Essentials
Before beginning care, the nurse asks the patient to state a full name and date of birth and compares both with the armband. These are examples of this universal safety requirement.
What are two patient identifiers?
This hand-hygiene method is required when the nurse's hands are visibly dirty or soiled.
What is washing with soap and water?
This is the correct, first piece of PPE you must put on during the donning sequence, immediately after performing hand hygiene.
What is the gown?
The nurse palpates the radial pulse for a full minute and documents these three characteristics.
What are rate, rhythm, and quality?
The order is cefazolin 1.2 g IV. Express the ordered dose in milligrams.
What is 1,200 mg?
Closing the curtain, explaining each action before it occurs, and keeping the patient covered demonstrate this universal criterion.
What are patient privacy and dignity?
For this minimum length of time, the nurse scrubs all hand surfaces with soap and water.
What is at least 20 seconds?
This PPE item is donned last so it can cover the gown cuffs.
What are gloves?
The nurse continues holding the patient's wrist after counting the pulse so the patient will not realize this vital sign is being counted.
What are respirations?
The order is digoxin 750 mcg PO. Express the ordered dose in milligrams.
What is 0.75 mg?
This infection-control action is required before and after every skill, even when gloves are worn.
What is hand hygiene?
When using alcohol-based hand rub, the nurse applies enough product to cover all surfaces and continues rubbing until this occurs.
What is until the hands are completely dry?
A patient on airborne precautions requires this respiratory protection rather than a standard procedure mask.
What is a fit-tested N95 respirator?
For an accurate blood pressure, the cuff is placed on bare skin and the supported arm is positioned at this level.
What is heart level?
A patient is prescribed 2.5 L of IV fluid. Express this volume in milliliters.
What is 2,500 mL?
During this step of the nursing process, the nurse carries out prioritized, evidence-based interventions.
What is implementation?
Name the five moments for hand hygiene.
What are before patient contact, before an aseptic task, after body-fluid exposure risk, after patient contact, and after contact with the patient environment?
In the PPE removal sequence, this highly contaminated item is removed first.
What are gloves?
A complete pain assessment uses a standardized intensity scale and includes these additional descriptors.
What are location, quality, and duration?
A parent reports giving 2 teaspoons of medication. Express the dose in milliliters.
What is 10 mL?
Unlike sterile technique, this clean practice focuses on reducing the number and transfer of disease-causing microorganisms.
What is medical asepsis?
After washing, the nurse uses this item to turn off the faucet so clean hands do not touch the contaminated handle.
What is a clean paper towel?
This check is completed every time an N95 is donned; it is not the same as the formal fit test.
What is a user seal check?
Before recording oxygen saturation, the nurse keeps the patient still and waits for the monitor to display this.
What is a stable, steady reading?
A patient drinks 1.5 fluid ounces of liquid medication. Express the amount in milliliters.
What is 45 mL?