Medical Terms
Term for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Normal value for Potassium
What is 3.5-5.0?
This nursing specialty focuses on care for children?
What is Pediatric Nursing?
Patient desats to the 80's, you put on this the patient
What is a nasal cannula?
The first name of nurse Nightingale
What is Florence?
Term for instrument used to auscultate
What is a stethoscope?
Normal value for Sodium
This nursing specialty focuses on mental health?
What is psychiatric nursing?
A patient urinates and you document the amount
What is measuring I's and O's
What is a Hoyer lift?
This gives you an indication of your patient's status and baseline at the start of a shift
What is vital signs?
Normal PH value
What is 7.35-7.45?
This nursing specialty focuses on intensive care?
What is Intensive Care Nursing?
Patient is a diabetic and need this done prior to eating
What is check glucose?
You took your patient's foley cath out 6 hours ago and patient has not urinated yet, what's next
What is notify the provider and bladder scan?
Your patient is a diabetic and found unresponsive, what could potentially be the cause
What is hypoglycemia
This type of imaging is typically used to view broken bones
What is Xray?
This nursing specialty focuses on infant care
What is neonatal nursing?
A patient has had surgery and this intervention is important to patient's recovery
What is early ambulation?
This is included in discharge paperwork for an asthmatic
What is an asthma action plan?
A shock that happens when dehydrated
What is hypovolemic shock?
This type of imaging is used to do further studies on organs such as the abdomen and lungs
What is a CT?
This nursing specialty focuses on rehabilitation
What is rehab nursing?
The patient is found unresponsive, the nurse should first
What is check for a pulse?
The number 1 immediate medical management in burn patients is
What is fluid resuscitation