PAIN, PAIN, GO AWAY
The use of essential oils to promote physical and psychological well-being as a nonpharmacological pain intervention.
What is aromatherapy?
After administering an oral PRN pain medication, the nurse should reassess and document the patient’s response within this timeframe, according to our policy.
What is within 60 minutes?
To ensure accurate I&O, nurses should clear pumps, record infused volumes, and document measurable output at this interval.
What is every 4 hours?
The emergency activation buttons in the patient room activate the emergency response or code team.
What is false?
You discontinue a patient’s wound VAC. This component goes into a red biohazard bag, while the wound VAC machine itself must never be placed in the red bag.
What is the wound VAC canister?
After implementing an intervention for a patient’s pain, the nurse should complete and document this follow-up action according to the organization’s defined pain-management process.
What reassess the patient’s pain and response to the intervention?
A child receiving opioid pain medication develops decreased level of consciousness and respiratory depression. This medication should be readily considered as the reversal agent.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Upon admission, every patient should be offered this information outlining what they can expect from their care and their role as a patient/parent.
What are Patient Rights and Responsibilities information?
After administering a hazardous medication this bin is an appropriate receptacle to place your gown and gloves in.
What is a yellow trace waste bin from EVS?
Patient can have clear fluids this many hours before procedure arrival time.
What is 2 hours?
When using a FACES pain scale, the nurse should select the face based on how the patient looks.
What is False?
This is an FDA and Joint Commission standard that helps people differentiate look alike sound alike medications.
What is Tall Man lettering?
This assessment, completed on admission and twice daily, helps staff identify a patient’s immediate risk for violence and determine appropriate safety interventions.
What is the VAT (Violence Assessment Tool)?
When handling excreta from a patient receiving a Hazardous Group 1 antineoplastic drug, staff should wear this many pairs of nitrile gloves.
What are two pairs?
This acronym is used for a structured communication method when sending a secure chat to the provider with a concern.
What is an SBAR?
The acetaminophen dose for a 1-year-old (mg/kg).
What is 10 mg/kg Q4H OR 15 mg Q6H?
This is where you can find side effects, IV compatibilities, and indications of medications.
What is Micromedex?
Admission documentation needs to be completed within this timeframe.
What is 24 hours?
It may be in the form of verbal, physical, or sexual.
What is an assault?
You must dispose of CHG Wipes after being warm this many hours.
What is 84 hours?
This should be used in combination with opioids as part of multimodal analgesia plan.
What are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
Medication kit is available for intubation.
What is Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) kit?
Before ending your shift, you are caring for a patient in medical restraints. This required documentation must be completed and signed before you leave.
What is the end-of-shift restraint attestation?
An on-call service with the goal of promoting early intervention and increasing staff, provider, and patient safety.
What is the BEST Team?
An infant with an infusing PIV becomes increasingly fussy overnight. Rather than assuming the fussiness is normal, the nurse should promptly do this.
HINT: Must include the pneumonic!
What is assess the PIV site using “TLC”: Touch, Look, Compare?