Mother-Baby
This hormone causes uterine contractions and milk let-down
Oxytocin
This pain scale uses cartoon faces for kids to point to
Wong-Baker FACES scale
Normal fasting blood glucose range
70–100 mg/dL
The leading cause of injury in older adults
Falls
Comfort-focused care for patients expected to live 6 months or less
Hospice
The normal fetal heart rate range
110–160 bpm
Infants should sleep on their backs to lower the risk of this
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
A normal adult blood pressure is below this number
120/80
Sudden, usually reversible confusion often caused by infection or medications
Delirium
Comfort care that can be given at any stage of serious illness, even alongside treatment
Palliative Care
The score given to a newborn at 1 and 5 minutes after birth
Apgar score
The soft spot on top of a baby’s head that closes by about 12–18 months
Anterior fontanel
The normal potassium range
3.5–5.0 mEq/L
Gradual, irreversible memory loss and decline in thinking
Dementia
The sense thought to be the last one lost before death
Hearing
This injection is given to newborns to help prevent bleeding
Vitamin K
Children shouldn’t take this medication because of the risk of Reye syndrome
Aspirin
The “Rule of 15” is used to treat this condition
Hypoglycemia (consume 15g of fast acting glucose, wait 15 mins, recheck glucose)
In older adults, this common infection often shows up as new confusion instead of burning
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Noisy, gurgling breathing near death caused by secretions in the throat
Death Rattle (terminal secretions)
The first nursing action for a soft, boggy fundus after delivery
Fundal Massage
A barking, seal-like cough in a young child
Croup
Pain, redness, and swelling in one calf after surgery
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Age-related hearing loss, especially of high-pitched sounds
Presbycusis
A breathing pattern near death with deep breaths alternating with pauses in breathing
Cheyne-Stokes respirations