Check You Out
What does KUB mean?
Kidney/Ureter/Bladder
True or False. Hypertonic enemas push water out of the colon.
False.
What happens if you keep holding your poo?
Constipation
The most important vital sign to assess when giving narcotics
Respirations.
When administering oral medications, what is the ideal position for the client?
Upright/Fowler's
Normal Urine Output?
>30 ml/hr
Biggest cause of infections in the hospital?
CAUTI
Downward, Back
Best position to administer rectal suppository?
Sim's position.
Two lab tests best for diabetes and the normal level?
HBA1C (<5.7)
FBS (70-110 mg/dL)
Where should you place the catheter bag?
Below the level of the bladder, on a non-movable part of the bed
Proper height of hanging the enema bag?
12-18 inches above.
Drug of choice for anaphylaxis?
Epinephrine
How long do you have to hold your breath after administering the inhaler?
10 seconds.
Kidney function normal levels?
BUN = 10-20 mg/dL
Creatinine = 0.6-1.2 mg/dL; 0.5-1.1 mg/dL
What do you do if the three-way catheter is blocked by a clot?
Flush/Irrigate
What to do if enema causes stomach cramping?
Slow rate of administration, reassess
If there is not much fatty tissue, what angle do you administer a SQ injection?
45 degrees
Which type of pills should you not crush?
How do you provide a specimen for histopathology?
Biopsy
What device is used to check for urinary retention after a procedure or surgery?
Bladder scanner
Melena = black tarry stools
Hematochezia = bright red stools
Which IM site do you avoid as much as possible and why?
Dorsogluteal, Proximity to Sciatic Nerve
Best confirmation that the NG Tube is in place before administering medications?
X-Ray
Give 2 considerations before administering a contrast dye procedure.
Seafood allergy, no metformin 48 hours before and after, kidney function
Proper order for cleansing the urinary meatus prior to catheter insertion?
Right labial fold, left labial fold, center
When cutting the wafer of the stoma, how big should it be?
1/16" - 1/8" from the stoma
The six rights of medication administration
DDDPRT
Drug, Dose, Documentation, Patient, Route, Time
3 Medication Checks.
1. Upon removing from dispensing system
2. While preparing
3. Before returning to the storage place or before giving to the client