Assessment
Respiratory
F/E Balance
Vaccines
Diabetes
100
Your next nursing action after providing a treatment or intervention.
What is REASSESS?
100
Nasal flaring, grunting, retractions, low oxygen saturations
What are signs of respiratory distress?
100
Type of fluid replacement used as a treatment for mild to moderate dehydration.
What is oral rehydration therapy or Pedialyte?
100
Recommended every 10 years, if exposure to toxin that causes lockjaw, may receive every 5 years.
What is tetanus vaccine?
100
Symptoms include polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia with weight loss, enuresis, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, headache, lethargy, confusion.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
200
The type of assessment you perform based on the patient's complaint.
What is a focused assessment?
200
Your 6 month old patient has copious nasal drainage, a cough, wheezing, and a history of daycare attendance. You must place the patient under precautions, which include....
What is droplet isolation?
200
Skin turgor, sunken eyes, dry mucous membranes, elevated HR, hypotension, cool extremities, decreased activity.
What are signs of dehydration?
200
Hepatitis B, rotovirus, DTap, HIB, PCV, IPV
What is 2 months?
200
Medication used to reverse DKA.
What is regular insulin?
300
Temperature, pain, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, pulse, respiratory rate.
What are vital signs?
300
A chronic disorder known by the narrowing of the airways that may be caused by inflammation, bronchospasms, or hyperactivity.
What is asthma?
300
4mL/kg/% of BSA burned, half of fluid infuses over 8 hours, the remainder infuses over 16 hours.
What is the Parkland Formula?
300
Recommended for healthcare workers, people living in very close quarters, or adolescents ages 11-18.
What is meningococcal vaccine?
300
A severe complication of childhood DKA, may cause death.
What is cerebral edema?
400
Your patient complains of pain at the IV site. Your nursing action includes...
What is assess the site for infiltration?
400
Utilizing percussion techniques to enhance the movement of respiratory secretions.
What is postural drainage?
400
Minimal amount of urinary output for pediatric patients.
What is 1-2mL/hour?
400
Recommended yearly, unless patient is allergic to eggs
What is influenza vaccine?
400
To prevent hypoglycemia while continuing to infuse insulin to correct the metabolic acidosis.
What is the primary purpose to add dextrose to the IVF?
500
Upon entering your 4 year old patient's room, you find the patient unarousable to verbal stimuli and snoring respirations. Your nursing action includes...
What is assess mental status and/or response to painful stimuli?
500
Device a patient utilizes to monitor the force of expiration.
What is peak flow meter?
500
Symptoms include proteinuria, low urinary output, and weight gain.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
500
Your patient is currently taking corticosteroids. They MUST NOT receive ___________ at this time.
What is an immunization, especially a live virus immunization?
500
Monitor urinary output in the DKA patient, before adding ... to the IV solution.
What is potassium?
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