg Benadryl 50mg
Highly sensitive of about being abandon or feeling alone, attention seeking, and anger outburst are all symptoms of what disorder?
Borderline personality disorder
When a patient uses tobacco, what are the 2 things you must ensure are opened?
When going on break, what is the important thing you are supposed to do in flowsheet?
Handoff
What is the patient to nurse ratio?
1:6
When giving the medication Clozaril, what lab must be done every 7 days?
ANC
feeling sad, thoughts of SI, and trouble sleeping are all symptoms of what diagnosis?
Depression
During the months of September-April, What must be assessed?
Flu vaccine
What does each medication consent have to have in order to be valid?
Medication name, route, range, MD signature, patient signature, witness signature (RN), if over telephone 2 witness signatures needed
How many CAPSL call offs do you get?
5 days
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a serious side effect of what class of medications?
Antipsychotic
What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
trouble with speech, withdrawn, and struggling with basic living
When a patient is in a hospital bed, what 3 things need to be done?
1. hospital bed order
2. intervention in careplan
3. Flowsheet justifications
What side effect is something that MD needs to be notified and transferred to higher level of care when coming off alcohol?
Delirium Tremens
Every 2 weeks, what are you supposed to do for your time card?
Sign off time card
What are the 3 arms (medication class) Dr.Johnson teaches about?
antipsychotic, anti depressant, mood stabilizer
What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Auditory /visual hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech
Upon admission, what are the 2 things that should be documented to ensure a BMI is calculated?
height and weight
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome can be identified by what?
Elevated temperature, tachycardia, diaphoresis, elevated CPK, leukocytosis