Safety Events
These should never be placed under patient's heads after a Chiari surgery
This is the timeframe a RN should reassess a patient's pain after oral medication
What is within one hour?
What is a new EPIC feature that should not be utilized to communicate significant patient events?
What is Secure Chat?
This Checklist is helpful when determining what all needs to be completed on stroke patients
What is the Stroke Nursing Checklist?
Name 2 controllable risk factors in stroke
What is HTN, HLD, heart disease, DM II, smoking, smoking, birth control medication?
What is not visible to the public but should be put in after you find a wound on your patient?
What is a Safety Event report?
What is the timeframe to reassess a patient's pain after an IV medication is given?
What is within 30 minutes?
How often should a CHG bath be given and documented in Daily Cares on a patient?
What is within every 24 hours?
This should be placed in the stroke book prior to placing it at the bedside? (2 part answer)
What is the patient's type of stroke and risk factors?
This medication is given to patients to help dissolve the clot in an ischemic stroke?
What is TNK or tenecteplase?
What should be placed OVER a patient's gown during a blood draw to prevent being forgotten about?
What is a tourniquette?
What needs to be documented in the pain flowsheet if a patient is not experiencing pain? (numeric pain scale)
What is 0?
What is the character called that RN's place lines, drains, airways and wounds to?
What is the Avatar?
How is the stroke website found? (2 answers accepted)
What is FMLH intranet under Clinical Reference and stroke OR under Stroke in the Neuro ICU Intranet webpage?
This is the medical term for the inability to comprehend or formulate language in a stroke patient
What is global aphasia?
What is done at every change of shift to ensure patients are safe and things aren't missed on the previous shift?
What is Bedside Shift (Safety) Report
What should be documented if your patient is still having pain higher than their goal after medication is administered?
What is another intervention (heat applied, patient repositioned for comfort, etc).
What should be documented if your patient has a significant event happen during your shift?
What is Provider Communication pulled into a Progress Note?
What does the acronym BE FAST stand for?
What is Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Terrible Headache?
What is needed for a correct tele strip interpretation?
What is HR, PRI, QRS, QT, rhythm interpretation, time, date, signature
What is placed in the patient's chart when you discover a wound? (2 parts)
What is a LDA and progress note?
If a patient is on a pain medication drip and still having pain? How often should pain be reassessed?
What is every hour until their pain goal is met and then every 4 hours?
Which flowsheet is utilized if your patient had a thrombectomy or other IR procedure with a groin approach?
What is the Vascular or Acute Stroke Assessment Flowsheet?
The important ADL may be affected by a stroke due to weakening of the throat muscles?
What is dysphagia?
This drug of choice is given to hemorrhagic stroke patients and should be given as close to the time in the MAR as possible to help prevent vasospasm
What is Nimodipine (Nimotop) (Nymalize)