Infection Prevention & Control
This practice is known as the NUMBER ONE thing a nurse can do to prevent spreading pathogens in the hospital setting.
What is...Wash your hands?
You are the nurse for a 16 y/o girl named Bella. You have just given her a dose of Penicillin. After 15 minutes, she asks you why her lips are swelling. 10 minutes later, she appears flushed, and her RR has increased. This is an example of this specific adverse event.
What is...Anaphylaxis?
The basic nursing process uses ADPIE, which stands for...
What is...Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
The Joint Commission has deemed this as their definition of Patient Safety.
What is...The prevention of harm to patients during healthcare delivery?
This sleep disorder is characterized by interrupted breathing during sleep and can be treated with a CPAP machine.
What is...Sleep Apnea?
CAUTIs, CLABSIs, and SSIs are all different types of this infection that is VERY well-known in hospitals around the world.
What is...an HAI?
You are the nurse for 98 y/o Ms. Margaret. While delivering your AM meds, you notice her BP medication order is double her normal dose, and you do NOT have an AM set of VS. You can know whether to give her the meds by...
What is...Triple-check the order, contact provider, obtain VS, and document any changes?
This critical thinking skill is going to be used every week for you student nurses when making decisions about patient care and considering Nursing interventions.
What is...Clinical judgement?
These 2 Identifiers are used in every single patient interaction you will ever have in your career as a nurse.
What is...Name and DOB?
The sleep cycle includes 4 stages. While all are important for health and recovery, this specific stage is where dreaming and brain restoration occurs.
What is...REM stage?
This type of infection is characterized by staying confined to one area and presenting with redness, warmth, swelling, and pain. (100 bonus points if you can also give the opposite type of infection)
What is...Localized infection?
This method of Medication Administration is delivered directly to the bloodstream and is oftentimes irreversible.
What is...IV administration?
These Nursing goals are SMART, which means they are...
What is...Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely?
70 y/o Maisie and her daughter come in for Maisie's doctor's appointment. Her daughter is concerned about her mother living alone d/t her hoarding disorder. The nurse recognizes this puts Maisie at risk for...
What is...Risk for falls?
Mr. Parker, a 60 y/o man, complains of not being able to hear his wife or the tea kettle anymore. While Mr. Parker jokes about this being both a blessing and a curse, the nurse documents this specific hearing loss as...
What is...Presbycusis?
Mr. Davis is a 68 y/o male with DM II and peripheral neuropathy. He is taught to do these 3 things daily to prevent infection in his feet, as he cannot feel them.
What are...Daily feet inspections, proper washing & moisturizing, and wearing well-fitted footwear?
Noah, the nurse, just gave his patient, Ryan, his PRN medication of Tylenol for his reported headache. Right after, another patient, Jonah, went into cardiac arrest. After reviving Jonah, Noah's shift ends and he gives report, forgetting to mention Ryan's Tylenol. This just resulted in..
What is...A medication error?
As a nurse, it is important to recognize reported pain, hallucinations, and migraines as (BLEEP) data, and high BP, cyanosis, and irregular heartbeat as (BLEEP) data.
What is...Subjective data and Objective data?
A nurse who pays attention to detail will notice that all 4 bedrails up on the hospital bed are considered this, which requires a doctor's order.
What is...Restraint?
Your patient is a 25 y/o woman healing from a major surgery. These common interventions can be used to help her heal overnight.
What are...Giving a quiet and dark environment, avoiding caffeine before bed, and using relaxation techniques?
The chain of infection includes these 6 components that make every germ's world go round! Unless you wash your hands or wear PPE, of course...
What are...Infectious agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, and Susceptible Host?
These 7 "rights" are what nurses are trained to check the moment they are given a medication order.
What are...Right patient, medication, dose, route, time, reason, and documentation?
Your patient, 30 y/o male named Brian, recently suffered a heart attack. He is now stable, normal VS, and no discomfort. You analyze the patient's progress, determine his goals are being met, and discharge him with lifestyle changes and education. This part of the nursing process is known as...
What is...Evaluation?
Whether your patient is 5 y/o with a broken leg or 100 y/o with DM II, it is vital to practice this protocol every day in the healthcare setting to identify and mitigate risks.
What is...Risk management?
This vision impairment is characterized by cloudiness, or OPACITIES in the lens, and can be d/t age.
What are...Cataracts?