Assessments
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, then palpation...
What is the order in an abdominal assessment?
A new ileostomy stoma's expected appearance...
What is pinkish to cherry red versus pale, bluish, or dark?
Amlodipine is an antihypertensive that inhibits transport of calcium into heart and smooth muscle cells-->systemic vasodilation...
What is a calcium channel blocker (CCB)?
Involuntary loss of urine during activities that increase abdominal and detrussor pressure as in coughing or sneezing...
What is stress incontinence?
A typical dose for DVT prophylaxis is 40 mg Sub Q daily, is considered a high risk med, and requires verification by another RN...
What is enoxaparin?
3.5-5.0 mEq/L
What is the normal range of serum potassium in adults?
Daily fluid intake minimum, excluding fluid restriction patients...
What is a minimum of 2 L/day to keep urine light yellow in color?
Position for male patient receiving an indwelling catheter...
What is supine with legs extended and flat on bed?
Carvedilol is an antihypertensive with therapeutic effects of decreased HR and BP...
What is a beta blocker (BB)?
Drugs used to manage incontinence can cause blurred vision, constipation, dry mouth, and worsening mental function...
What are anticholinergics? Dry as a bone, red as a beet, mad as a hatter, hot as a hare, can't see, can't pee, can't spit, can't have a b.m.
4 things to assess prior to administering furosemide 40 mg IVP...
What are BP, pulse, daily weight, and I&O?
7 tests that make up a basic metabolic panel...
What are Na, K, Cl, CO2, BUN, Creatinine, and Glucose?
The normal range is 5-35 per minute...
What are bowel sounds?
How to measure for proper NG tube placement...
What is from the nose to the earlobe to the xiphoid process?
Lisinopril is an antihypertensive that blocks angiotensin I-->II resulting in systemic vasodilation...
What is an ACE inhibitor?
Fever, chills, flank/back/loin pain, tenderness at costovertebral angle, and nausea/vomiting...
What are key features of acute pyelonephritis?
Assess this prior to administering the high risk drug apixaban...
What is for signs of bleeding: unusual bruising, pink urine, red or black tarry stools, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, pain in joint, HA, dizziness, weakness, bleeding gums, abdominal pain, etc.
A CBC contains several tests (name at least 5)...
What are WBCs, Hgb, Hct, PLT, and RBC count (RBC indices and differential too)?
Frequency, urgency, dysuria, for example...
What are common symptoms of a UTI?
3 site options for IM injection in an adult...
What are deltoid, ventrogluteal, and vastus lateralis?
Losartan is an antihypertensive that blocks vasoconstricting effects of angiotensin II at receptor site...
What is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)?
Assess for dyspnea, SOA, crackles in lungs, S3 heart sound, neck vein distention, dysuria, oliguria, and smoky, reddish brown, rusty or cola colored urine...
What are the signs and symptoms associated with acute glomerulonephritis?
Classification of pantoprazole that decreases accumulation of acid in the gastric lumen...
What is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI)?
A CBC with differential includes these...
What are neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils?
This is the name of prolonged stomach gurgles...
What is borborygmi?
3 things you need to know to give an IVP drug besides 6 rights...
What are rate, dilution, and compatability?
3 classifications of diuretics...
What are loop, potassium-sparing, and thiazide diuretics?
Massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema (facial/periorbital), lipiduria, hyperlipidemia, delayed clotting, and reduced kidney function...
What are key features of nephrotic syndrome?
Concentration of metronidazole, an anti-infective, if supply is 500 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline...
What is 5 mg/mL?
A non-specific test that determines the presence of inflammation and can help assess risk for CAD and PAD...
What is C-Reactive Protein (CRP)?
A pain assessment has many components...
What are onset, location, duration, character, aggravating factors, relieving factors, temporal, and severity scale?
Maximum rate of most IV pumps in mL/hr...
What is 999 mL/hr?
Classification of famotidine which heals/prevents ulcers, relieves GERD, and decreases gastric acid...
What is a histamine H2 antagonist versus a PPI?
Examples of potentially nephrotoxic substances...
What are antibiotics, aminoglycoside antibiotics, chemo agents, NSAIDS, non-drug chemicals, and heavy metals/ions?
Rate to set pump for piperacillin-tazobactam 3.375 g in 100 mL 0.9% normal saline IVPB Q 8 hours to infuse over 4 hrs...
What is 25 mL/hr?
This non-specific test assists in dx a diffuse state of hypercoagulation as seen in DVT or PE; a negative test can largely r/o a new blood clot...
What is a D-Dimer blood test?