Failure to Notice
This occupational hazard is characterized by sleep disturbances, muscle tension, lack of empathy for clients, and frequently taking more time off work.
Compassion fatigue OR
Burnout
This may be a solution for sound-alike medications like amiodarone and amlodipine; apomine and avomine; or prendopril and prednizoilone.
Tall Man Lettering (ex. prendOPRil and predNIZOlone)
Fluid pooled to the lungs in turn causing shortness of breath is indicative of this sided heart failure.
Left sided heart failure
This symptom of cauda equina syndrome causes the feeling of “pins and needles” in the perineal area
Saddle Paresthesia
Ischemic heart disease, electrolyte imbalances, illicit drug use, congenital heart disease, infiltrative cardiomyopathy all have what in common?
Causes of ventricular tachycardia
This mnemonic is used to prioritize assessment and treatment of critically ill patients.
ABCDEs - Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
"The process of transferring a prescriber’s medication order from the MAR" is known as which action of medication administration?
Transcribing
This dietary change is recommended for clients diagnosed with heart failure.
Decreased sodium & potassium intake
The diagnostic imaging modality which is most appropriate to confirm a diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome
MRI
LOC, pupil check, face symmetry, orientation, sensory impairment are all aspects of this type of assessment
Neurological assessment.
This leading cause of a pulmonary embolism can be prevented by anticoagulants, compression stockings and physical mobility.
Deep Vein Thrombosis
This type of med error is characterized by an event, situation, or error that took place but was captured before reaching the patient"
Near miss
Lasix (Furosemide) helps with heart failure by this function.
Reduces preload
These regions of the spine are implicated in cauda equine syndrome
Lumbar and Sacral region
Propofol and midazolam are commonly used for this type of purpose in critical care settings
Sedative Drugs
This bill has been criticized by organizations like RNAO and ONA and has been cited as a barrier to staff retention.
Bill 124
Euphoria, physical dependence, respiratory depression, miosis, nausea and vomiting, and pruritus are signs and symptoms of what condition?
Opiate Overdose
This electrolyte should be monitored when a client is prescribed Lasix (Furosemide)
Potassium
This is a form of surgical spinal decompression where small sections of the bone are removed to increase the space in the spinal canal
Laminectomy
This piece of equipment is typically used in critical care situations and is used to obtain more accurate blood pressure measures and mean arterial pressure.
Arterial Line
This term is used to recognize a healthcare practitioner involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event, in a medical error and/or patient related injury who has become traumatized by the event.
Second victim
In a study completed by Jarernsiripornkul et al. (2002), only 54% of patients who identified potential side effects had reported some or all of them to their doctors. The author hypothesizes that this low reporting is due to what reason.
Fear of seeming critical of the prescriber
These drugs are a first-line treatment of heart failure. They work by allowing more blood to flow to the heart which decreases workload of the heart and allows the kidneys to secrete sodium. Some patients experience nagging coughs with this medication.
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors
This is the most common symptom of cauda equina syndrome
Urinary retention
tPA, an embolectomy and thrombectomy are all possible treatments for this type of stroke
Ischemic Stroke