Perform this assessment to determine retained secretions.
What is auscultating the lungs?
100
Pour 100 mL of sterile water with the gloved ________
What is the gloved non-dominant hand?
100
Always check the ___________ of the nostrils
What is airflow?
100
Assess the old dressing for 3 things which are:
What is excessive drainage, color, and odor?
100
Relaxes bronchial vascular smooth muscle by stimulating beta 2 receptors. What is the classification and then name the medication
What is a Bronchodilator and the drug is Proventil and Albuterol Sulfate
200
This measurement must be taken as a baseline to see if the patient can tolerate the procedure
What are the vital signs?
200
The gloved dominant hand should ALWAYS be holding _____
What is the catheter with everything else hooking up the suctioning source to the catheter with the non-dominant hand that is now no longer sterile.
200
The _________ should be handed to the patient or placed beside the patient's face with tissues.
What is the emesis basin?
200
Wound measurement is performed with the clean or sterile gloves?
What are the clean gloves.
200
Inhibits sodium and chloride reabsorption at the proximal and distal tubules and the Loop of Henle
What is a diuretic and Lasix/furosemide
300
In setting up the suctioning equipment we must be certain that the connecting tubing is attached to the __________
What is suction source?
300
We should moisten the catheter tip in the sterile saline solution and suction up a small bit of the solution to test _________
What is the suctioning system?
300
Measure the distance the tube is to be inserted by measuring from the tip of the nose to the _________and then to the ________
What is the tip of the nose to the tip of the ear and then to the xiphoid process
300
Don clean gloves to remove the old dressing. Slowly and carefully remove gauze. If the gauze is stuck use normal saline and a __________ gauze pad to loosen the dressing.
What is a 4 x 4 ?
300
A beta blocker that blocks beta receptors thus lowering the blood pressure
What is Lopressor/metoprolol tartrate?
400
The wall suction unit pressure should be __________
What is 80 to 120 mm Hg maximum?
400
Allow a rest period of ____________ before suctioning again
What is 20 t 30 seconds?
400
This is the only way to test the placement of the NGT
What is an X-ray?
400
The sterile solution is pored into the basin before or after putting on your sterile gloves.
The sterile solution is poured into the basin after you wash your hands and before you put on the sterile gloves.
400
Coumadin dosage is dependent upon this lab result.
What is the PT/INR?
500
Perform hand hygiene, open supplies, and then.....
What is putting on sterile gloves?
500
if patient is receiving oxygen, the concentration should be increased to _________
What is 100%?
500
Instill ___________ and then obtain a sample of fluid to test stomach pH which should be ________
What is 30 mL of air between 1 and 4
500
Wring out dressing one by one lightly pressing gauze into the wound. Apply the dry dressing, wrap with Kerlix and __________________
What is remove gloves?
500
What lab should a patient be given if they are on blood pressure and diuretic therapy?
What is the Comprehensive Metabolic panel which includes sodium, potassium levels, bicarbonate, and glucose.