Respiratory
This is always an appropriate action if a vent is alarming and you don't know how to fix it.
What is bag the Patient
If you are not giving a bolus of insulin, what is the typical rate an insulin drip is started at?
.14 units/kg/hr
This is the frequency the nurse must assess and document on the IV site if a peripheral vasopressor is infusing?
Vitals signs, oral care for intubated patients, progressive mobility, non-violent restraints, and the position of the endotracheal tube are documented at this frequency?
What is every 2 hours?
The "maximum" number of level 2 patients assigned to a single nurse is what?
Vomiting, epistaxis and this are absolute contraindications to BIPAP
What is inability to follow commands?
Less than 12
This Calcium Channel Blocker is the first line treatment for hypertensive management, especially in stroke patients, with a max dosage of 15mg/hour?
What is Nicardipine?
I am on top of my game because I have documented on my arterial line at this frequency.
What is every 4 hours
The ED is unsure if a titrating cardizem gtt is appropriate for a level 2 setting. This is where you can find what medications are appropriate for each level of care?
What is the IV medication administration policy on policyStat?
Along with being awake and following commands, a patient must also be what in order to be a candidate for BIPAP
What is spontaneously breathing?
This is a serious complication from decreasing blood glucose to quickly
cerebral edema
These are the 2 main side effects to monitor for with a Precedex infusion?
What are hypotension and bradycardia?
If your arterial line transducer is placed higher than it should be, the reading will be what?
artificially lower than actual
This is the frequency of which I must document temperatures on a patient utilizing a BearHugger?
What is every 15 minutes?
In addition to assessing the fit of the mask and the respiratory status of the patient, nurses should also be assessing and documenting what related to the patient's response to BIPAP
What is skin integrity?
Your patient's blood glucose is less than 200, what should you do next?
The ED is sending a patient up to 4 South with Levophed running through a peripheral IV placed in the AC, the IV needs to be moved on arrival to what acceptable site?
What is the forearm?
This is the frequency with which I am charting a full complex assessment on a level 2 patient.
What is every 6 hours?
If my patient is on a continuous morphine drip, these 2 assessments must be documented every 4 hours or within 1 hour of any changes to the drip?
What are the RASS and the CPOT?
This is a normal PC02 on an ABG.
What is 35-45?
Prior to starting insulin, you must check this electrolyte and replace it, if it is below what threshold?
Potassium and 3.5 mEq
These are the maximum dosages for norepinephrine and phenylephrine for a level 2 patient.
What are 10 mcg/min for Levophed and 100mcg/min for Neosynephrine?
In addition to site assessment, line necessity and the waveform, what are other things that need to be documented on with an arterial line?
What are the status, interventions, dressing and extremity assessment?
The physician is going to perform a bedside bronchoscopy and will need moderate sedation. In addition to the heart rate, respiratory rate and SPO2, what other parameter must be monitored?
What is ETC02?