Medical Surgical Nursing
What is considered to be the standard fifth vital sign?
Pain
dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic fluid compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output
Supine hypotensive Syndrome
the twisting of the neck associated with EPS
Torticollis
According to Erik Ericson, this is the developmental task for toddlers
Autonomy Vs Shame & doubt
Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure
korotkoff sounds
Which nerve is compressed when carpal tunnel syndrome is present?
Median Nerve
thick, tenacious mucous, which accumulates and thickens to form and seal the endocervical canal and prevent the ascent of bacteria
operculum
What will be the serum lithium level in Lithium toxicity?
>2 mEq/L
What type of restraint is used after cleft lip repair of a two year old?
Digibind
The instrument used for intraoccular pressure?
Tonometer
excessive salivation; possible sign of pregnancy
Ptyalism
Which antipsychotic drug causes aggranulocytosis?
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Three phases of separation anxiety
Protest
Despair
Denial
What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Causative organism for infectious mononucleosis?
Epstein Barr virus
soft, blowing sound of blood circulating through the placenta that corresponds to the maternal pulse
Uterine Souffle'
The most severe form of dissociative disorders?
DID (Dissociative identity disorder)
To prevent SIDs, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that healthy infants be placed in the __________ position to sleep.
supine
Which of the following medicine can be used in severe iron poisoning ?
Deferoxamine
Heart is supplied with which nerve?
Vagus
term used to describe sympathetic pregnancy in men
Couvade Syndrome
Confabulation
____________ is no longer recommended for immediate treatment of poison ingestion.
Ipecac
Which lab test is to be monitored while the client is on aminoglycocides therapy?
BUN & Creatinine