Anatomy & Physiology
This structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is essential for ventilation
What is the diaphragm?
Which assessment technique is performed first: inspection, palpation, percussion, or auscultation?
→ What is inspection?
This medication class inhibits Factor Xa.
→ What are direct oral anticoagulants?
Which patient is priority: pain 8/10 or BP 82/40?
→ What is BP 82/40?
The most common complication after hip fracture surgery.
→ What is DVT?
Cardiac output is determined by these two variables
hat are heart rate and stroke volume?
The 10 rights of medication administration
Right patient
Right drug (medication)
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
Right response (evaluation of effectiveness)
Right education (patient teaching)
Right to refuse
What else?
What is right reason?
Loop diuretics increase excretion of which electrolyte most significantly?
→ What is potassium?
A post-op patient on anticoagulants reports new black stools. What is the priority concern?
→ What is GI bleed?
A post-op patient has increasing pain unrelieved by medication and tight swelling at the surgical site. What complication is suspected?
→ What is compartment syndrome?
Explain why elderly patients have decreased physiologic reserve.
→ Reduced organ function, decreased cardiac compliance, impaired renal clearance.
This vital sign change is often the earliest indicator of deterioration.
→ What is increased respiratory rate?
This serious complication is associated with heparin products and low platelets.
→ What is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?
An elderly patient becomes suddenly confused after surgery. This is most concerning for what condition?
→ What is delirium?
A patient becomes suddenly short of breath and tachycardic post-op. What is the priority concern?
→ What is pulmonary embolism?
Pertaining to, or located at, the apex of the heart.
What is Apical?
This nursing action reduces risk of VTE in post-op patients.
→ What is early ambulation?
A medication accumulates in an elderly patient due to decreased hepatic blood flow. Which phase of ADME is impaired
What is metabolism?
A patient’s heart rate is 58 bpm and they are scheduled for metoprolol. What is the safest nursing action?
→ What is hold the medication?
A patient’s urine output is 15 mL/hr for 2 hours. What condition is this most concerning for?
→ What is acute kidney injury?
Describe how decreased preload affects stroke volume and tissue perfusion according to the Frank-Starling mechanism.
→ Reduced ventricular stretch → decreased stroke volume → reduced perfusion.
An elderly post-op patient has stable vitals but increasing confusion and decreased urine output. This reflects impairment in what fundamental nursing concept
→ What is perfusion?
A patient on insulin and furosemide develops muscle weakness and ECG changes. This most likely indicates what electrolyte imbalance
→ What is hypokalemia?
After administering 15 g of glucose for hypoglycemia, when should blood glucose be rechecked?
→ What is 15 minutes?
A post-op patient becomes restless, pale, and tachycardic with a dropping hemoglobin. What complication is most likely?
→ What is internal bleeding?