Meds & More
The insertion angle for SQ injection for an adult with normal BMI.
What is 45 degrees?
PPE for this isolation type includes gown and gloves.
What is contact isolation?
Heart rate less than 60 and symptoms.
What are dizziness, decreased consciousness, fatigue, or cool extremities?
What is ABC?
Non pharmacologic interventions for pain.
What are reposition, heat or ice, distraction, massage therapy, or relaxation techniques?
Benefits of bar code scanning of medications.
What is reduced errors, accuracy, patient safety, direct documentation in eMAR?
Basic patient care intervention to minimize the risk of aspiration or pneumonia
What is oral hygiene?
Treatment for hyperthermia.
What are ice packs, fluids, antipyretics, remove extra clothing or blankets?
Possible conditions associated with a nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output.
What are hypertension, bradycardia, heart failure, hypotension, valve dysfunction?
The "S" in PQRST is this.
What is severity? (assess pain using numeric or Wong-Baker scales)
Steps to draw from a vial.
What are clean the vial top with alcohol, draw air into syringe equal to medication volume ordered, insert needle into vial and inject air, invert the vial and pull plunger to draw medication into syringe, remove any bubbles in syringe, and replace the cap using the scoop method?
True or False: health literacy has no impact on health outcomes.
What is false? (health literacy is related to patient understanding of disease process and caring for themselves out of the hospital. Any gaps in understanding may lead to negative outcomes)
Definition of hypoxia.
What is SpO2 less than 95%?
What is the nursing diagnosis formula?
True or False: all people feel pain the same way.
What is false?
First intervention if a medication error occurs.
What is assess your patient?
Conditions that require airborne isolation.
What are TB, COVID, chicken pox or shingles?
Interventions for hypertension.
What are fall precautions, smoking cessation, diet changes - low Na, stress management, regular exercise?
The "I" in ADPIE.
What is intervention or implementation?
Analgesics, opiates or NSAIDS.
What are pharmacologic interventions for pain?
What are the landmarks for an intramuscular injection in the deltoid?
Steps of AIDET communication.
What are Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank?
Normal respiratory rate.
What is 12-20?
Etiology in a nursing diagnosis is defined as this.
What is the pathophysiology of the patient problem?
Spring quarter, week 4.
What is exam 1? :/