Assessment
What is the first step of the nursing process?
Assessment
A major concern that nurses have r/t catheter placement.
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
The phase where the heart contracts and arteries propel blood throughout the body is known as what?
Systole
What is the ratio for compressions to breaths during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
30:2
Who is known as the founder of nursing?
Florence Nightingale
You are preparing to assess the patient's abdomen. Name the four assessment techniques you will use in order.
1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation
A nurse is drawing up medication from a vial. After the needle is inserted into the vial, the nurse should do what first?
Insert air into the vial to create a vacuum.
A client is admitted with an MI...which cardiac enzyme would the nurse expect to me monitored in the blood?
Troponin
This skill is what nurse's use to assign urgency and prioritize care for critical patients.
Triage
A hospital with all of the capabilities to deal with trauma patients would be classified as which type of trauma center?
Level I Trauma Center
The nurse should listen to the patient's lungs by moving the stethoscope in which direction?
Side to side
Name a task that CANNOT be delegated to the LPN?
1. Administer blood products
2. IVP Meds
3. Evaluation of interventions
4. Initial patient assessment
What is the normal range for serum potassium?
3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
You suddenly see a client go from normal sinus rhythm to ventricular tachycardia on the monitor - what is your priority action as the nurse?
The NCLEX pass rate for UMass Lowell for the year 2018 was what?
96%
The nurse assesses late deceleration on the fetal heart monitor...what is the priority action here?
Turn the patient to the left side-lying position.
A pressure ulcer is considered stage IV when what is visible?
The muscle or bone tissue.
Which type of fluid would you expect to administered to a patient who is hypotensive with suspected sepsis?
Lactated Ringers
A client is in cardiac arrest. The nurse should prepare to administer which priority medication?
Epinephrine IVP
The average number of miles a nurse walks on a standard 12 hour shift.
4-5 miles
The nurse assesses that the patient has right flank pain on the mid to lower back. The nurse suspects which condition?
Acute pyelonephritis
You are entering the room of a patient with TB and MRSA to suction their tracheostomy. What are the steps of donning PPE?
1. Gown
2. N95 Respirator
3. Goggles
4. Gloves
The nurse should stay with the patient for how long to assess for adverse reactions after administering blood products?
15 minutes
A child is admitted to the ER with suspected epiglottis - what should the nurse NEVER do in this situation?
Attempt to visualize or manipulate the airway
In which country was the first ever known nursing school located?
India