I WONDER
222 CODE BLUE
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
AAA (ACRONYMS, ACRONYMS, ACRONYMS)
AT ANY TIME
100
The purposeful use of current best evidence integrated with your clinical expertise and the wants and needs of the patient when caring for individual patients?
What is Evidence-Based Practice?
100
Push hard--at least 2 inches in adults, push fast--at least 100/min, allow complete chest recoil, minimize interruptions.
What are high quality chest compressions?
100
Volume of ~340 mL, ABO/Rh compatible and used to treat symptomatic anemia.
What are red blood cell (RBC) transfusions?
100
Key steps when taking a manual blood pressure: palpating the brachial artery, arm supported at heart level, cuff placed on bare skin, cuff properly sized.
What is PASS?
100
Used only in PACU and ED, requires minimum of 6 L of O2 flow, can deliver 30-60% FiO2.
What is a simple oxygen mask?
200
An organizational structure through which nurses control their practice and are allowed and expected to participate in decisions affecting that practice.
What is shared governance?
200
Knowing what is going on around you.
What is situational awareness?
200
Used for patients not achieving glycemic control with Standard Dose Insulin Infusion Orders in critical care units and acute care units X 3 or more consecutive hours.
What is High Dose Insulin Infusion Orders/Algorithm Table?
200
Stroke warning signs that include facial droop, arm weakness, difficulty with speech, and responding urgently.
What is (Act) FAST?
200
The default method of communicating when the practitioner and patient speak different languages.
What is a telephonic interpreter?
300
The shared leadership/governance body that is responsible for oversight of UWMC clinical nursing practice. The liaison between the unit practice council and nursing executive council.
What is the UWMC Professional Practice Council?
300
Ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia vs. pulseless electrical activity (PEA)/asystole.
What are shockable/shock-indicated cardiac rhythms vs. no-shock-indicated cardiac rhythms?
300
Bed locked and in lowest position, bed brakes applied, clear path to bathroom, hourly rounding, call light/phone/possisions within reach, gait belt for mobilization, top 2 siderails up, proper footwear, encourage patients/families to call for assistance when needed.
What are standard fall precautions?
300
A communication tool that can be used to by the nurse when talking with a physician about a patient problem. It involves stating the problem, pertinent clinical information, the nurses assessment and request/recommendaton.
What is SBAR?.
300
Used every time when assisting a patient with mobility.
What is a gait belt?
400
Manual blood pressure measurement and preventing pressure ulcer development in the OR.
What are examples of UWMC nursing practice inquiries?
400
Meeting of code personnel after a code to discuss what happened, what did we do well and how, anything to do differently, what did we learn, how are we doing.
What is Critical Incident Debriefing?
400
The letter of the tube demonstrating proper label postition. (See Word Document)
What is B?
400
Lung injury occurring during or within 6 hours of transfusion of plasma containing blood components and with a clear temporal relationship to the transfusion.
What is TRALI--transfusion related acute lung injury?
400
Slippery manual device used to boost or transfer patient in the absence of mechanical lift equipment.
What is a Maxi Slide/Blue Slider Sheet?
500
What is the most common patient population on your unit? What is the most common nursing intervention/piece of equipment for that population? Do you really know the evidence for the intervention?
What are the triggers/topics for evidence-based inquiry?
500
Pushing the code button, calling for help.
What is the next step after recognizing that your patient is newly unresponsive.
500
Intuitive vs instrumental.
What are two styles of grief reactions?
500
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Used for patients needing positive pressure for oxygenation and to reduce blood levels of CO2.
What is bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation--BiPAP?
500
Pillows behind the calf.
What is the most cost effective way to "float" heels and prevent/treat heel pressure ulcers.
M
e
n
u