Blood & Blood Products
The nurse would expect to administer this blood product to a patient who is diagnosed with thrombocytopenia
What are platelets?
The nurse is educating a patient on post-operative risk reduction and will include information on this non-pharmacological action
What is applying SCDs/TED hose
The nurse understands that pruritis in a patient receiving pain medications is likely caused by this complication
What is an allergic reaction
The nurse knows that females experiencing myocardial infarction often feel pain in the jaw and/or shoulder, often called this type of pain
What is referred pain?
This is the hallmark symptom of iron-deficiency anemia
Fissures at the corner of the mouth
A patient who has type B+ blood can receive these types of blood
What is B+, B-, O+ & O-
After receiving pre-operative medications for anxiety the nurse knows the patient is at risk for this complication
What is a fall (how would we mitigate this?)
These abnormalities in vital signs can be attributed to pain
What are increased BP, increased HR & increase in RR
While there are many different ways to assess for pain, the RN knows that using this type of assessment is most accurate for patients who are unable to use the numeric scale
What is an alternative pain scale that utilizes facial expressions and/or other ways of scoring a patient's pain
During a sickle cell crisis, the nurse will educate the patient to do this to decrease their risk of clots
What is intake 4L of fluid per day
The nurse anticipates the patient with a Hemoglobin of 6.4 mg/dL to receive this blood product
What are Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs)
The nurse assesses a patient's risk of anesthesia-related complications by asking about a family history involcing this
What is a high fever after surgery/anesthesia
After abdominal surgery the nurse should provide this education to decrease pain when turning, coughing & deep breathing
What is abdominal splinting
If a patient has overdosed on morphine the nurse knows this medication is the antedote
What is naloxone?
A patient that is Spanish speaking only should have this person serve as a translator to sign the consent form
Who is a medical translator
The RN know that the assessment of this body system is priority status post general anesthesia
What is respiratory assessment (O2 sat, lung sounds, respiratory rate, level of consciousness, respiratory depth)
The nurse would knows that this kind of pain can be treated with Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs
What is Neuropathic pain? (What drugs are Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs?)
Pain located in the left big toe after stubbing the toe on the leg of a table is referred to as this type of pain
What is localized pain?
The surgeon is responsible for ensuring the correct body part is operated on by completing this action with the patient
What is marking the surgical site prior to the start of the procedure
To prevent side effects of pain medications in older adults the nurse expects to administer pain medications at this interval
What is "Start low & go slow"
The nurse will educate the patient who is receiving pain relief via a TENS unit that they can expect to feel pain relief at this point in time
What is once the electrodes have been applied to the painful area & the electrical current has been adjusted to the point the patient feels pins & needles rather than pain