Vital Signs
Cooling packs, cooling blankets, and a fan. Are what type of heat loss?
What is convention
Swimming, jogging, and bicycling are examples of what type of exercise?
What is isotonic exercises.
Lab results that may reveal renal stones.
What is hypercalcemia.
A surgical sponge is left in an incision
What is a Never Event
Which site is used to get a pulse from a young child?
What is the brachial site.
A patient is experiencing pyrexia. What piece of equipment will the nurse obtain to monitor this condition?
What is a thermometer
Side to use with a cane?
What is the stronger side.
Action taken to prevent DVTs and correctly fit an immobile patient.
What is measuring calf circumference? Both calves
A purple wrist band on a patient's wrist represents.
What is Do-Not-Resuscitate
Which aspect is being observed when a pt. walks.
What is their gait.
A patient's blood pressure is 140/60. Which value will the nurse record for the pulse pressure?
What is 80.
A structural curvature of the spine with vertebral rotation.
What is Scoliosis.
A tool used for skin assessment.
What is a Braden scale.
This technique will minimize risk of infection
Handwashing/medical asepsis.
A finding that alerts the nurse to pt. having a high risk for falls?
What is Orthostatic hypotension.
Abnormally deep, regular, and fast respirations.
What is Kussmaul's
Fibrous tissue that connects bone and cartilage.
What is a ligament.
Used to treat hips that rotate externally.
What is a trochanter roll.
Dizziness upon standing from a sitting position or lying position.
What is Orthostatic hypotension
Causes of Osteoporosis. List 3
What are Physical inactivity, Hormonal changes, and Increased osteoclastic activity.
Which vital sign will you take without pt. knowing
What is their respirations
Smoking and drinking caffeine will cause what finding in the pt.'s vital signs?
What is an elevated B/P. Due to vasoconstriction.
Confusion and agitation in older adults may be symptoms?
What is UTI
Remove the patient, pull the alarm, close doors & windows, and use fire extinguisher.
What are the steps in putting out a fire.
Timed Up and Go assessment measures which mobility issues?
What are Balance, Walking, and moving from sitting to standing positions.