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Nursing Process
Types of med orders
Poke ME
Bloody Consequences
Drug Categories
100
Gathering and organizing of data
What is Assessment?
100
An abbreviation for a medicaiton that is given "when necessary."
What is PRN?
100
An injection that is injected directly under the skin, amount of drug is small and absorption is small.
What is Intradermal Injection?
100
Infusion of blood products from a health person into a recepients vein.
What is a transfusion?
100
Indocin, Toradol, Relafen, Tolectin, Feldene, Motrin, Advil, Naprosyn
What are Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs; NSAIDS
200
A statement of the patients problems or unmet needs.
What is Nursing Diagnosis?
200
An order that is to be given only once and immediately.
What is STAT?
200
An injection of a drug that is injected undert the skin into the subcuataneous fascia, solutions are ideally limited to no more than 1 ml
What is Subcutaenous Injection?
200
Check and double check, labels, numbers, RH factor, compatability?
What is the nurses responsibility prior to blood transfusion?
200
Codeine, Hydrocodone, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone
What are Opioids?
300
The Carrying out the nursing actions to accomplish the stated LTG and STG
What are Nursing Interventions or Implementation?
300
A medication that is given twice a day and is stated as...GIVE
What is BID?
300
Type of injection that is given directly into a vein. Out of scope for LVN
What is an Intravenous Injection?
300
Pruritus, hives, difficulty breathing.
What are s/s of an allergic reaction?
300
Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Cymbalta
What are Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's)?
400
Determination of whether the goals were met or accomplished and the problem solved.
What is evaluation?
400
In emergencies this kind of order is taken over the phone and hospital policy should be followed.
What is a Telephone Order?
400
A catheter that is implanted beneath the skin and diffuses drugs into the central spinal fluid.
What is an epidural?
400
Flushed skin, elevated temperature, chills, muscle spasms, general malaise, signs of systemic infection.
What are s/s of a Febrile reaction?
400
Ativan, Xanax, Librium, Valium
What are benzodiazepines?
500
A set of predertimed steps that nurses use to identify and to help solve patient problems. It provides planned, coordinated and individualized patient care.
What is the Nursing Process? Or the Nursing Plan of Care?
500
A type of order that must be written and signed within a certain time frame.
What is a Verbal Order?
500
Performed by a physician, involves injection a medication directly into a joint, nurse is reponsible for assisting and monitoring the site.
What is an Intraarticular Injection?
500
Incresed pulse rate, dyspnea, respiratory distress, crackles, mosit coughing, expectoration of blood-tinged mucus.
What are s/s of circulatory overload?
500
Amphetamine sulfate, dexedrine, Ritalin,
What are stimulants?