Labs/ Meds
Decreases production of pain-sensitizing chemicals such as prostaglandins at the injury site.
What is NSAID's
Hypertension, Leukemia, Cocaine use, low platelets, and blood thinners.
What are risk factors for epistaxis.
What is a DVT, which requires immediate physician notification.
Lack of fiber in diet, family hx of colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, and rectal or colon polyps.
What are risk factors for colon cancer.
What should I do first when dealing with a patient with low or high calcium or potassium levels.
What in a patient history would warrant a physician discussion if the patient was ordered acetaminophen.
What is drinking more that three beers a day.
Hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea, pallor, diaphoresis, cool and clammy skin, and confusion are signs of what?
What is hemorrhage and hypovolemia
Which vital sign change in concerning in a neutropenic patient?
What is fever.
Eating nitrates, chronic gastritis, H. pylori, smoking, and pernicious anemia.
What is risk factors for gastric cancer
Increased heart rate, distended neck veins, and bounding peripheral pulses are signs of what?
What is manifestations of fluid overload?
A medication given IV that can lower a high potassium level, which can cause a cardiac arrhythmia.
What is regular insulin.
A patient who is on a PCA and has a respiratory rate of 8.
What is see the patient immediately and assess the patient.
Placing the patient on a cardiac and pulse monitor.
What is an important action taken by a post-anesthesia care nurse (PACU)
An action that is most helpful in preventing HAI's. (hospital acquired infections)
What is consistent hand hygiene.
Rest before eating, don't drink fluids before or during meals, eat six smalls meals a day, don't talk during eating.
What is nutrition education for a COPD patient or anyone with respiratory issues.
A patient has a low potassium and is ordered aldactone and lasix. Which one can be given and why.
What is aldactone. It is a potassium sparing diuretic.
PH 7.30, CO2 38, HCO3 15
What is metabolic acidosis.
Abdominal rigidity when palpation is a sign of.
What is peritonitis, which is an urgent matter.
Eating whole-grains, increase liquid intake, and eating your vegetables are ways to?
What is help prevent constipation in the older patient.
How would you interpret this in a patient with DM.
Fast blood sugar: 74
Post meal blood sugar: 174
HGBA1C: 5.75
What is good control of DM.
Vitamin b-12 injections help with what type of anemia.
What is pernicious anemia.
What is hypokalemia
Hospital core measures goals implemented to help prevent infection, cardiac events, and DVT's
What is SCIP goals
A family member is concerned about contracting Hepatitis C and won't go into the hospital room. What should we tell the family.
What is Hepatitis C is not spread by visiting.
A wide QRS that happen every other beat with no p wave is called....
What is ventricular bigeminy