ATI Lab Values
Serum Sodium
What is 136-145 mEq/L?
Characteristics nurses chart on urine
What is color, odor, turbidity, pH, Specific gravity, and constituents?
Included in the functional health assessment
What are ADLs and IADLs?
This reduces the surface tension between the moist membranes of the alveoli, preventing their collapse
What is surfactant?
An alcoholic is most likely to suffer from this electrolyte disturbance
What is hypomagnesemia?
Serum Potassium
What is 3.5 - 5 mEq/L?
24-hour urine output i less than 400mL
What is oliguria?
_________ is all subjective information collected and _______________ is objective information collected
What are Review of systems and Physical Assessment?
This can irritate the mucosa and removes oxygen from the respiratory tract, possible causing hypoxemia. Therefore we must preoxygenate prior to
What is suctioning?
The nurse knows that her severely dehydrated patient will most likely have this sodium imbalance.
What is hypernatremia?
Urine Specific Gravity
What is 1.005 - 1.030?
Factors that affect urination
What are developmental, food and fluid intake, psychological variables, activity and muscle tone, pathologic conditions, and medications?
Order of abdominal assessment techniques
What is inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion?
Low flow oxygen deliver systems
What are Nasal cannula, simple mask, partial rebreather mask, and non rebreather mask?
The nurse know that a patient who has suffered severe diarrhea for the last 48 hours will more than likely have this acid/base imbalance?
What is metabolic acidosis?
Serum Calcium
What is 9.0 - 10.5 Mg/dL?
Effects of aging
What are decrease in the number of functioning nephrons, decreased bladder muscle tone, decreased bladder contractility, neuromuscular problems, and degenerative joint problems?
"Lub" and "Dub" are documented by the nurse as this
What are S1 and S2?
Chest tubes are indicated when negative pressure in the pleural space is disrupted by
What are pleural effusion, hemothorax, or pneumothorax?
The nurse knows that a patient suffering from hypoxemia will more than likely have the following CO2 result on their ABG.
What is decreased CO2?
Hematocrit
What is 37% to 52% (male and female combined)?
The most common HAI in the United States
What is a CAUTI?
The ABCDEs of Melanoma
What are Assymetry, Border, Color, Diameter, and Evolving?
________ provides continuous mild air pressure to keep airways open while _________ changes the air pressure while the patient breathes in and out.
What is CPAP and BiPAP?
Mrs. Buckley's students know that the following are the ATI lab values for ABGs.
What are: pH 7.35-7.45, CO2 35-45, and HCO3 21-28?