Labs
What is 4.0-12.0 value for?
White Blood Count
Some medications make you check what prior to giving?
Vital signs
What is included in a care plan?
Nursing diagnosis, goal, intervention and rationale, evaluation
Name one thing you need to assess for hair?
Distribution
Texture
Color
Quantity
Thickness
BID?
Twice a day
What are neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils?
White blood cells
Adverse reactions, side effects
Goal must be?
Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timed
Another name for hair lice?
Pediculosis capitis
HTN?
Hypertension
Labs 3 labs that deal with the kidneys?
EGFR, Creatinine, BUN,
Inhibits cell-wall synthesis, promoting osmotic instability; usually bactericidal is an example of?
What do you need for a nursing diagnosis to be correct?
Diagnosis
R/T
AEB
The time it takes for color to return to an external capillary bed after pressure has been applied?
Cap refill (<2 seconds)
SL?
sublingual
3.5-4.9 value of?
Potassium
aka Losartan, antihypertensive, initially 50 mg PO daily, max of 100 mg a day
Perform ROM exercises to joints, unless contraindicated, at least once every shift. Progress from passive to active, as tolerated. This prevents joint contractures and muscular atrophy. This is an example of?
Interventions and rationales
6 pulse areas?
Carotid, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, pedal
CBR?
complete bedrest
Name 3 labs in a CBC?
What is furosemide?
What is the purpose of a nursing diagnosis?
Identify problems so appropriate nursing care can be provieded.
What are the 9 things for neurological state you access for?
Orientation, speech, pupils (PEERLA), pupil size bilaterally, pupil response bilaterally, facial symmetry, gain, strength, mobility
BRP?