MATERNITY
"This hormone is responbile for maintaining pregnancy"
What is progesterone?
"This disorder is characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest"
What is depression?
"This vital sign is most affected by dehydration"
What is blood pressure?
Amoxicillin 375 mg PO. Available: 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL will you give?
What is 15mL?
"This patient should be seen first: patient 2 hours postpartum with a boggy fundus, a patient in labor at 6 cm, a 38-week patient with painless bleeding, or a patient who is very anxious primigravida"
What is the patient 2 hours post partum with boggy fundus? (risk of hemorrhage)
"A fetal heart of 170 bpm would be classified as this"
What is fetal tachycardia?
"The priority intervention for a patient expressing suicidal ideation"
What is ensuring patient safety?
"This complication is most concerning after surgery and requires immediate intervention."
What is hemorrhage?
"This medication requires monitoring of serum potassium levels because it is a "potassium-wasting" medication"
What is Furosemide (Lasix)?
"The UAP is training to check finger sticks for blood glucose. When can the UAP can perform this independently?"
What is after the UAP has demonstrated competence in finger sticks and the nurse has validated?
"This condition is characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and edema during pregnancy."
What is preeclampsia?
"The defense mechanism involves attributing one's own feelings to someone else."
What is projection?
Which standardized tool is used for communication in nursing?
What is SBAR
"This antibiotic is known to cause anaphylaxis more than any other antibiotic"
What is penicillin?
"Physiological needs, Safety, Love/Belonging or Self-actualization, according to Maslow's Hierarchy is the highest priority"
What is physiological needs(breathing)?
"This medication is commonly given to stop preterm labor contractions"
What is magnesium sulfate
"A medication class that is commonly used to treat anxiety and works quickly."
What are benzodiazepines?
"This organ is primarily responsible for regulating Bicarbonate (HCO3) levels in the blood."
What is the kidney?
The nurse must do this if an order says not give medication when systolic BP is less than 100, and the patient's BP is 99/60.
What is hold the medication?
"The priority intervention for a patient who is febrile of 102.8 F (39. 1 C) and a new respiratory rate of 28."
What is assessing the breathing/respiratory rate (airway)?
"This stage of labor begins with full dilation and end with delivery of the baby."
What is the second stage of labor?
"Hearing voices that are not present is known as this"
What is auditory hallucination?
"A patient with COPD will most likely have this acid-base imbalance"
What is respiratory acidosis?
Ibuprofen 5 mg/kg. Child weighs 18 kg. How many mg per dose?
What is 90mg
"This patient can safely be assigned to an LPN: a fresh post-op, a pt with BP 90/65 HR 110-120 MAP 65, a pt with COPD O2 sat 90% via NC, or a new admission"
What is patient with COPD O2 saturation 91% on NC?