ELECTROLYTES AND BLOOD GASES
THESE MEDS PLACE THE CLIENT AT RISK FOR HYPONATREMIA
WHAT ARE DIURETICS?
IN THE PACU, THIS IS THE FIRST ASSESSMENT PRIORITY
WHAT IS AIRWAY?
THIS CAN CAUSE A CLIENT TO HAVE DIFFICULTY COMPREHENDING PRE-OP TEACHING
WHAT IS ANXIETY?
WHEN WORKING WITH A DYING CLIENT, THIS IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
WHAT IS PAIN MANAGEMENT?
THE ELDERLY, FORGETFUL, AND THOSE LACKING A HOME SUPPORT SYSTEM AND THE ABILITY TO FOLLOW COMPLEX HOME REGIMENS NEED FOLLOW UP BY THIS SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE HEALTHCARE TEAM?
THIS CONDITION PLACES A CLIENT AT RISK FOR HYPERKALEMIA
WHAT IS A TRAUMATIC BURN?
A CLIENT REPORTING A HEADACHE AFTER RECEIVING EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA SHOULD BE PLACED IN THIS POSITION
WHAT IS "HEAD OF BED FLAT?"
WHEN A POST OPERAIVE CLIENT IS SLEEPING, THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN ORDER TO ASSURE THEY DO NOT AWAKEN LATER WITH UNCONTROLLED PAIN.
WHAT IS AWAKEN THE CLIENT AND ASSESS THEIR PAIN?
WHAT IS CRYING?
WHEN A NONVERBAL CLIENT SCORES A ZERO ON THE PAIN-AD SCALE, THE NURSE SHOULD DO THIS NEXT
WHAT IS ASSESS PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS AND VITAL SIGNS?
THIS REFLEX TEST CONSISTS OF LIGHTLY TAPPING ON THE FACIAL CHEEK OF A CLIENT SUSPECTED OF HAVING HYPOCALCEMIA
WHAT IS A CHVOSTEK'S SIGN?
IF A POST OF CLIENT VOMITS WHILE IN THE PACU, THIS IS THE NEXT PRIORITY ASSESSMENT
WHAT IS AUSCULTATION OF LUNG SOUNDS?
WHEN ADMINISTERING IV POTASSIUM, THE NURSE MUST BE SURE TO MONITOR THE URINARY OUTPUT AND IV SITE, AND ALSO DO THESE THREE OTHER THINGS
WHAT ARE ?:
OBTAIN AN IV PUMP
DILUTE THE SOLUTION
LABEL THE BAG WITH NAME AND VOLUME OF THE MEDICATION
HOW CLIENTS CAN LEGALLY MAKE THEIR HEALTHCARE PREFERENCES KNOWN TO OTHERS
WHAT IS AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE?
ADEQUATE URINARY OUTPUT SHOULD BE AT LEAST THIS MUCH
WHAT IS 30 ML/HOUR?
AFTER A LONG SEIZURE, THE PH IS LOW AND THE PCO2 IS HIGH. THE CLIENT IS IN REPIRATORY ACIDOSIS. THIS SHOULD BE THE NEXT PRIORITY INTERVENTION
WHAT IS APPLYING SUPPLEMENNTAL OXYGEN, BY MASK OR NASAL CANNULA?
POST ABDOMINAL SURGERY CLIENTS SHOULD HAVE THESE BEFORE THE DIET IS ADVANCED FROM NPO TO CLEAR LIQUIDS
WHAT ARE BOWEL SOUNDS?
A DIABETIC CLIENT BECOMES SEPTIC AFTER A BOWEL RESECTION AND IS HAVING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. THE PH IS HIGH AND THE PCO2 IS LOW. THIS IS OFTEN THE CAUSE OF THEIR RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
FOR A DYING CANCER CLIENT, PAIN MEDS SHOULD BE ORDERED THIS WAY, AS WELL AS PRN
WHAT IS SCHEDULED?
IF A CLIENT HAS A BEESTING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO QUESTION THE CLIENT ABOUT THIS
WHAT IS ANY HISTORY OF PRIOR BEESTINGS AND REACTIONS
WHAT THE NURSE SHOULD ASSESS NEXT WHEN A HYPOKALEMIC CLIENT HAS A DECREASED HAND STRENGTH COMPARED WITH AN HOUR AGO
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY RATE, RHYTHM, AND DEPTH?
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY, THE NURSE SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED IF THE CLIENT EXHIBIT THIS
WHAT IS RESTLESSNESS?
USING THE LOWEST EFFECTIVE DOSE, AVOIDING OTHER SEDATING MEDS, USING AN OXIMETER, AND IDENTIFYING CLIENTS AT RISK ARE ALL WAYS TO PREVENT THIS
WHAT IS UNWANTED SEDATION?
IF A CLIENT CAN UNDERSTAND, EVALUATE, AND DELIBERATE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND COMMUNICATE THEIR TREATMENT PREFERENCES, THEN THEY CAN ALSO DO THIS
WHAT IS MAKE THEIR OWN MEDICAL DECISIONS?
VACCINES STIMULATE THE FORMATION OF THESE
WHAT ARE ANTIBODIES?