Pharmacology
This common analgesic is also an antipyretic and is safe in pregnancy when taken appropriately.
What is acetaminophen?
Chest pain that radiates to the left arm and jaw is a classic symptom of this cardiac emergency.
What is a myocardial infarction?
According to priority frameworks, airway, breathing, and circulation are known by this acronym.
What is ABC?
The normal length of a full-term pregnancy is approximately this many weeks.
What is 40 weeks?
The most important method to prevent infection transmission in healthcare settings.
What is hand hygiene?
This medication class is commonly used to treat hypertension and ends in “-pril.”
What are ACE inhibitors?
This chronic disease results from insulin resistance and is associated with obesity and hyperglycemia.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
Which patient should the nurse see first: a patient with stable angina, a patient with a fever of 100.4°F, a patient with chest pain, or a patient awaiting discharge instructions?
Who is the patient with chest pain?
This hormone is detected in pregnancy tests.
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
This type of precaution is required for diseases like MRSA and C. diff.
What are contact precautions?
A patient taking warfarin should maintain a consistent intake of this vitamin found in green leafy vegetables.
What is vitamin K?
A patient with COPD should receive oxygen cautiously because excessive oxygen can suppress this drive.
What is the hypoxic respiratory drive?
This framework prioritizes physiological needs before safety, love/belonging, and self-actualization.
What is Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A pregnant patient who is Rh-negative typically receives this medication at 28 weeks.
What is Rho(D) Immune Globulin?
These precautions are required for diseases such as influenza and pertussis.
What are droplet precautions?
This medication is the antidote for opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
Sudden unilateral weakness, facial drooping, and slurred speech suggest this neurological emergency.
What is a Stroke?
Which task can be delegated to a UAP: medication administration, initial patient assessment, ambulating a stable patient, or patient education?
What is ambulating a stable patient?
Persistent hypertension and proteinuria during pregnancy indicate this dangerous condition.
What is Preeclampsia?
This disease requires airborne precautions and a negative pressure room.
What is Tuberculosis?
his life-threatening reaction to antipsychotic medications is characterized by fever, rigidity, and autonomic instability.
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome? (NMS)
This autoimmune disorder causes progressive destruction of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Which patient should the nurse see first:
A postoperative patient with pain 8/10
A COPD patient with O₂ saturation of 88%
A patient with new confusion
A patient with BP 150/90
Who is the patient with new confusion?
The first stage of labor is defined as the time from onset of contractions until this event occurs.
What is complete cervical dilation (10 cm)?
This highly contagious virus also requires airborne precautions and is known for Koplik spots.
What is Measles?