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Fluid & Electrolytes
Medication Administration
Wounds & Dressing Change
Cardiac, Neuro, Musculoskeletal Assessment
GI /GU Assessment
100
Regulates fluid volume
What is sodium
100
Official of nonproprietary name of a drug
What is the generic name
100
Extensive tissue loss, edges not approximated or intentionally left open
What is secondary intention healing
100
Used to test color blindness
What are ishihara cards
100
Non-invasive test commonly used to test for blood in the stool
What is hemoccult test
200
Substance that develops an electrical charge when dissolved in water
What is an electrolyte
200
Expected and predictable effects of medications
What are side effects
200
Characterized by vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation and blood clot formation
What is hemostasis
200
Loud, high-pitched, tubular sounds produced by air moving through the trachea
What are bronchial breath sounds
200
Term for foreskin that cannot be retracted and becomes swollen
What is phismosis
300
Bananas, oranges, figs, dates, tomatoes, spinach
What are K+ rich food
300
term to describe taking several prescription & non-prescribed medications to treat many conditions simultaneously
What is polypharmacy
300
Removal of nonviable tissue and foreign material from a wound
What is debridement
300
Simultaneous pressure on these bilateral structures may cause bradycardia with possible cardiac arrest
What are the carotid arteries
300
Procedure to obtain cells via the cervical canal to test for cancer
What is a pap smear
400
Necessary for protein and DNA synthesis within the cell
What is magnesium
400
Action performed to ensure safe medication administration for inpatients
What is checking medication three times before administering
400
Separation or splitting open of a layer of a surgical wound
What is dehiscence
400
Curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back
What is kyphosis
400
The change in sound when percussing the abdomen
What is tympany
500
Works with sodium to maintain osmotic pressure of blood
What is chloride
500
Medications that are injected or infused into body tissue or blood stream via various routes
What are parental medications
500
Contains sodium and calcium fibers. Can absorb 20x it weight
What is alginate
500
The nurse observes a patient's motor function by having the patient stand with their eyes closed and arms at their sides for 5 seconds.
What is the Romberg test
500
Terms used to describe bowel sounds >30 sounds/min
What is hyperperistalsis