Help is coming!
Your patient is unresponsive and pulseless, so you call this…
What is a code blue?
Atenolol, metoprolol, esmolol
What is a beta blocker?
Specifically B1 cardi-selective.
3.5-5.0
What is normal serum potassium?
This kind of assessment technique relies on visual observation.
What is inspection?
What is the mnemonic for the communication between healthcare providers, meant to standardize reporting, and give everyone a common language?
What is SBAR?
Your patient’s condition is deteriorating quickly, they are unstable, and you need help! Better call this…
What is a rapid response?
amlodipine, diltizem, nifedipine
What is a calcium channel blocker?
135-145
What is normal serum sodium?
This assessment technique relies on listening to different parts of the patient’s body.
What is auscultation?
Name what the S, B, A, and R stand for in SBAR.
What is situation, background, assessment, and recommendation?
Your patient is having acute onset new neurological symptoms.
What is a stroke alert?
omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole
What are proton pump inhibitors?
8.5-10.5
What is normal serum calcium?
This assessment technique should be performed third, and is important for assessing new areas of pain, inflammation, warmth, circulation, and intact sensation.
What is palpation?
The concept of hourly rounding in medical surgical nursing, ensures that patient’s needs are being met on a regular basis, establishes trust between the patient and caregiver, and represents best practice. Name the four P’s that should be addressed each hour.
What is pain, position, potty, and possessions?
Your patient’s condition has changed. VS- temp 102.1, P 112, R24 SaO2 92 room air BP 98/62 and you note the susceptibility report for the sputum sample 3 days ago showed poor coverage for their prescribed antibiotic.
What is code sepsis?
Name the medication and dose given to patients experiencing unstable SVT after unsuccessful vagal maneuvers.
What is adenosine 6 mg?
95-105
What is normal serum chloride?
This advanced assessment technique yields different sounds such as a dull thud or tympany.
What is percussion?
This form of communication is a standard of care and is important to involve patients in decision making, and ensure both the oncoming and off going shift are in agreement about the information.
What is bedside shift report?
Your patient is unresponsive and intubated post traumatic MVA. They left a living will stating no nutrition/ feeding tube if the prospect of recovery is poor. The family is insisting on a feeding tube for long term nutrition. The doctor consents to placing it. Your are concerned because you want to honor the patient’s wishes.
What is an ethics consult?
alteplase, tenecteplase, urokinase
What are anti- throbolytics?
1.5-2.5
What is normal serum magnesium?
Once your daily shift assessment is completed, you should periodically do this kind of assessment to check on abnormal findings and ensure that your nursing interventions are effective.
What is a focused assessment?
This nursing concept is performed during a full shift assessment, and throughout the day on hourly rounds. It ensures that every tube, drain, and device attached to the patient is free of kinks, complications, and set at the correct rate, and accomplishing the correct therapeutic outcome for the patient.
What is I- trace?