Post of spine patients should be taught this related to activity restrictions.
What are not BLTs?
The nurse does this when a patient complains of chest pain.
ACT alert
This is required to be completed in EPIC after a patient has fallen.
What is the post fall note?
You are caring for a newly diagnosed diabetic patient. The patient should be given this educational resource.
What is the yellow Diabetes survival skills booklet?
The single most important intervention for infection prevention.
What is Hand Washing?
Multi Modal Pain management includes these interventions.
What is a combination of medications that have different mechanisms of action (NSAIDs, Narcotics, Muscle relaxers, etc.)
The patient is receiving PRN IVP Hydralazine. The patient will require what monitoring.
Telemetry
BP taken prior to, immediately after and 15 minutes after administration of medication
Restraints require the RN to document clinical justification this often?
What is q2hr?
This resource is program on the patients television that the RN can assign patient specific videos for the patient to view.
What is Sonifi?
This is done on Wednesdays
What are IV, C-Line, PICC, Port dressing changes?
This include no bending of the hip more than 90 degrees, no bending the torso more than 90 degrees no crossing of the legs, and no inversion of the surgical leg.
What are posterior hip precautions?
When this rhythm is seen on the monitor, the nurse should immediately assess the patient and call for help.
What is V-tach?
This is to be documented daily when the patient has a foley catheter.
A patient with a diagnosis of COPD should be given this education upon admission to the unit and it should be reviewed with them daily.
What is the COPD Zone Handout?
This device should be removed as soon as it is no longer medically necessary. Several alternatives exist.
What is a foley catheter?
After joint replacement surgery, the goal is for the patient to go here.
What is home with outpatient PT/OT?
The rhythm seen here is sinus tachycardia. Three things that can cause this rhythm.
ex: infection, activity, dehydration, pain
This provides a quick overview of the shift and is a great communication tool with interdisciplinary team members.
What is the end of shift note?
What resource exists within EPIC to provide the nurse with written patient education?
What is Healthwise?
Your patient had surgery and will require this for the next 4 days.
What is a CHG bath?
The bulky Post Op dressing should be broken down at this time.
In the morning of post op day 1
This rhythm is seen on the monitor. Upon assessment of the patient the patient has no pulse, the nurse does the following steps.
Activates a code blue
immediately begins chest compressions
This is a legal record where the RN is to accurately depict the care they have provided to their patient.
What is the chart/ medical record?
Upon admission to the unit, patient should be educated on these processes.
What are:
Hourly Rounding
Bedside Handoff
Ordering meals
Fall Prevention
This needs to be opened/ updated when a patient is in isolation for an infection.
What is the careplan and patient education tabs?