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What type of reporting technique is typically used during a hand off or phone call to facility to provide info on a patient?
SBAR
situation, backgroud, assessment, reccomendation
How many feet must you stay away from gas/electric aplliances while on home oxygen?
at least 10 feet
Which step of the nursing process is when the nurses and doctor/physican may collaborate to find a treatment?
Planning
what foods help with constipation?
fiber!!!!!!!
veggies, whole grains ect
What the body does to the drug is known as?
Describe the main difference between chronic and acute pain.
Chronic- Long lasting pain that someone has experinced for a long period of time
Acute-New onset pain that is not experinced normally
A patient with an obstructed airway might have what kind of breathing sound?
Hint think of the nurse you might make if something was stuck in your throat as you gasp for air
Wheezing
True or false
A drug with a high therapeutic index requires close monitoring?
False
the higher the index the less monitoring required as it has a larger safe window
What is dysuria?
Polyuria?
Dysuria= pain or discomfort during urination
Polyuria= high frequency of urine or peeing more than average
What the drug does to the body or the "therapeutic effect is know as?
Pharmacodynamics
Which sleeping cycle makes up most of our sleep and is when vivid dreaming occurs?
REM
rapid eye movement
A nurse is caring for a client admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. During the morning assessment, the nurse notes the following:
Respiratory rate: 32/min Oxygen saturation: 89% on room air. Lung sounds: crackles in bilateral lower lobes
Which nursing action should the nurse perform FIRST?
A. Administer the prescribed IV antibiotic
B. Place the client in high-Fowler’s position
C. Obtain a sputum specimen for culture
D. Provide education on incentive spirometer use
Place Client in High Fowlers. This is best for promoting oxygenation
Which part of the nursing process is used when you are returning to a patient after giving a medication to check if they have improved/worsened?
Evaluation
In what order do you palpate, listen, inspect the abdomen?
Inspect, Ausculate, Palpate
look listen touch
What are the four stages the drug goes through in the body during administrating?
Absorption, Distrubution, Metabolism, Excretion
What is a Power of Attorney and when are they used?
Someone who is appointed to make medical decisions for a patient who is unable to do so.
A nurse enters a client’s room and observes the following:
RR 28/min, Nasal flaring, SpO₂ 91% on room airClient is restless and states, “I can’t catch my breath.”
What is the priority nursing action?
A. Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
B. Assess lung sounds
C. Notify the provider
B – Assess before you act
Tylonel vs Acetaminophen... which is the GENERIC name?
Acetaminophen is the generic name
TYLONEL IS BRAND
What patient is the client laying when inserting suppository?
Left lateral sims
Describe the first pass effect in your own words
What occurs to some medications when they are taken and passed through the body, the liver metabolizes some of the drug casuing only some to be effective.
What nutrients is resposible for tissue formation and is essential in a diet for wound healing?
Protein
What part of the brain is considered the oxygenation or breathing center?
Medulla
The lowest concentration of a drug in a patients blood stream that is checked before adminitsering another dose.
Trough
Skin breakdown
What is an antagaonist?
it binds to a receptor in the brain and blocks a response