Nursing Fundamentals
The vital sign you should always reassess after administering pain medication.
What is pain level?
This line shows you a patient’s real-time BP.
What is an arterial line?
Who has the authority to make practice decisions closest to patient care?
What is the bedside nurse/nurse clinician?
Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
What does SBAR stand for?
You must check this lab before giving heparin or warfarin.
What is aPTT or INR? (Accept either with correct med)
What does PRN mean?
You give this medication to raise BP in shock.
What is norepinephrine? (or vasopressin)
This council focuses on policies, procedures, and evidence-based practice.
What is the Performance Improvement, Research and Publications (PIRP) Council?
a patient who comes in often
what is a "frequent flyer"?
“Hold the beta-blocker” when this vital sign is low.
What is heart rate? (Typically <50–60)
You must do this before hanging any IV antibiotic.
What is verifying allergies?
PEEP stands for...
What is Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
Which structure allows nurses to influence staffing, quality, and workflow?
What is shared governance?
The nickname for our rapid response nurses?
What is a MERIT nurse
Never administer nitroglycerin if the patient has had this type of medication.
What are PDE-5 inhibitors? (sildenafil citrate, vardenafil hydroxide, tadalafil)
This electrolyte imbalance causes tall, peaked T-waves?
What is hyperkalemia?
You walk into a room and the monitor reads V-tach. What’s your first step?
What is assess the patient? (or check for pulse)
True or False: Participation in shared governance is limited to leadership roles only.
What is False?
the patient has evening confusion and agitation
What is "sundowning”?
A medication class that ends in “-pril.”
What are ACE inhibitors?
What do you do first if a patient is unresponsive with no pulse?
What is start CPR?
This vasopressor is notorious for causing bradycardia
What is phenylephrine?
Shared governance directly supports this nursing designation
What is Magnet Recognition?
An independent patient who walks and talks
What’s a "walkie-talkie"?
The antidote for benzodiazepine overdose.
What is flumazenil?