Assessment
GI sign of imminent death.
What is bowel incontinence?
Priority nursing intervention for client complaining of chest pain.
Cardiac monitor
Assessment findings: verbal pain rating of 8/10, lower back, radiates down left posterior leg, unrelieved with OTC medications
Acute pain
What is antiretroviral therapy (ART)?
What is a combination of medications used to control and suppress HIV replication?
Neutrophils less than 1,000 cells/mm3
What is neutropenia?
Breathing pattern observed as a sign of imminent death.
A licensed practical nurse is able to educate a patient on a new antihypertensive medication. True or False
False
Activity intolerance
Remdesivir (Veklury) is in this medication class
What is antiviral?
Platelets below 50,000 per microliter
What is thrombocytopenia?
Lab value to assess prior to administering an ace inhibitor for a client on spironolactone.
What is potassium?
It is appropriate for an unlicensed assistive personnel to adjust a client's oxygen to keep oxygen saturation in prescribed parameters. True or False
False
Client's family member states: I cannot go on without them. There is not point in me living anymore.
Abnormal/complicated grief
This medication decreases glucose absorption from the gut, decreases glucose production in the liver, and increases cell sensitivity to insulin.
What is metformin?
This medication should be held ___ hours before a CT and ___ hours after the procedure.
What is metformin- 48 hours before and after. Also, increase fluids
Observed as hypertension class 2.
140/90 or above
Asthmatic
Assessment findings: HR 105 bpm, thready pulse, blood pressure 98/56, capillary refill >4 sec
Ineffective tissue perfusion, impaired cardiac output
This medication is used when someone has inadequate insulin to meet specific metabolic needs.
What is Exogenous insulin?
Elevated ST segment and/or inverse T wave on and ECG.
What is a STEMI?
Identify the priority assessment finding: 1. weak cough 2. No gag reflex 3. Bilateral crackles 4. Respirations of 12/min
What is bilateral crackles?
Appropriate action(s) for continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber of the chest tube atrium.
Assess patient and check for leak
Assessment findings: inspiratory and expiratory wheezes, productive cough, infiltrates found on CXR, pH 7.33, PaCO2 50, HCO3 22, SpO2 88%
Impaired gas exchange
Lispro (Humalog) is a rapid acting insulin with an onset of ___ to ___ minutes.
What is 10-30?
Medications often prescribed following cardiac catheterization with stent placement.
What are aspirin and clopidogrel?