The document to fill out when a pt falls or the wrong medication is given
Incident report
A pt has gone missing
Yellow
Anticoagulant given by subcutaneous injection, 30mg/0.3 ml
Enoxaparin or Redesca
DHS
Dynamic Hip Screw
The number to call to announce a code
55555
The document to fill out to assess the pts risk of pressure injury
Braden Scale
A pt is threatening the staff with violence
White
Vitamin commonly given to pts suffering from ETOH withdrawal.
Thiamine or Vit B1
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
The name of the noise heard when the AV fistula is auscultated
Thrill
The document that states that the pt does not want to be intubated
Level of Care
Blood vial for CBC
Lavender/Purple
Fast acting insulin with onset at about 15 minutes ans peak at 1-2 hours
Humalog
ERAS protocol (not Taylor Swift)
Enhanced recovery after surgery
DP + 1/3(SP – DP)
or
DP + 1/3(PP)
Mean Arterial Pressure
The document Nurses fill out that states the priority problems of the patients and lists interventions.
TNP
There is a fire and everyone needs to evacuate
Red and Green
Medication category for blood pressure usually ending in -lol
Beta blockers
DP + 1/3(SP – DP)
or
DP + 1/3(PP)
Mean Arterial Pressure
a state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and lasting into the night
Sundowning
The document that assesses signs of dementia, created here in Montreal
MoCA : Montreal Cognitive Assessment
There is a bus crash and 60 pts are arriving at the hospital at the same time
Orange
Antidote for opioid overdose
Narcan or Naloxone
CHSLD
Centres d'hébergement de soins de longue durée (CHSLD)
Name 1 Surgeon that does Total Hip Arthroplasty in Lateral approach
Zukor, Huk, Bergeron