Odds and Ends
The best way to get information from your patient is to ask
What are open-ended questions?
The most common oxygen delivery method
What is a nasal cannula?
A stool specimen is often tested for
What is occult blood?
List 2 enteral drug forms
What are buccal, sublingual, oral, tubes, rectal?
RHC is
What is respirations have ceased?
List the 5 stages of grief per Kubler-Ross
What are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance?
Patients receiving oxygen via a nasal cannula should not
What is smoke while wearing oxygen?
List 2 factors that enhance bowel elimination
What is fiber, fluids, stool softener, activity, balanced nutrition?
Half-life means
What is how long it takes for half of the drug to be eliminated from the body?
2 signs of imminent death
What are weak peripheral pulses, irregular breathing pattern, no appetite, minimally responsive, withdrawn?
Grieving that happens before the patient dies
What is anticipatory grieving?
List 2 signs of poor oxygenation
What are shortness of breath, headache, restlessness, dizziness, rapid breathing, chest pain, confusion, tripod breathing, tachycardia?
Urine in a stool sample
What is contaminates it?
List 3 factors to consider with a transdermal patch
What are alternate sites, put on intact skin, do not apply to freshly shaved skin, do not apply heat to the area, the medication can take up to 12 hours to show an effect, inspect skin for a reaction, initial and date the patch?
The palliative patient wants to continue treatment and hospitalizations. True or False
What is true?
Explain disenfranchised grief
What is an indirect loss that may not be viewed as real loss for the person grieving? Affects friends, neighbors, classmates, etc.
When using an ambu bag to ventilate a patient, you must
What is keep a tight seal around the nose and mouth?
24 hour urine teaching
What is it starts after the patient voids, keep it on ice, keep ALL voided urine, in brown jug, finishes 24 hours later after patient voids?
The acronym that tells what happens to the drug and the body
What is ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion)?
Short term care offered for the caregiver
What is respite care?
A patient needs a medical POA when
What is when their provider deems them incompetent to make healthcare decisions?
A known COPD patient should keep their O2 level here
What is between 88-92%? Why?
A postoperative complication related to the bowel
What is paralytic ileus?
Trough of a medication
What is the lowest concentration of the drug in the body. Should be taken right before the next dose of IV antibiotics is given.
What 3 things are needed for a patient to be a hospice patient?
What are a terminal diagnosis, no longer seek treatment and a life expectancy of less than 6 months?