Urinary/Bowel Elimination
Term for blood in urine
What is hematuria?
Signs of dehydration
What is dry mucous membranes, decreased urine output, dark urine, fatigue, etc?
Normal pH
A provider orders 0.25mg of digoxin IV. The vial contains 0.5mg/2mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
What is 1 mL?
What does EHR stand for?
What is electronic health record?
Examples of complex carbs
What is whole grain bread, bran cereals, green vegetables, and fresh fruit?
The nurse assess each quadrant for how long before he or she determines that bowel sounds are absent?
What is five minutes?
Expected range for potassium
Compensation mechanisms/organs of acid base balance
What type of medication is vancomycin?
What is an antibiotic?
Components of SBAR
What is situation, background, assessment, and recommendation?
Types of baths
What is complete bed bath, partial bed bath, sponge bath, tub bath, shower, disposable bed/travel bath, CHG bath, etc?
Symptom of stress incontinence
What is urine leaks during coughing/sneezing?
Electrolyte is most affected by furosemide
What is potassium?
2 components of acid base buffering system
What is carbon dioxide and bicarbonate?
Subcutaneous injection sites
What is abdomen, back of upper arm, and thighs?
Ethical principle of doing no harm
What is nonmaleficence?
Foods that are considered clear liquid diet
What is clear juice, broth, light-colored jello, popsicles, tea, black coffee, etc?
Signs/symptoms of UTI
What is frequency, urgency, dysuria, and cloudy urine?
Signs/symptoms of low calcium
Acid base imbalance caused by vomiting
What is metabolic alkalosis?
Antedote for warfarin
What is Vitamin K?
Examples of ethical issues in healthcare
What is quality of life, end of life care, DNR orders, social media, abortion, access to health care, organ donation, etc?
Priority way to prevent UTIs (especially in females)
What is wipe front to back?
Tips to prevent constipation
What is fluids, fiber, movement, etc?
Priority nursing assessment for a serum sodium level of 120 mEq/L
What is neurologic status?
Antibiotic use causing severe diarrhea causes which acid base imbalance?
What is metabolic acidosis?
Therapeutic goal of lisinopril
What is lower blood pressure?
Duties to be delegated to a UAP
What is ADLs (bathing, feeding, toileting, turning, ambulating), BGs, vital signs (on stable clients), etc?
Sources of protein
What is animal sources (poultry, beef, pork, fish), eggs, dairy, soybeans, quinoa, nuts, beans, legumes, tofu, etc?
Catheter care and management
What is ensure no kinks in tubing, empty when half full, perineal care per facility policy, etc?
Disorders that can lead to fluid overload
What is chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, etc?
Acid base imbalance that results from hyperventilation
What is respiratory alkalosis?
7 rights of medication administration
What is right patient, medication, indication, dose, route, time, and documentation?
Primary document regarding delegation of care for nurses
What is the state Nurse Practice Act?
What is preventing aspiration?
Signs/symptoms of a bowel obstruction
What is abdominal pain, constipation/inability to have a bowel movement, hypo/no bowel sounds, vomiting, swollen abdomen, etc?
Signs and symptoms of hypovolemia
What is tachycardia, hypotension, tachypnea, pallor, dizziness, loss of consciousness, etc?
Causes of respiratory acidosis
What is COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, over sedation, brain stem injury, etc?
Name a proton pump inhibitor
What is pantoprazole, omeprazole, etc?
Priority nursing action for a client having a seizure
What is assess the airway?
Priority assessment before administering an enteral feeding
What is check/ensure placement of tube?