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Keep the bugs away
Take a Breath
Move to the Beat
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Keep on dripping
100
This is the #1 method of preventing hospital acquired infections from occurring.
What is Hand washing? Foam in, Foam out.
100
Blood gas results are: pH 7.33, paCO 56, HCO3 28, paO2 82. Analyze this blood gas result.
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
100
This is the first medication & dose administered during a pulseless code (cardiac arrest) response.
What is Epinephrine 1mg IVP?
100
A condition characterized by polydipsia and large amounts of water-like urine with specific gravity 1.001 to 1.005.
What is Diabetes Insipidus
100
These fluids do not affect the size of the cell. The extracellular fluid concentration is equal to the intracellular fluid concentration. Name 1 type of this fluid.
What is isotonic fluids. possible answers: 0.9 NS, LR
200
Three elements of the CAUTI bundle.
What are: avoid unnecessary catheterization; insert with sterile technique, minimize duration, maintain a closed system, secure catheter to patient, maintain unobstructed flow, daily catheter care with soap & water/CHG wipes
200
These vent settings affect ventilation.
What are Respiratory Rate and Tidal Volume?
200
This medication is used to treat SVT and must be given in a specific manner to reach the heart within seconds.
What is Adenosine? How is it given? What does it do?
200
Patients with SIADH need to be closely monitored for what electrolyte imbalance?
What is Hyponatremia
200
When fluid shifts out of the plasma into areas normally having minimal to no fluid.
What is Third Spacing?
300
Three elements of the CLABSI maintenance bundle.
What are daily discussion of line necessity, Curos cap use/scrub the hub prior to each line entry, daily CHG bath, dressing is kept DCI/occlusive and changed q7d per policy, line tubing changed q72hrs and labeled.
300
In this ventilator mode the vent adjusts breath by breath to deliver a "target" tidal volume at the lowest possible inspiratory pressure.
What is PRVC (pressure regulated volume control)? What settings do you set?
300
When measuring intervals on an EKG rhythm strip, a QRS complex wider than 0.12 seconds most likely indicates this.
What is a bundle branch block?
300
heart rate x stroke volume equals?
What is cardiac output? Follow up questions: What is normal cardiac output? What is normal stroke volume?
300
Your patient is admitted for endstage cardiomyopathy is started on a nipride IV drip. You recognize that it will decrease these elements of cardiac output
What is preload and afterload? (vasodilator) protect from light, check expiration date on bag monitor for hypotension
400
A patient diagnosed with C. Diff requires what type of isolation precautions? What does this include?
What is Contact Precautions. Gloves, Gown and face shield if possibility of a splash
400
What ventilator setting reduces cardiac output by increasing intrathoracic pressure, reducing the amount of blood delivered to the left side of the heart?
What is PEEP? What does PEEP stand for?
400
This medication is a first line treatment for symptomatic sinus bradycardia.
What is atropine?
400
You administered the daily ordered NPH insulin to your patient at 8:00am this morning. He was later made NPO for surgery this evening. This is the time you would expect an insulin reaction to occur if he does not receive glucose?
What is 4-10PM? (insulin peak action occurs 8-14 hrs after administration)
400
1st line drug to treat Torsades de pointes. How do you give this drug? IVP or infusion?
What is Magnesium?
500
HOB at 30 degrees Oral hygiene Peptic ulcer prophylaxis Sedation Holiday
What are elements of the VAP bundle?
500
Your patient is on a ventilator and his tubing that returns to the ventilator becomes disconnected. This alarm is most likely to sound.
What is the Low Volume Alarm?
500
The following are classic signs for what condition? 1. Increased JVD 2. Hypotension 3. Muffled heart sounds (this is also known as Beck's Triad)
What is Cardiac Tamponade
500
The pressure required to perfuse the brain cells? How it is calculated?
What is Cerebral Perfusion Pressure MAP-ICP=CPP
500
These drugs essentially turn off the sympathetic nervous system decreasing HR, BP and afterload. They increase diastolic perfusion and blood to the coronary arteries. Name a drug in this classification.
What are Beta Blockers Metoprolol, Atenolol, Esmolol