Respiratory #1
Priority nursing action when you hear ventilator alarm
What is assess the patient?
Common cause of peptic ulcer disease
What is H pylori?
Test ordered by HCP for a female patient with several risk factors for osteoporosis
What is a DEXA scan?
Equipment used to measure introcular pressure
What is a tonometer?
Initial screening tool to determine a patient's gross hearing acuity
What is the whisper test?
Foods to eliminate with celiac disease
What is wheat, rye, oats, and barley?
Important nursing intervention after a total hip replacement
What is the use of pillows between legs to avoid adduction?
Medical condition with low pH and high CO2 on ABGs
What is COPD?
Describe complimentary and alternative modalities
What is complimentary is addition to and alterative is in place of?
Priority nursing action for a patient who is acutely short of breath
What is encourage pursed-lip breathing?
Complication with GERD
What is Barrett's esophagus?
Function of the skeleton
What is protect organs and tissues from mechanical injury?
Condition suspected of a middle-aged patient who has difficulty reading the newspaper
What is presbyopia?
Purpose of an otoscopic exam
What is to visualize the tympanic membrane?
Type of abdominal pain consistent with appendicitis
What is pain in right lower abdominal quadrant?
Priority of care for a patient with an external fixation
What is monitor pin and wound sites for infection?
First step in determining an abnormality when an adventitous sound is heard in the LLL
What is listen to corresponding area in patient's RLL?
Type of patient to be monitored for serum sickness
What is patient who received anti-venoms?
Important teaching to include for a patient prescribed prednisone
What is never abruptly discontinue medication?
Bowel sounds consistent with a bowel obstruction
What are high-pitched tinkling sounds?
Time period for a fat embolism to occur to this type of bone
What is up to 72 hours and long bones?
Important teaching to include for a patient with open-angle glaucoma
What is compliance with drug therapy is essential to prevent vision loss?
Action to take when caring for a patient with presbycusis
What is speak in a lower tone of voice?
Most concerning symptom of a bowel obstruction
What is fecal vomiting?
Nursing action after an arthrocentesis
What is monitor for bleeding and bruising?
Define pleural effusion
What is fluid has collected in the space between your lungs and the sac surrounding your lungs?
Nursing care to provide for a patient with idiopathic hemolytic anemia
What is periods of rest?
How to document "rice krispies" under the skin after recovery from a spontaneous pneumothorax
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
Nursing action prior to starting NG tube feeding on a comatose patient
What is raise HOB 30 degrees?
Mechanism of action of allopurinol (Zyloprim)
What is blocks formation of uric acid?
Patient teaching for when you get something in your eye
What is do not rub it?
Reasoning why impacted cerumen is more of a problem with age
What is dryness of secretions and shrinking ear canal glands?
Discharge teaching to include for a patient with diarrhea
What is increase fluid intake to prevent dehydration?
Nursing consideration when providing care for patient with RA
What is monitor all body systems?
Most concerning for a nurse with a patient being treated for for the flu who has fever, chills, sore throat, cough, crackles, and wheezes
What is breath sounds indicate development of pneumonia?
Teaching to include for a diabetes patient regarding increased risk for and treatment of infection
What is circulation may not be adequate to heal a wound or fight infection?
Nursing action for a patient with a nosebleed
What is have patient sit in a chair and lean slightly forward?
Nursing action for a post-op day 1 surgical patient with nausea, distention, and absent bowel sounds
What is request NG tube placement?
Patient teaching after a lower extremity amputation and prothesis use
What is skin inspection each time sock is removed?
Purpose of fluorescein angiography for a DM patient
What is to find leakage or damage to blood vessels of the retina?
Patient teaching with vertigo, tinnitus, and sensorineural hearing loss
What is not to turn the head quickly?
Teaching to include for a patient with HTN regarding straining during defecation
What is not to strain, it can damage your heart?
Most concerning musculoskeletal finding in an older adult
What is a recent history of falls and accidents?
Compensatory action for Kussmaul respirations
What is the body compensating for metabolic acidosis by releasing CO2 via the lungs?
Priority nursing action when patient reports fever, chills, and SOB 10 minutes after receiving a transfusion of RBCs
What is stop the infusion?