Unit 1
You should always do this before collecting a lab sample from your patient.
What is verifying the name and DOB?
If your patient develops a DVT after surgery you should monitor these labs.
What is the platelet count, PT/INR, and PTT?
This is the term we give for treatment when the goal is not to cure cancer, but instead to provide comfort.
What is palliative care?
Aspirin is given to cause this therapeutic effect.
What is platelet aggregation, or to prevent blood clotting?
Patients scheduled for a cardiac catheter should be assessed for this allergy.
What is iodine or shellfish allergy?
Having absent breath sounds in one lobe is a concerning sign for this complication.
What is a pneumothorax?
In order to prevent a paralytic ileus you should encourage your patient to do this often.
What is ambulate?
While lecturing on Diabetes Insipidus Dan helpfully repeated this phrase many, many, many times.
What is, "they pee a lot."
This is the most common cause of skin cancer.
What is sun exposure?
The rash caused by a shingles infection is commonly described this way.
What is painful?
Lasix lowers this lab value.
What is potassium?
This is what you should have your patient do before their Papanicolaou test.
What is empty her bladder?
Your patient who is being discharged after having a total abdominal hysterectomy and a vaginal repair should know to avoid these.
What are baths and showers?
Chemotherapeutic, or anti-neoplastic, medications are designed to destroy cancer cells, but also affect these cells.
What is bone marrow, hair, and mucous membranes?
Anemia is a condition characterized by a decrease in these types of cells.
What are red blood cells?
You are instructing your patient on taking nitro tablets for chest pain, and tell them to take it this often.
What is every 5 min until the chest pain is relieved, or call 911 if unsuccessful after 3 doses?
This is how tuberculosis is spread from patient to patient.
What is inhalation of droplets from a person with the active disease?
You are caring for a patient who has had frequent vomiting and diarrhea, and suspect this lab to be abnormal.
What is hypokalemia?
After having surgery to correct Addison's Disease you should be concerned with this post op related complication.
What is hypotension?
After suffering a burn you notice the only symptom is erythema to the skin. This is how you would classify this injury.
What is a superficial or 1st degree burn?
People who contracted chicken pox as a child are at risk for this virus.
What is herpes zoster (aka shingles)?
Poor wound healing, hyperglycemia, weight gain, increased appetite, edema, insomnia, increased risk for infection, restlessness, and hypertension.
What are the side effects of steroids?
The reason for encouraging your patient to drink plenty of fluids following an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is this.
What is helping the kidneys process and remove the dye easier from the body?
Seeing the patient has 3-4 small incisions on their abdomen the nurse suspects this procedure was done.
What is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
The American Cancer Society recommends patients to have this after the age of 45.
What is an annual fecal occult blood exam?
Patients with leukemia should take a stool softener to prevent this complication.
What is a GI Bleed?
Hypokalemia is particularly concerning due to this risk.
What is a lethal cardiac dysrhythmia?
This is the breathing technique that patients with emphysema should use.
What is pursed lip breathing?
You need to instruct your patient on proper positioning for inserting their NGT, so you instruct them to do this.
What is tuck their chin to the chest?
You are assessing a patient who has been complaining of having frequent mood changes and heart palpitations, and suspect this condition.
What is hyperthyroidism?
Your patient is in the ED after being in a house fire. Though at the moment the patient is completely stable you should observe them closely for this.
What is respiratory distress?
You notice your patient has sores around her mouth which would cause you to think she has this.
What is herpes simplex type 1?
These are the labs you should report to the physician before you give digoxin to your patient.
What is a high digoxin level and/or a low potassium level?
Assessing the patient's weight, measuring their abdominal girth, and checking vital signs are done to prepare for this test.
What is a paracentesis?
Your patient in the PACU suddenly experiences a low respiratory rate and hypoxia. These are what should be given to the patient first.
What is oxygen and Narcan (naloxone)?
The nurse knows that a patient receiving an autologous bone marrow transplant received that from.
What is the patient?
These are the 2 most common sites for a Bone Marrow Transplant.
What is the iliac crest and the sternum?
You are most likely suspect these type of symptoms for patients with left sided heart failure.
What are respiratory symptoms?
Patients with COPD are most at risk for this acid-base imbalance.
What is respiratory acidosis?
Your patient with cirrhosis is about to go for his procedure, and you instruct him to empty his bladder before it begins. This is the procedure you anticipate being done.
What is an abdominal paracentesis?
In terms of preventing diabetic related complications this is the main goal the patient should understand.
What is maintaining a stable blood glucose level?
The vesicles on your patient with Herpes Simplex progressed from pustules, then opened, and crusted over, so you know it's this type.
What is Herpes Simplex Type 2?
Your patient who had a kidney transplant needs to avoid large crowds because of this.
What is immunosuppression?
These medications can increase your risk of infection.
What are corticosteroids, anti-infectives, and immunosuppressives?
If your patient is admitted to the hospital with a fever of unknown origin you should report this lab to the physician.
What is an elevated WBC count?
Though not the intended effect of pain meds the nurse knows that giving these to the patient helps with this.
What is anxiety?
The nurse should advise the family of a patient dying in the hospital to do this.
What is spending as much time with the patient providing comfort?
This blood count is considered an "extreme risk for bleeding."
What is a platelet count of > 10,000?
Your patient is being evaluated for a myocardial infarction, and is being hooked up to a 12 Lead EKG machine. This is to evaluate for the presence of this.
What is a cardiac dysrhythmia?
The nurse caring for a patient with pneumonia should recognize these as priority assessment components.
What is listening to lung sounds, counting respirations, and checking pulse ox?
Patients who are in their 30's should still be screened for colon cancer if this is present.
What is family history of colon cancer?
After having a subtotal thyroidectomy your patient is experiencing muscle tetany so you suspect this complication.
Using the Rule of Nines for burn assessment you know the chest accounts for this amount.
What is 18%?
Though the cause of SLE is still unknown, we know that is may be influenced by these factors.
What is genetics, environment, and hormones?
Atenolol, a drug that blocks response to beta-adrenergic stimulation lowering the heart rate, belongs to this class of medications.
What is a beta-blocker?