Vital Signs
The normal resting heart rate range for a healthy adult in beats per minute.
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
This commonly used over-the-counter analgesic can cause severe liver toxicity or failure if taken in excessive doses.
What is acetaminophen (Tylenol)?
The largest organ of the human body, which serves as the first line of defense against infection.
What is the skin (integumentary system)?
This fundamental nursing intervention—requiring soap, friction, and at least 20 seconds of scrubbing—is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene (or handwashing)?
A clinical state defined by a systolic blood pressure reading below 90 mmHg or a diastolic reading below 60 mmHg.
What is hypotension?
The preferred emergency medication administered intramuscularly to reverse severe, life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
What is epinephrine?
This type of blood vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body, with the sole exception of the pulmonary circuit.
What are arteries?
This is the first step of the nursing process, during which a nurse gathers subjective and objective data about a patient's health status.
What is assessment?
The temporary cessation of breathing, frequently monitored during sleep or as a sign of respiratory distress.
What is apnea?
The specific medication category used to reverse an opioid overdose by competing for opioid receptor sites.
What is an opioid antagonist (or naloxone/Narcan)?
This large, dome-shaped muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and acts as the primary muscle of respiration.
What is the diaphragm?
This historical figure, widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing, revolutionized healthcare by improving sanitary conditions for soldiers during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale?