Nursing Process
The third phase of the nursing process
What is planning?
The terms representing the numbers found in a blood pressure reading
What is systolic/diastolic?
When experiencing acute injury, the heart releases this enzyme that can be analyzed on diagnostic testing
What is troponin?
The secretions produce and expelled by the lungs
What is sputum?
Spironolactone is an example of this type of diuretic
What is potassium sparing?
A nurse exhibits this phase of the nursing process by assessing the patient's pain level 30 minutes after administering a PRN pain medication
What is evaluation?
The anatomical base of the heart
What is the apex?
3.5-5 mEq/L is the normal range for which component of a metabolic panel?
What is potassium?
COPD patients are known to retain this gas
What is CO2?
NSAID is an abbreviation for this medication class
What is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?
The type of data when a patient reports abdominal discomfort
What is subjective data?
The percentage of blood pumped out by the left ventricle with each contraction
The name of this chemical identifier: HCO3
What is bicarbonate?
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during the respiratory cycle
What is tidal volume?
Lantus glargine is an example of this type of insulin
What is long acting insulin?
The middle stage of Maslow's Hierarchy
What is love and belongingness?
A cardiac rhythm that is identified by an extended PR interval that remains consistent with a repeated dropped beat
What is 2nd Degree Type II/Mobitz?
These three components are part of which blood panel: Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte indices, and absolute basophil
What is a CBC?
What is surfactant?
The brand name drug, Sinemet, promotes this neurotransmitter in the brain
What is dopamine?
This member of the care team is responsible for creating and implementing the nursing diagnosis
What is the RN?
These two valves are closed during the S2 of the cardiac cycle
BNP is secreted by which organ(s)
What is heart, kidneys, and brain?
This breath sound is similar to the sound of hairs being rubbed together
What are crackles?
This class of antibiotics increases a patient's risk for developing tendonitis
What are fluroquinolones?