Medications
What drug is used for anaphylaxis and code blues
Epinephrine
What does a flat line on telemetry indicate about the patients heart rhythm? What would you do if you saw this?
Asystole, Compressions, Code Blue called
What medication is used to decrease a patients Ammonia level?
Lactulose
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CNO
What year was the extern program started in Ontario? Why was it started?
January 2021 as a response to COVID
Metoprolol, bisoprolol, atenolol
Patient has elevated BNP. What diagnosis do you expect to be made for this patient?
CHF
What is an assessment that is only done with women post partum?
Fundus palpation
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RNAO
What is the NGG?
New Grad Guarantee, three months of mentorship before starting your practice
What is the difference between Diphenhydramine, and Dimenhydrinate?
Diphenhydramine is Benadryl,
Dimenhydrinate is Gravol
Infant comes in and is in the 11 percentile for weight. What is a potential nursing diagnosis for this patient?
Failure to Thrive
What common electrolytes are not a part of a chem 6?
Mg and Phos
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CNO
Interpret the below ABG
pH: 7.46
CO2: 50
HCO3: 30
Partially compensated metabolic alkylosis
What drug is used to stimulate contractions during labour (Induce Labour)?
Oxytocin (Pitocin)
A patient with DM has decreased LOC, speech slur, facial droop, and asymmetrical arm movements. What diagnosis do you expect to be made? What testing do you expect to have?
Stroke, CT scan
What assessment tool is used for patients going through alcohol withdrawal?
CIWA
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SEIU
Doing these things will cause you to contaminate a sterile field.
Looking away from sterile field,
putting clean items on sterile field,
Spilling Liquid
sneezing over the field,
reaching over sterile field
What medication is used for a patient in rapid afib?
Amiodarone
Patients urine output has spontaneously increased over the past couple hours. Patients urine osmolality is low and serum osmolality is high. What is the probable diagnosis in this patient? What medication do you expect to give?
Diabetes Insipidus, DDAVP (Desmopressin)
Patient has a K of 6.5. The doctor orders you to shift the potassium. How is this done?
Give 10 unite of IV insulin followed by an amp of D50.
This is the cost of registration for an RN for the year.
$384.20 ($340 before tax)
Before giving a paralytic what other medication must be given?
Pain medication (Fentanyl)