Anatomy & Physiology
This structure in the brain is primarily responsible for maintaining balance and coordination.
What is cerebellum?
Insulin and heparin fall under this category due to their risk of serious harm if misused.
What are high-alert medications?
This communication tool is used by all clinicians to help improve patient-provider communication and improve patient experience.
What is Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, & Thank You (AIDET)?
The AOB/Behaviour Profile form on Bcare should be completed at these times.
What is on admission, every shift, and as needed?
This is the most effective method for preventing the spread of infection in all patient care settings.
What is hand hygiene?
The Islets of Langerhans are group of cells that produce insulin and glucagon located in what organ of the body.
What is pancreas?
Before administering insulin, a nurse must do this safety step with another nurse.
What is perform an independent double check?
A flag-alert system on BCARE to identify patients who are at risk of acting out or responsive behaviours.
What is Behaviour Profile or AOB?
Before accessing this implanted device, the nurse must palpate for the septum and use a non-coring needle.
What is a Porta-Cath?
A sudden drop in blood pressure when a patient changes position is known as this.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Starting at the lower back and running down both legs, which nerve is the longest and widest in the human body?
What is sciatic nerve?
This online resource provides the most trusted drug and clinical information available, and it is found on SharePoint.
What is Lexicomp?
This nursing process assesses Pain, Peri-needs, Position & Possession.
What is Hourly Rounding?
Before using the Nova Stat glucometer, the nurse should check this to ensure the result is accurate and valid.
What is the quality control or control solution test?
For a nonverbal adult with cognitive impairment, the nurse should use this type of pain tool at TGHC.
What is a PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia)?
Hormones that helps regulate and suppress the production of sleep-wake schedule.
What is melatonin?
The three key principles for medication administration in the CNO Medication Standard are: authority, competence, and this.
What is safety?
According to Best Practice Recommendations, this tool is a valid and reliable pressure injury risk.
What is the Braden Scale?
IV insertion documentation should include date, time, site, gauge, number of attempts, and this important observation.
What is the patient’s tolerance or condition of the site?
If a patient falls, the nurse must complete this internal report in addition to documenting in the chart.
What is an incident report (Adverse Event Management System-AEMS)?
The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the movement of what muscular organ?
What is tongue?
The CNO expects nurses to maintain this when performing any medication-related activity, including preparing, administering, and monitoring.
What is knowledge, skill, and judgment?
The sfCare module identified 8 common areas of concern experienced by older adults. Among them are: urinary incontinence, mobility, nutrition, advanced dementia. Name the remaining 4 areas.
What are loneliness, polypharmacy, delirium, and pain?
Key management principles for this wound are compression, leg elevation and exercise.
What is venous ulcer?
This document outlines a patient’s future care wishes in case they become unable to communicate.
What is an advance care plan/medical directive?