This safety device, located in a patients room, will alert the staff when the patient is trying to get up on their own.
What is a bed alarm or tab alarm?
100
This sublingual medication is used in the initial treatment of a patient with ACS.
What is SL Nitroglycerin?
100
Ethical principle of avoiding harm to the patient. "Do no harm."
What is Nonmaleficence?
100
This nursing practice focuses on the nurse focusing more on compassionate care than the scientific/medical dilemmas.
What is artful nursing?
200
This assessment arguably could be the most important assessment for Mrs. Thompson.
What is Heart and Lungs sounds?
200
This technological tool would help "fill in the blanks" for Mrs. Thompsons care.
What is the EMR?
200
This is a primary tool to diagnose UA or an MI. It records QRS complex, ST segment, and T waves caused by ischemia and infarction.
What is an ECG?
200
Ethical practice that does good for the patient and acting in their best interest.
What is Beneficence?
200
In the case study, the first red flag was raised when Ms. Thompson responded with confusion when the nurse asked about this.
What are allergies?
300
Temperature, Capillary Refill, Range of Motion, Strength, and Edema are all part of this assessment.
What is extremities assessment?
300
Frequently doing this would help Ms. Thompson remember where she is and help her from getting confused.
What is reorienting to person, place, and time?
300
This opioid medication is the drug of choice for chest pain unrelieved by NTG.
What is Morphine Sulfate?
300
This law was violated when the nurse at the Memory Care Facility sent the incorrect patient information with Ms. Thompson.
What is HIPAA?
300
These proteins are released when the heart muscle has been damaged and can be measure by what lab?
What is troponin?
400
This is red and not blanchable in the first stage.
What is a pressure ulcer?
400
This nursing diagnosis is related to Ms. Thompson's confusion and advanced age.
What is "at risk for falls"?
400
This types of medications are useful with HF, tachycardia, MI, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease? Hint: medications end with -pril.
What are ACE Inhibitors?
400
This legal document states health care decisions and appoints a person with the ability to make healthcare decisions for an individual who is incompetent to make their own decisions.
What is a healthcare directive?
400
Screening for blood pressure and diabetes are examples of this.
What is secondary prevention?
500
This assessment includes HEENT
What is Neurological Assessment?
500
FREEBIE!
CONGRATS
500
Emergent procedure that allows vessel opening and restores normal coronary blood flow.
What is Percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)?
500
Ethical principle that respects the patient's right to self determination.
What is Autonomy?
500
Based on Ms. Thompson's risk factors, examples of this include education on healthy eating and exercise.