What do you do?
What would you do?
You enter a patient’s room and notice the bed alarm is turned off for a confused patient.
What is turn the bed alarm on and ensure the patient’s safety?
What does DNR stand for?
What is Do Not Resuscitate?
The nurse is assigned four patients. Who is the priority?
Patient scheduled for routine morning meds
Patient asking for extra blankets
Patient reporting new shortness of breath
Patient waiting for discharge instructions
Who is the patient reporting new shortness of breath?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body and has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles
What is the heart ?
Nurses in this specialty care for patients who are critically ill, often in intensive care units (ICUs)
What is critical care nursing ?
What would you do?
You are about to give a medication and notice the patient’s name band is missing.
What is stop and verify the patient’s identity before administering the medication.
What does the acronym PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
The nurse is assigned four patients. Who is the priority?
Stable post-op patient eating breakfast
Patient with dementia trying to climb out of bed
Patient requesting pain medication (3/10)
Patient watching TV with family
Who is the patient with dementia trying to climb out of bed?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where gas exchange occurs between oxygen and carbon dioxide.”
What are alveoli?
Nurses in this specialty care for pregnant women, laboring mothers, and newborns
What is obstetric/maternity nursing ?
What would you do?
A patient’s IV pump is beeping continuously, and the site appears swollen and cool.
What is stop the infusion and assess for IV infiltration.
What does ROM stand for?
What is Range of Motion?
The nurse is assigned four patients. Who is the priority?
Patient with diabetes and blood glucose of 42 mg/dL
Patient with hypertension awaiting morning meds
Patient with chronic back pain
Patient requesting assistance to the bathroom
Who is the hypoglycemic patient?
This large organ filters toxins from the blood, produces bile, and can regenerate itself.
What is the liver?
Nurses in this specialty work with elderly patients to promote health, prevent disease, and manage chronic conditions
What is geriatric nursing?
What would you do?
A patient receiving insulin reports feeling shaky and diaphoretic.
What is check the patient’s blood glucose level.
What does GCS stand for? (ex. GCS:15)
What is Glasgow Coma Scale?
The nurse is assigned four patients. Who is the priority?
Patient with chest pain, diaphoresis, and nausea
Stable heart failure patient on daily weights
Patient requesting antiemetic for nausea
Patient waiting for discharge paperwork
Who is the patient with chest pain and diaphoresis?
These tiny units in the kidney filter blood to form urine
What are nephrons?
This specialty focuses on caring for patients with cancer, including administering chemotherapy and managing symptoms.
What is oncology nursing?
What would you do?
A patient on opioids has a respiratory rate of 10/min and is difficult to arouse.
What is assess airway and breathing and notify the provider?
What does ICP stand for?
What is Intracranial Pressure?
The nurse is assigned four patients. Who is the priority?
Patient receiving opioids with respiratory rate of 8/min
Stable post-op patient using incentive spirometer
Patient with chronic pain requesting PRN medication
Patient with controlled blood pressure
Who is the patient with respiratory depression?
This protein in red blood cells binds to oxygen and carries it throughout the body.
What is hemoglobin ?
Nurses in this specialty care for patients with kidney problems, including those on dialysis.
What is nephrology nursing.