ABC ... Always Be Charting
The minimum frequency of documentation and vital signs
What is every 2 hours
This mnemonic is used to structure communication with patients
What is AIDET
Admitted patients with a history of this or who are from a nursing home or are receiving home care or reside in a shelter will need this
What is a MRSA swab
The door-to-ECG time
What is within 10 minutes of arrival at triage
To measure the severity of respiratory distress in paediatrics
What is the PRAM
A purple stop sign and sticker is used when this assessment is positive
What is the Behavioural Safety Alert (BSA)
The "A" in ACT team
What is assessment nurse
Patients with sickle cell disease should have treatment initiated by this time
What is within 30 minutes of arrival
ECGs showing ST-elevations should have this code called
What is a code STEMI
An application used to verify that a paediatric medication dose makes sense
What is Lexicomp
A patient greater than 65 years of age or those who are at risk for developing delirium will be assessed with this tool
What is the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Intubation, bronchoscopies, and tracheostomy procedures are a type of this
What is an AGMP
When responding to a medical emergency on hospital grounds, this item should be brought by the responding team
What is an AED
The frequency of rhythm strip interpretation
What is upon initiation, every 6 hours, and PRN
The "D" in CIAMPEDS
What is diet/diapers
Upon admission, these two assessments are to be completed
What is a Braden and Falls Risk
The "N" in PINCH TVP
What is narcotics, NMB, and anesthetic agents
Before discharge, patients with ongoing abnormal vital signs should have their vitals checked within this time
What is within 30 minutes of discharge
In an inferior or posterior MI, this medication is contraindicated
What is nitroglycerin
Before adding potassium into intravenous fluids, the patient must have done this
What is voided
After implementing a medical directive, a signature is required on this document
What is the initiation record
The "I" in the TGLN G.I.F.T. criteria
What is injured brain or non-recoverable illness
If you are the first nurse to receive admission orders, signing here denotes that you have reviewed the chart and written out the orders
What is the transcribed by line
Patients who are ordered continuous cardiac monitoring must be transferred using this device
What is a defibrillator
For a 38 kg patient, maintenance fluids would run at this rate
What is 78 ml/hr