Meds
This medication is commonly used to treat hypoglycemia in an unconscious patient.
What is glucagon?
What is the normal range for Potassium?
What is 3.5-5.0?
What type of precautions are required for MRSA?
What are contact precautions?
What is the normal resting heart rate for adults?
What is 60-100bpm?
This symptom in a chemotherapy patient should be reported immediately due to risk of infection.
What is a fever?
These medications can cause a persistent dry cough and increase Potassium levels.
What are ACE inhibitors?
A sodium of 120 places the patient at risk for what complication?
What are seizures?
A student nurse recalls that the body has non-specific defense systems to protect against infection. Which of the following is an example of this system?
A. Saliva
B. Antigens
C. B-lymphocytes
D. T-Cells
What is saliva?
A patient reports crushing chest pain that radiates to the left arm and jaw. What is the priority concern?
What is myocardial infarction?
A patient receiving doxorubicin reports SOB and fatigue. This medication is known for causing toxicity to which organ?
What is the heart?
This medication is used to reverse heparin.
What is Protamine Sulfate?
A patient’s ammonia level is elevated and they are becoming confused. What is the priority concern?
What is hepatic encephalopathy?
A nurse prepares medications for multiple patients at the same time. What infection control principle is being violated?
What is preventing cross-contamination?
Which chamber of the heart receives blood from systemic circulation?
What is the Right Atrium?
What is the medical term for the painful mouth sores that can develop after receiving chemotherapy?
What is oral mucositis?
A patient is prescribed digoxin. Which finding requires the nurse to hold the medication?
A. Heart rate of 58
B. Blood pressure of 140/90
C. Potassium of 4.2
D. Respiratory rate of 18
What is Heart rate of 58?
A patient’s calcium is 7.0 mg/dL. What is the priority nursing assessment?
What is check for tentany?
A nurse cleans a patient’s room using standard disinfectant wipes after a patien with C.diff is discharged. What is the priority correction?
What is use a bleach-based cleaner?
A patient receiving the drug simvastatin should be taught this medication helps to prevent Coronary Heart Disease by:
A. Increasing lower density lipoprotein
B. Controlling lower-density lipoprotein
C. Increasing triglycerides
D. Increasing very low-density lipoprotein
What is controlling lower-density lipoprotein?
The nurse is providing disease prevention education to a 63-year-old woman with a negative family history of breast cancer. The nurse recommends the patient schedule mammograms with which frequency?
What is Every other year?
The patient has fluid overload, muscle weakness, and heart palpitations.
The provider orders Furosemide 40mg IV push. The medication is available as 20mg/2ml. How many mL will you administe?
What is 0mL? Holding medication due to low potassium.
ABG: pH: 7.48, CO2: 30, HCO3: 24. What is this?
What is respiratory alkalosis?
A patient with Varicella (chickenpox) requires which type what type of precaution?
What are Airborne and Contact precautions?
What is this heart strip showing?
What is third degree heart block?
A patient with tumor lysis syndrome has a potassium of 6.2, uric acid elevation, and phosphorus elevated. Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering first?
What is allopurinol?