ACLS
MEDICATIONS
MEDICATIONS
For symptomatic bradycardia what medication should be used?
What is Atropine
What is the role of the Primary nurse during a rapid response or code?
What is provide information about the patient.
What must you do before you can use the AED?
What is press the ON button
During a code the purple tubes are used for?
What is hematology.
Where do you find the code team roles?
What is the assignment sheet
What is the first medication that should be used for cardiac arrest?
What is Epinephrine
What (3) things should the rehab nurse tech bring to the rapid response/code?
What is provide the glucometer, VS machine, and EKG machine
Before initiating a shock, all personnel should ______ ______ of the patient
What is Stand Clear
During a code the blue tubes are used for?
What is anticoagulant, PTT, D-Dimers
How do you initiate a rapid response from the patient room?
What is dial 88, pause hit 0 - announce rapid response x3
What is Narcan used for?
What is Opioid overdose
What is the role of the supervisor or charge nurse in a rapid response/code?
What is run the code/rapid response until MD arrives.
What is the purpose of the AED?
What is help the heart re-establish an effective heart rhythm
What drawer is the pharmacy emergency box located?
What is drawer 3
How do you initiate a code blue from the room?
What is the blue code button on the wall
How can glucagon be administered?
What is intramuscular, intravenous, and subcutaneous
Who can initiate a rapid response or code blue?
What is anybody or anyone
What does AED short for?
What drawer will IV needles be found?
What is drawer 2
During CPR there should be ____ compressions and ___ breaths
What is 30 compressions and 2 breaths
Adenosine is used to treat what type of arrhythmia?
What is SVT (supraventricular tachycardia)
What (2) places can the rapid/code events be documented?
What is ace it or the code blue sheet.
Where should the AED pads be placed?
What is anterior-lateral or anterior-posterior
Where can you find a crash cart?
What is therapy gym and nurses station
Compressions should be at a rate of?
What is 100 to 120 compressions a minute