Diseases and Diagnostics
Urinating large amounts, excessive thirst, feeling tired, blurred vision, weight loss, recurrent infections.
Hyperglycemia
Muscle weakness, headaches, lethargy, confusion, seizures, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, hypotension, pale skin, and dry mucous membranes are signs of what?
Hyponatremia
Common signs and symptoms are RLQ pain, nausea and vomiting, lessening pain with standing.
Appendicitis
Name 3 common side effects of bronchodilators.
Tremors
Nervousness
Rapid heart rate
Best Qualities of Nursing?
Any answer
In sepsis, widespread release of these inflammatory molecules leads to endothelial damage, capillary leak, and impaired tissue perfusion?
Cytokines
This condition will often present with increased body temperature, cough, low O2 saturation, and diminished lung sounds.
Pneumonia
Muscle cramping, bone pain, seizures, numbness tingling in the hands and feet, irregular heartbeat.
Hypocalcemia
While assessing for pedal pulses, you note the patient has 1+ right pedal edema, 2+ pitting edema, erythematic, and reports pain. What are 2 plausible diagnoses?
Cellulitis and DVT
Can you name 3 medications used to treat CHF.
ACE inhibitors: Catopril, lisinopril, Enalapril
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: Losartan, Cozaar, Valsartan, Diovan
Calcium Channel blockers
Beta Blockers: Atenolol, Tenorium, Coreg, Metroprolol, Lopressor
Diuretics: Lasix, Bumex
What hormone is boosted by eating pizza?
Serotonin
Name 2 common causes of Cirrhosis.
Hepatitis and alcoholism.
Heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, muscle cramping.
Hypokalemia
What does GCS stand for and what are the 3 sections?
Glascow Coma Scale. Eye Response, Motor Response, and verbal response.
What are the 5 rights of medication administration?
Right patient Right route Right Reason
Right Medication Right dose
What is the most common reason one chooses to become a nurse?
Any answer
This condition presents with chest pain, shortness of breath, heavy sweating, nausea, and fatigue. What is it what should the nurse do next?
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Call an RRT
Flushed dry skin, agitation, elevated body temperature, rough/dry tongue, anorexia, tachycardia, hypertension, muscle twitching, and hyperreflexia.
Hypernatremia
Patient complains of sudden, new , chest pain.
Name 5 questions you need to ask your patient to make and accurate chest pain assessment.
1. Where is the pain
2. Can you describe the pain
3.Does the pain radiate anywhere
4. Can you rate the pain out of ten
5.How long have you had the pain
What does antiemetics treat?
Nausea and Vomiting
What activity helps decrease stress?
Exercise
Sudden weakness or numbness, facial drooping, slurred speech.
What is the disease and what should the nurse do next?
Stroke
Call RRT/code neuro
Muscle weakness, hyporeflexia, bradycardia, Hypotension, respiratory depression.
Hypermagnesemia
The assessment finding in a post-op patient may indicate internal bleeding?
Dropping blood pressure and rising heart rate.
This type of Insulin has an onset of 15 minutes, a peak of 1 hour, and a duration of 3 hours.
What is rapid-acting insulin.
Nurses walk how many miles a shift while caring for their patients.
4-5 miles per shift. That's approximate 10,000 steps.