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How many liters can be used with Nasal cannula?
Up to 5 LPM.
Foley insertion
Sterile
Having the authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance with one's professional knowledge base.
What is Autonomy?
Signs of this lab abnormality include: N/V, HA, confusion, fatigue, irritability, muscle weakness, spasms, or cramps, and possible seizures.
What is hyponatremia?
Normal Na levels
135-145
True or false:
Patients with COPD are at risk for oxygen toxicity due to high carbon dioxide content in the blood, therefore, O2 should be used in moderation with COPD patients.
True
Foley Removal
Aspeptic
A question that cannot be answered with a "yes" or "no" response.
What is an open-ended question?
A patient returned from surgery 2 hours ago following a spinal block, he is requesting to use bathroom, what is your main concern?
Does he have feeling to LE's?
Normal magnesium level
1.5-2.5
What type of diuretic is Lasix?
Loop diuretic- non- K+ sparing
Oral suctioning with Yankauer
Aseptic
Commission of an unlawful act; violating ethical laws pertaining to duties.
Ex: embezzling money from home care client.
Criminal Malfeasance
Signs of this lab abnormality include: lethargy, excessive thirst, irritability, altered LOC, dry mouth, tachycardia, low UOP (dehydration): severe cases- seizures and coma.
What is hypernatremia?
Normal range for K+
3.5-5.2
A two year old patient presents with persistent vomiting for 2 days, irritability, and poor appetite. What is your main concern for this patient?
Dehydration.
NG removal
Number one way to prevent infection.
Hand-hygiene.
A patient is POD #2 following a LTKA. He is febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. He complains of increase knee pain.
What do you think is happening? What do you need to look at?
Possible surgical site infection, need to look at L knee.
Normal WBC
4.5-11
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease.
Removing an IV
Aspetic
You have a patient with c-diff, what is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?
Wash hands with soap and water.
A pneumonia patient suddenly experiences extreme SOB, is tachypneic, and O2 sats read 85%, blood pressure is 76/32. What is your first priority.
Apply O2
When administering Lasix, which 2 labs should be checked prior to administration.
NA and K+