MATERNITY
A postpartum client has a boggy uterus and heavy bleeding. What should the nurse do first?
Massage the Fundus
This medication is the antidote for opioid overdose.
Narcan
This childhood illness is characterized by a barking cough and inspiratory stridor.
Croup
A potassium level of 2.8 mEq/L places the client at greatest risk for this complication.
Arrhythmias
A patient reports hearing voices that no one else can hear. This symptom is called this.
Auditory Hallucinations
A client receiving magnesium sulfate has respirations of 8/min and absent reflexes. What medication should the nurse expect to administer?
Calcium gluconate
Before giving digoxin, the nurse should assess this for one full minute
Apical pulse
A child with suspected epiglottitis arrives in the ED. The nurse should avoid performing this assessment.
Inspecting the throat
A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis will usually receive this IV fluid first.
0.9% Normal Saline
A patient with OCD repeatedly washes their hands to decrease anxiety. The handwashing is known as this.
Compulsion
This medication is commonly given after delivery to help the uterus contract and reduce bleeding.
Oxytocin
A client taking an ACE inhibitor develops swelling of the lips and tongue. What complication should the nurse suspect?
Angioedema
A child with Tetralogy of Fallot becomes cyanotic during a crying episode. What position should the nurse place the child in?
Knee-chest position
This isolation precaution is required for a patient with C. difficile.
Contact
Tremors, sweating, anxiety, and tachycardia occurring after abruptly stopping alcohol are signs of this.
Alchohol withdrawal
Put the three stages of postpartum lochia in the correct order.
rubra, serosa, alba
A client taking warfarin should have this laboratory value monitored
PT/INR
A sunken fontanel in an infant is a sign of this condition.
dehydration
This cardiac biomarker is commonly measured when myocardial infarction is suspected.
Troponin
A patient taking lithium should maintain an adequate and consistent intake of this electrolyte.
sodium
A laboring patient suddenly develops severe abdominal pain, a rigid abdomen, fetal distress, and vaginal bleeding. What complication should the nurse suspect?
Placental abruption
A patient receiving heparin develops serious bleeding. What antidote should the nurse prepare?
Protamine sulfate
This life-threatening condition should be suspected in an infant with episodes of severe abdominal pain, knees drawn to the chest, and “currant jelly” stools.
Intussusception
A patient with SIADH is most likely to have this sodium abnormality
hyponatremia
A patient taking an SSRI develops agitation, fever, sweating, diarrhea, and hyperreflexia. The nurse should suspect this condition.
Serotonin syndrome