Diagnostics
Most concerning consequence of true (not hemolyzed) hyperkalemia
What is arrhythmia?
If my patient is on Furosemide, the overall treatment goal (one word)
What is diuresis?
Lower extremity DTRs
What are the Patellar, Achilles, Plantar
The top flow meter adjustment for standard (not high-flow) nasal cannula
What is 6L/min?
Yellow socks represent
What is a fall risk?
Before giving sliding-scale insulin, this test must be done.
What is an Accucheck (or glucose or blood sugar)?
2 most important vitals to assess before giving Metoprolol
What are BP and pulse?
Aortic listening area stethoscope placement (landmarks)
What is the right sternal border, second intercostal space
I'm giving a flu shot, this is the landmark I'm feeling for
What is the acromion process?
A Braden score of < 9 means the patient
What is a "very high" risk for pressure injury?
Most likely cause of leukocytosis if patient has fever, fatigue, nasal congestion, and cough?
What is a respiratory infection?
The most essential lab for nurses to monitor when giving Furosemide
What is Potassium
PERRLA stands for
What is "pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and acoomodation"
Landmarks to measure length of NG tube to insert
What are the nose, ear, and xiphoid?
HFrEF means
What is "heart failure with reduced ejection fraction"?
Test that differentiates a STEMI from an NSTEMI
What is an EKG?
MONA is given for this condition and means...
What is MI (or heart attack) and Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglcerin, and Aspirin
Normal sound produced by abdominal percussion
What is tympany
2 bony landmarks to palpate when preparing to give a ventrogluteal injection
Product in IV site caps and in orange bath wipes to use on patients with central lines (including PICC lines)
What is Chlorhexidine?
My patient is 3 day s/p mitral valve replacement and has a HgB of 7.6 and a HCT of 30%, what is the most likely cause of these results?
What is blood loss from surgery?
The most common and most serious side effect to monitor for when giving insulin
What is hypoglycemia?
Costovertebral angle tenderness indicates this
What is kidney inflammation (pyelonephritis and/or kidney stone also allowed)
Position to place patient in for enema administration
What is left side lying (or "Sim's" position)
The nursing process steps include (in order)
What are assessment, analysis, planning, intervention, and evaluation?