Burns
This antibacterial ointment is used to treat and prevent skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) bacteria and can be applied directly on a burn wound or impregnated into Adaptic or gauze and applied to a cleansed, debrided partial thickness burn, grafted area, or donor site.
Bactroban
These two medications can be combined to unclog small bore feeding tubes.
Sodium bicarbonate and pancrelipase (pancreatic enzymes)
This assessment involves three things and checks for adequate perfusion after upper extremity surgery.
Circulation, sensation, movement
This electrolyte imbalance often presents with muscle weakness, flattened T waves on EKG, and constipation.
Hypokalemia
Lithium serum levels typically range from ____ to ____ mEq/L
0.6 to 1.2
Burn wounds should be cleansed with ___ and ___ before applying topical ointments.
Soap and water
Poorly secured tube and leakage of fluids results in this moist, friable tissue that bleeds easily.
HYPERGRANULATION
This life-threatening complication can occur if air enters a neck wound.
Air embolism
Hyponatremia
Nausea, vomiting, lethargy, tremor, and fatigue are seen with toxic levels of this drug.
Lithium
This gray, foam-based dressing is used for management of donor sites and partial thickness burns, and can be left in place for 5-7 days.
Mepilex Ag
This chemical compound on wooden sticks can be used to manage hypertrophic granulation tissue.
SILVER NITRATE
This term describes the presence of air under the skin, often felt as a crackling sensation during palpation.
Crepitus
This electrolyte imbalance can cause tall, peaked T waves and life-threatening arrhythmias.
Hyperkalemia
This vice is known to decrease levels of clozapine by inducing the enzyme CYP1A2, which metabolizes clozapine faster.
Smoking cigarettes
This special dressing is used to secure a skin graft by applying even pressure on the wound to promote healing through blood vessel growth and preventing movement, fluid buildup, and infection.
Bolster
These two topical interventions found in the clean utility can be used for irritant contact dermatitis at percutaneous abdominal tube stoma sites.
Barrier cream or cavilon
Jackson-Pratt drains work by creating this type of pressure to draw fluid out
Negative pressure (suction)
This electrolyte is primarily found inside cells and is critical for cardiac conduction and muscle contraction.
Potassium
This medication used to manage bipolar disorder is associated with thrombocytopenia and hyperammonemia.
Depakote
This topical ointment is used to treat excess granulation tissue that may develop during the healing process of a wound.
Clobetasol
Following tracheostomy decannulation, patients should be educated to occlude their stoma when they do these two things in order to expedite stoma closure and reduce drainage onto healthy skin
Talk and cough
When assessing the median nerve in the upper extremity, the nurse asks the patient to perform this hand gesture, commonly associated with agreement.
Opposition of the thumb and index finger (OK!)
Hypomagnesemia often occurs with this other electrolyte imbalance, leading to tetany and arrhythmias.
Hypocalcemia
This antipsychotic medication confers the greatest risk of obsessive compulsive symptoms.
Clozapine