Cardiac
Between which two structures is the pulmonary valve located?
What is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery?
What is the normal HCO3- range?
What is 22-26 (28) mEq/L?
What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
What is 12-20 breaths per minute?
What PPE is needed for contact precautions?
What are gloves and gown?
What is the normal, bare minimum urine output per hour for an adult?
What is at least 30 mL/hour?
For which vascular insufficiency do we elevate and use compression stockings?
What is venous insufficiency?
A patient has crackles, edema, and weight gain. What imbalance is this?
What is fluid volume excess?
What is the best position for a patient with dyspnea?
What is the priority nursing intervention for a seizure?
What is protect the airway and ensure safety (prevent injury)?
What does black, tarry stool (melena) indicate?
What is an upper GI bleed?
Which dysrhythmia has no identifiable P waves and an irregular rhythm?
What is atrial fibrillation?
What is it called when a patient has a serum sodium level of 150 mEq/L?
Name 3 s/s of respiratory distress?
What is nasal flaring, intercostal retractions, accessory muscle usage, grunting, increased respiratory rate, decreased SPO2, anxiousness, restlessness, cyanosis...
What is the primary goal of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals?
What is to improve patient safety and prevent harm?
What are two signs of BPH?
What are urinary retention and weak stream?
At what anatomical location is a pulmonic valve murmur heard best?
What is the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border?
What acid-base imbalance results from vomiting?
What is metabolic alkalosis?
What does pursed-lip breathing help with in COPD patients?
What is to prevent air trapping and promote exhalation?
What are the 5 + 5 medication administration rights?
What is right dose, right route, right time, right individual, right medication, right assessment, right documentation, right education, right evaluation, and right to refuse?
What is the normal Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score range?
What is 3 to 15?
What are two signs of left-sided heart failure?
What are crackles, dyspnea, orthopnea, or fatigue?
What are two signs of hypokalemia?
What is muscle cramps, weakness, flattened T waves?
What oxygen delivery device delivers the most accurate oxygen concentration?
What is a Venturi mask?
What are signs of testicular torsion?
What is sudden severe scrotal pain, swelling, and nausea?
What does a hypertonic fluid do in the body?
What is cause water to move out of cells and into the blood vessels, increasing blood volume and pressure?