Medications
This medication controls episodes of acute mania and helps prevent the return of mania or depression.
What is Lithium?
These are the main warning sign of magnesium toxicity.
What are respiratory depression and decreased urine output?
Upon assessment you find diminished pedal pulses on a patient with a full leg cast. You chose to not report it. This is an example of what?
What is negligence?
Signs and symptoms of pericarditis include the following
What are Severe grating chest pain that is relieved with orthopneic positioning and worsen when supine that is agitated by coughing, breathing, movement
What is Metabolic Alkalosis?
You know the alpha epoetin has worked successfully in your patient when you see this.
What is increased hemoglobin?
What is flumenazil?
You review the consent for a surgical patient while in pre-op. Before going to the OR your patient states she does not want the procedure and retracts her consent. The Physician still performs the procedure. This is an example of what?
What is malpractice?
These are the dietary recommendations you give your patient with Chron's Disease to help them minimize flair ups.
What is avoid nuts, seeds, alcohol, caffeine and excess sugar
This is the position you should place your patient in while receiving G-Tube feedings to prevent aspiration.
What is Fowlers (30 degrees)
This category of medication is what you will give to your patient in alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
This antipsychotic can have the following adverse effects: agranulocytosis, increased risk for infection and decreased WBCs and convulsions
What is Clozapine?
True or False: Your patient received a dose of Versed 30 minutes ago. The Physician has asked you to obtain informed consent. You are allowed to follow this order.
False: the patient must be alert and oriented to legally give informed consent
You will educate your patient to avoid drinking with meals, avoid dairy and to lay down for 20-30 minutes after eating when they have this disease.
What is Dumping Syndrome?
You should do this when you assess your patient's ileostomy stoma and find it dark purple or black.
What is call the Physician?
This can occur if you push Lasix too quickly.
What is tinnitus (otoxocitiy)
The following are potential serious adverse effects of Amitriptyline (Tricyclic Antidepressant).
What are cardiotoxicity and tardive dyskinesia?
You get into a disagreement with your supervisor during your shift, while on your break, you go on social media and post about your boss and the company you work for and how "horrible" they are. This is an example of what?
What is defamation of character?
You suspect this disease when your patient reports increased stress and anti-inflammatory use along with complaints of epigastric pain not relieved by antacids.
Peptic Ulcer Disease (most commonly gastric or duodenal)
You expect the pH to be this when checking gastric residual.
What is >4?
Your patient is ordered Desmopressin for new diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus. You know to expect this as a therapeutic effect.
What is decreased urine output?
The patient taking this antibiotic is at higher risk for tendon rupture and should report signs of tendon pain and not drive.
What is Ciprofloxacin?
You know you must demonstrate this in order to keep the trust of your patient.
What is fidelity?
Diet education for your patient with Multiple Sclerosis include this.
What are foods low in fat, high fiber, high potassium and increase fluid intake
You must do this when you notice there is no bubbling in the chest tube chamber on your patient.
What is check patient for obstruction and respiratory status?