Cardiac
This vital sign is often assessed to determine the efficiency of perfusion to tissues and organs.
What is Blood Pressure?
Noninvasive method of continuously monitoring oxygen saturation.
What is pulse oximetry, or SpO2?
The patient position recommended for NG tube insertion.
What is high-fowlers?
This type of medication should never be crushed.
What is enteric coated?
Continuous musical sounds associated with airway narrowing or partial obstruction
What is wheezing?
The assessment used to determine if blood flow is reaching the extremities.
What is capillary refill?
The hallmark of respiratory failure, whether chronic or acute.
What is dyspnea?
The gold standard for verifying NG tube placement.
What is an X-ray?
When placing dropper tip above auditory canal to administer ear medication to adults and kids older than 3 years old, pull this up and back.
What is the pinna?
May be inserted for decompression, nutrition and hydration, medication administration, gastric analysis, aspiration prevention, or gastric lavage.
What is nasogastric tube?
Closure of the pulmonic and aortic valves produces this heart sound.
What is S2 ("dub")?
Deep, low-pitched snoring sound associated with partial airway obstruction, heard on chest auscultation.
What is Rhonchi?
Asking the patient to do this during insertion will help guide the NG tube into the stomach.
What is sipping/swallowing water?
Administered at a 45- or 90-degree angle, a 25- to 30-gauge, ⅜ - to 1-in needle can be used for this type of injection.
What is subcutaneous?
Tricuspid and mitral valve closure creates this heart sound.
What is S1 ("lub")?
Sound created by turbulent flow of blood in the heart usually caused by: a critically narrowed valve, a malfunctioning valve that allows regurgitant blood flow, a congenital defect of the ventricular wall, a defect between the aorta and the pulmonary artery, or an increased flow of blood through a normal structure.
What is a murmur?
Measurement that evaluates the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound to oxygen.
What is oxygen saturation?
This liquid is contraindicated for flushing enteral tubes.
What is cranberry (red) juice?
Hypokalemia characterized by weakness, muscle cramps, trembling, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and cardiac arrhythmias may occur with this medication treatment.
What are diuretics?
Nonmusical, discontinuous popping sounds during inspiration caused by delayed reopening of the airways heard on chest auscultation.
What are crackles?
The five points of auscultation of the heart.
What is Aortic, Pulmonic, Erbs Point, Tricuspid, and Mitral?
Continuous, high-pitched, musical sound heard on inspiration, best heard over the neck; may be heard without use of a stethoscope, secondary to upper airway obstruction.
What is Stridor?
As a nurse, you should check this before beginning a new feeding.
What is residual volume?
This medication can mask the symptoms of hypoglycemia, such as rapid heartbeat, tremors, hunger, irritability, and confusion.
What are beta-blockers?
Peripheral edema, ascites, distended neck veins, liver engorgement, crackles, heart murmur
What are signs of right-sided heart failure?