Who Am I? Part I
I love the Ocean.
Who is Brooke?
The blood tests that is most indicative of cardiac damage.
What is troponin?
On assessment, a patient presents with hypotension, is tachycardic, tachypneic, and has crackles when auscultation his lungs. What type of shock is the patient having?
What is cardiogenic shock?
I have seen maggots on a wound.
Who is Alex?
She is considered to be the mother of modern nursing for her influence on how nurses were educated and viewed by society
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Sandwiches' are my favorite food?
Who is Melanie?
A nurse notices frequent artifacts on the ECG monitor for a client whose leads are connected by cable to a console at the bedside. The nurse examines the client to determine the cause. Which of the following items is unlikely to be responsible for the artifact?
What is tightly secured cable connections?
All of the following patients must be closely monitored following a kidney transplantation due to an increased risk of complications EXCEPT:
A. A patient who is morbidly obese.
B. A patient with cardiovascular disease.
C. A patient with hepatitis C.
D. A patient who smokes.
What is a patient with hepatitis C?
I lost a ring at a beach in Florida and someone found it for me over a foot deep in sand with a metal detector.
Who is Claire?
On average, nurses walk this many miles during a 12-hour shift.
What is four to five miles?
I once met Pope Benedict.
Who is Thien?
A nurse is viewing the cardiac monitor in a client’s room and notes that the client has just gone into ventricular tachycardia. The client is awake and alert and has good skin color. The nurse would prepare to do which of the following?
What is administer amiodarone (Cordarone) intravenously?
The physician orders an arterial blood gas who is hyperventilating. The nurse can anticipate that the blood gas results will most likely reveal that the patient is in this.
What is Respiratory alkalosis?
Hozier is my favorite artist.
Who is Melanie?
The first documented travel nurses were sent to this city in the southern United States in the late 1970s.
What is New Orleans?
My deepest fear is snakes and worms?
Who is Thien?
Intravenous heparin therapy is ordered for a patient. While implementing this order, a nurse ensures that which of the following medications is available in the nursing unit?
A. Vitamin K
B. Aminocaproic acid
C. Potassium chloride
D. Protamine sulfate
What is Protamine sulfate?
A male patient who has been receiving prolonged high-dose antibiotics has developed pearly, bluish white "milk-curd" membranous lesions on the inside of his mouth. The nurse anticipates a diagnosis of which of the following?
What is oral candidiasis?
When I first went to college I was a music major.
Who is Brooke?
As of 2022, the average RN was this many years old, compared to 52 just two years earlier in 2020.
What is 46?
I hatched and raised chickens in elementary school.
Who is Claire?
Which of the following diagnostic tools is most commonly used to determine the location of myocardial damage?
A. Cardiac catheterization
B. Cardiac enzymes
C. Echocardiogram
D. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
What is Electrocardiogram (ECG)?
While being given change of shift report, the night nurse informs you that a patient receiving Parenteral Nutrition had the infusion rate increased two hours ago to catch up to the ordered amount. During your initial shift assessment of the patient, you note jugular vein distention, crackles in bilateral lung bases, bounding pulses and blood pressure of 190/98. Which potential complication of Parenteral Nutrition is the patient most likely experiencing?
What is hypervolemia?
I like to be busy.
Who is Alex?
The late singer, songwriter, actress, and author, dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" once used to work as a Nurse's aide.
Who is Tina Turner?