Skin
What is the largest organ in the body?
What is: Skin
How many nitroglycerin tabs may the resident take within 15 minutes?
What is: three
Resident is c/o painful and difficulty urinating, what is this?
What is: Dysuria
Nursing consideration Re: Potassium
If administering more than one gtt, how long must you wait between?
What is: 5 minutes between gtt
How do you reduce the incidence of skin tears?
Digoxin-Therapeutic range?
What is: 0.5-2.0
What medication will cause urine to be bright red/orange?
When starting a urinary abx, what must you obtain prior to the first dose?
What is: Culture & Sensitivity
What does gtt stand for?
What is: Drop
Name three things you must do prior to administering a lotion/ointment.
What is: Wear gloves, Provide privacy, initial steps, safety & wellbeing, wash hands, place the lid upside down not to contaminate.
What drug class must you check the apical pulse before administering?
What is: Beta Blockers
How much urine must be collected to obtain a specimen?
What is: 120mL
Nursing consideration: Anti-Fungals
What is: Wear gloves & clean/dry area prior to application
What is inflammation of the conjunctiva?
What is: Conjunctivitis
Applying a transdermal patch, name 2 important things.
What is: Area needs to be free of hair, wear gloves, cleanse area, make sure to remove previous patch prior, maintain pressure for 10-15 secs, date/initial/time/location of patch, wash hands, monitor skin integrity, follow TAR/MAR.
What is a Myocardial Infarction (MI)?
What is: MEDICAL EMERGENCY, Irreversible death of heart muscle d/t lack of o2 r/t blood clot in the artery
Can a QMA collect a hemoccult?
What is: YES
When treating scabies/pediculosis, how long after initial tx will the resident needed to be tx again?
What is: 7-10 days
What does OS mean?
What is: Left eye
When dressing a skin tear, what must you include on the dressing?
What is: Date/Time/Initials
What is nursing consideration for Cardizem?
What is: If systolic BP <90 OR HR <60 hold med & notify nurse
How do you obtain a clean catch?
What is: Clean area, instruct to urinate & waste, then catch mid stream.
When placing ear drops, what way should you pull the ear lobe?
What is: Up and backward