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Surprise Me! Qs from MH or 2A
100

The most dangerous side effect of hypo/hyperkalemia 

What is Cardiac dysrthymias, leads to cardiac arrest

100

Definition of euthymia

What is a normal range of mood

100

For diabetic patients, Name the appropriate range for blood glucose

What is 4-7

100

Definition of insight

What is reference to both the individual’s awareness of a problem or illness and to the non-delusional understanding of it’s meaning

100

Definition of Form 2

What is: Justice of the PEACE is notified and police can bring in a person.

200

4 Symptoms of congestive heart failure

What is shortness of breath, orthopnea, peripheral edema, arrhythmia, weight gain, productive cough, fatigue, cyanosis (low Sp02),confusion 

200

Definition of tangentiality

What is a disturbance in association characterized by the individual becoming side tracked through a chain of really understandable associations, but never returning to the point of the question

200

Chronicity Concepts (Name 6) 

What is stigma, adaption, social isolation, quality of life, body image, uncertainty, powerlessness, sexuality, caregiver burden, self-management

200

Definition of constricted affect

What is little variation in emotional expression

200
Protein that would be elevated within lab work for someone experiencing heart failure

What is BNP (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)

300

Nursing considerations when administering metoprolol and digoxin

What is check BP and HR prior to administration, hold if <100mmHg systolic or HR <50 & check apical pulse for 1 minute, hold if <60bpm. Monitor for digoxin toxicity.

300

Definition of Judgment

What is the process of forming an opinion or conclusion based on. Information about a situation .and ideally reaching a conclusion that appropriately weighs and recognizes the important elements of an issue

300

Utilizing the Wounds Canada management document, name 10 health care professionals that should be assembled to address a client's impairment to wound healing 

What is wound care clinician, chiropodist/podiatrist, diabetic educator, enterostomal therapy nurse, infection disease practitioner, NP, OT, PSW, Family/Friends, pharmacist, psychiatrist/pscyhologist, PT, MD, dietician, RN/RPN, SW, SLP, Spiritual life, surgeon
300

The most serious adverse reactions of Clozaril (name 3)

What is neutropenia, seizure, cardiovascular effects, fever

300

Difference between hypoglycemic medical directive vs. insulin order set re:CNO authority. 

What is hypoglycemic directive is what you follow if conditions are met to patients within the hospital (eg. adult >18 years of age, peripheral blood glucose <4). Insulin order set is orders from a MRP that states what a nurse may do for 1 specific patient if they meet the ordering criteria. 

400

DAILY DOUBLE! (Answer both questions to get double the score)

Expected safe potassium range 

Your client's potassium level is 3.5, using potassium protocol, would you administer K+? If yes, how much?

What is 3.5-5

What is Yes, 20meq/mmol

400

Definition of thought blocking

What is abrupt interruption train of thought before a thought or idea is finished.

400
Benefits of arts-informed research and education for explaining heart disease (and/or other illnesses)

What is invites critical awareness of that human illness experience.

What is to serve to challenge and dis-rupt often uncontested biomedical knowledge [shifting from disease-related knowledge to human experiential-related knowledge] about heart disease

400

DAILY DOUBLE! (double the points for answering both qs)

The cluster that the histrionic personality disorder falls under & the definition

What is Cluster B

What is seeks attention -wants to be the centre of the universe

400

Name 5 the PHN criteria via informatics to ensure if the health app/website patient/family is utilizing provides quality health information

What is current, relevant, credible, accurate, clear purpose, private 
500

A patient with atrial fibrillation and a history of CAD is ordered ASA and apixaban, when you go to administer the medications they ask you why they are receiving both of those medications, name the difference and rationale

What is ASA is an anti-platelet & apixaban is an anticoagulant

500

Definition of ideas of reference 

False personalized interpretations of actual events.the person believes that the behavior or events refer to them when in factb they do not

500

Difference of AKI vs CKD 

What is an abrupt (within hours) decrease in kidney function, which encompasses both injury (structural damage) and impairment (loss of function). (AKI)

What the presence of kidney damage or an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73 mt2, persisting for 3 months or more, irrespective of the cause. (CKD) 

500

With reference to therapeutic communication...how does assuming BLOCK therapeutic communication

What is....while the experienced nurse often has a strong intuitive sense of the client’s situation, making assumptions denies the individual uniqueness of their experience and misses the opportunity for therapeutic communication.

500

DAILY DOUBLE! (double the points if answer both questions)

Definition of Brians Law

The year Brians Law was introduced 

What is: The Bill proposes amendments to the Mental Health Act that would allow persons needing psychiatric treatment to live outside of a psychiatric facility under a community treatment order.

What is: 1996, (Assented in 2000).  

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