Cardiac/Respiratory
What is heart failure/CHF?
Referrals to them include increasing mobility and exercise endurance
What is physiotherapy?
This should always be reviewed prior to giving an IV medication, regardless of how frequently you've administered the medication.
What are IV monographs?
Proper PPE for a patient with Influenza A on droplet/contact precautions
What is gown, gloves, simple mask, and face shield?
Normal range of potassium
What is 3.5-5.0?
What is COPD?
Referrals to them include improving function of ADLs
What is occupational therapy?
Post-monitoring of this medication includes RR, pain score, and sedation scale 45-60 minutes after administration
What is PO dilaudid?
Your patient with diabetes is unconscious and you find their BGM to be 2.2. What medication do you administer and via what route?
What is 1amp of D50 via IV?
An elevated BNP level indicates what?
What is heart failure?
Oxygen through nasal prongs can be titrated between what range?
What is up to 6L?
You feel your patient isn't eating enough to meet their required nutritional intake. You decide to req which service to help?
What is a dietician?
What is apixiban?
The tip of the PICC line sits in this anatomical structure
What is the superior vena cava?
Patients with this elevated lab result would indicate kidney damage, either an AKI or CKD
What is creatinine?
3 things you can do as a nursing student if you are involved in a code blue.
1. Compressions
2. Start IVs
3. Ensure PPE for providers
4. Be a "runner"
You feel your patient isn't eating enough to meet their nutritional intake and has been choking when taking their morning pills. You req which service to help you?
What is SLP/speech language therapy?
What is 15mg/min?
Main nursing priority/concern for a patient with liver failure.
What is bleeding/hemorrhage
Your A+Ox3 patient is suddenly confused, weak, nauseous, and very difficult to rouse. You suspect an abnormality in which electrolyte?
What is sodium?
Safety supplies required at the bedside if your patient has a chest tube
Sterile water, 2 pairs chest tube clamps, vaseline gauze
Your patient just deteriorated significantly and is only satting 88% on 15LNP. You call which IPE service to help you?
What is respiratory therapy/RT?
A patient experiencing kidney failure and is on dialysis will be prescribed which SQ medication for DVT prophylaxis?
What is heparin?
Your patient is getting a blood transfusion and begins to experience difficulty breathing and chest tightness. What is your nursing priority?
What is stop the infusion?
A hemoglobin level below this value is considered "too low" and the doctor may order PRBCs to be transfused
What is 70?