Assessment necessary to catch potential complication in the patient post subtotal thyroidectomy
What is Chvostek's sign?
100
Your patient has been stung by a bee and is c/o difficulty breathing; a priority action would be to
What is administer the epi pen?
100
Signs of hypervolemia
What is JVD, HTN, edema, increase in weight, SOB?
100
Patient teaching for GERD drugs
What is continue taking even after the symptoms are gone?
200
Nursing intervention to control ascites
What is a low sodium diet?
200
Limited episodes of hyperglycemia prevent this complication from occurring in diabetics
What is micro and macrovascular damage?
200
The most common pulmonary complication related to fractures
What is a fat embolism?
200
A patient involved in an MVA comes into the ED. A skilled nurse looks to assess these areas first...
What is ABCD?
200
This lab correlates directly with ascites and edema in the patient with cirrhosis
What is serum albumen?
300
The reason your patient with obstructive jaundice experiences itching
What are bile salts on the skin?
300
When your post thyroidectomy patient develops stridor a reasonable course of action might be to
What is prepare them for a tracheostomy?
300
A drowning victim has just been pulled out of the water and is not responsive; a priority intervention would be
What is start chest compressions?
300
A patient is brought in after a dive into a shallow pool. They have sustained serious neck trauma. The nurse knows the risk for this type of shock is great.
What is neurogenic?
300
this lab correlates to a cirrhosis patient with advanced disease
What is elevated ammonia?
400
Side effect of TPN, whether you are diabetic or not
What is hyperglycemia?
400
the priority first step in the treatment of the patient in acute adrenal crisis
What is starting an IV?
400
A patient who has experienced chest trauma has a precipitous drop in BP, is tachycardic, and in respiratory distress. You suspect the patient has
What is a hemothorax?
400
A patient is being discharged after surgery. Teaching should involve instruction about the potential early signs of shock. The nurse must include teaching the patient about this early sign of shock
What is lack of urination?
400
these drugs interfere with the action of glipizide
What are NSAIDS?
500
You patient presents with bright red emesis; a priority nursing intervention would be to maintain
What is a patent airway?
500
A potential complication if your cardiac patient is placed on thyroid hormone therapy
What is heart failure?
500
A patient has been injured in a sailing accident in which the rigging struck them in the chest. During the assessment you notice paradoxical chest movement. You know this is caused by
What are ribs fractured in more than one place that separate the rib from the rib cage.
500
Your patient was hospitalized for a UTI. She is elderly, frail, and has several other comorbidities, including cancer with recent chemo. She begins to exhibit a change in level of consciousness. You suspect...
What is septic shock?
500
This alteration in serum osmolarity is expected in the patient with polyuria