Fluid and Electrolyte
Decrease of this electrolyte in blood can cause a rapid, weak pulse, or an irregular pulse.
“What is: potassium”
Laboratory test to determine sepsis.
“What is: lactate”
Bubbling in the water seal chamber could indicate___
”What is: an air leak”
How long you “scrub the hub” for.
"What is: 15 seconds”
What must the nurse/person picking up the blood provide to the blood bank prior to receiving blood products?
"What are: Two patient identifiers”
A surgical patient that has lost significant blood/fluid would benefit from this type of IV solution to prevent hypovolemia.
“What are: isotonic solutions”
What stage of sepsis is defined as: Decreased UO, Increased HR, Confusion, Fever/Chills, Difficulty breathing.
“What is: severe sepsis”
No oscillations in the water seal chamber could indicate___
“What are: kinks, clots, or excessive drainage in dependent tubes in the chest tube or tubing”
After a patient or staff incident, complication, or safety issue, this form would be filled out. For example, filling this out to its entirety after someone falls.
"What is: a STARS report or a Variance Report”
Upon recognizing a transfusion reaction, what is the very first thing you should do?
"What is: Stop the transfusion immediately”
Two hormones which regulate fluid volume and concentration.
“What are: aldosterone and ADH”
The priority intervention when treating a septic patient.
”What is: fluid resuscitation”
If the chest tube is accidentally dislodged from the patient, how many sides of the gauze are taped down
“What are: 3 sides”
If you wanted to find the NHS IV Drug Reference to know if an IV medication can be given on your unit, or about any mixing requirements or comments, you would find it in this Resource page located on NIC.
"What is: the MCN Policy Manager”
Who can do an independent double check of blood products with you, including checking the patient’s full name, MRN, blood type, unit code, and expiration date?
"Who is: a second RN”
IV solution that shifts fluid from blood vessels into cells and interstitial spaces.
“What is: a hypotonic solution”
The measurement that accounts for flow, resistance, and pressure within your arteries.
“What is: mean arterial pressure”
When pleural-space air leaks into subcutaneous tissue.
“What is: subcutaneous emphysema”
If you were having difficulty with a patient, physician or difficult situation and cannot resolve the conflict with your charge nurse, the next people you would utilize in the chain of command would be?
"Who are: the nurse manager (on days) and/or nurse supervisor (off-shifts and weekends)".
The length of time a blood product consent form is good for, in the in-patient setting.
"What is: The entire admission”
Process of movement of H2O across a semipermeable membrane to an area of high concentration to low.
“What is: osmosis”
IV Antibiotics should be initiated how quickly to treat suspected sepsis.
“What is: within one hour”
Allows air to exit from the pleural space on exhalation and prevent air from entering the pleural cavity or mediastinum on inhalation.
“What is: water seal”
The new clinical evidence-based resource tool that can be accessed through NIC or through “Web References” and includes Drug Guides, Care Interventions, Diseases & Conditions, and more.
"What is: Dynamic Health”
A nurse notices that the patient’s pre-screening VS seem “off”. This criteria for temperature would cause the nurse to not send for the blood products and notify the physician for instructions.
"What is: Temp > 100.4F by mouth”