NG TUBES
One direction that we give patients while inserting an NG tube.
What is taking sips of water? (also acceptable: signal to stop, chin to chest, taking big swallows)
The sign that wound irrigation can stop.
What is clear irrigation fluid.
The solution that is used to flush an IV site.
What is Normal Saline?
By _________, is how we give syringe/bolus feedings or medications.
What is gravity.
This is done between suctioning passes.
What is hyperoxygenate?
What is Peristomal skin?
3 items that are considered FULL Liquids.
What is pudding/custard, smoothies, cream soup, refined cooked cereals (Cream of Wheat), vege juices, any fruit juice, coffee or tea with cream?
This abdominal drain looks like a grenade and is said to be to 'bulb suction' when squeezed.
What is a Jackson-Pratt bulb drain.
The length of time an IV can remain in an arm.
What is 72 hours? (Acceptable 96hrs as well)
The provider might hold a tube feeding if this routinely ordered check has too much volume.
What are residual checks?
This part of the trach is disposable and is exchanged during cleaning.
What is the inner cannula?
It is important to put this type of product around a stoma site to prevent skin breakdown.
What is a skin barrier cream, stick, or paste.
A tube used for gastric decompression after surgery and has blue vent.
What is a Salem-Sump?
This type of isolation is necessary when your wound is positive for Clostridium Difficile.
What is contact precautions?
This solution is an isotonic solution and does not change to a hypotonic solution after metabolism.
What is 0.9% Normal Saline or Lactated Ringers.
The order is for 1/2 strength tube feeding and your feeding solution comes in 237mL bottles, the total volume of fluid.
What is 474 mL's?
This is oxygen delivery device has many adapters and can delivery a specific amount of oxygen.
What is a Venturi Mask.
When a stoma loses blood supply, this complication might happen.
What is an ischemic stoma?
A normal gastric pH.
What is less than 5?
This type of drain is made of latex and is an open tube that exits the abdominal wound.
What is a penrose?
Palpable cord is the signature sign of this IV complication.
What is phlebitis?
The pump name that is used for feeding tube delivery.
What is a kangaroo pump?
This device is used to reinsert a trach tube that has fallen out.
What is an obturator?
A stoma appliance should be emptied when it is this full.
What is 1/3 to 1/2 full
The gold standard of NG tube placement confirmation.
What is a CXR?
The patient recovering from abdominal surgery has an increased pulse and respirations AND elevated temp and WBC count; you are concerned this patient might have this life threatening condition (no abbreviations)
What is Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
This is the most serious type of IV complication causing severe necrosis.
What is extravasation.
PEG is the abbreviation for.....
What is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastric Tube?
This is normal trach cuff pressure as measured by a cuff pressure manometer.
What is 20-25mmHg.
This type of output is seen when an ostomy is placed in the descending colon.
What is normal stool.